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FM12 12.0.0

M (LC) · Olympique de Marseille

Benoît Cheyrou

Born 3 May 1981 (age 30)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2011

Current ability
145 of 200
Potential ability
155
Value (calc)
£517,367
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5,1502.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£38,000 p/w

Positions

GK 1 D (L) 5 D (C) 10 D (R) — DM 14 M (L) 15 M (C) 20 M (R) — AM (L) 1 AM (C) 1 AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) 5 WB (R) —
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
M (C) Natural 20 82 83
M (L) Accomplished 15 80 82
DM Competent 14 78 80
D (C) Unconvincing 10 70 71
D (L) Awkward 5 73 75
WB (L) Awkward 5 69 71
GK Ineffectual 1 — —
AM (L) Ineffectual 1 76 77
AM (C) Ineffectual 1 62 63
SW Not stored — 62 63
D (R) Not stored — 65 66
M (R) Not stored — 66 67
AM (R) Not stored — 66 68
ST (C) Not stored — 63 65
WB (R) Not stored — 61 63

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners14
  • Crossing13
  • Dribbling13
  • Finishing8
  • First touch14
  • Free kicks14
  • Heading12
  • Long shots12
  • Long throws7
  • Marking9
  • Passing17
  • Penalty taking14
  • Tackling12
  • Technique15

Mental 14

  • Aggression12
  • Anticipation15
  • Bravery14
  • Composure13
  • Concentration14
  • Decisions15
  • Determination16
  • Flair11
  • Leadership16
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning13
  • Teamwork16
  • Vision15
  • Work rate15

Physical 8

  • Acceleration9
  • Agility12
  • Balance14
  • Jumping reach11
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace11
  • Stamina15
  • Strength13

Feet

  • Left foot20
  • Right foot15

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency15
  • Dirtiness13
  • Important matches14
  • Injury proneness9
  • Versatility12

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band.

Best roles (calc)

No role ratings recorded

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

  • Tries Killer Balls Often
  • Shoots From Distance
  • Dictates Tempo
  • Tries Long Range Passes
  • Likes To Switch Ball To Other Flank

Key attributes in context

Key attributes against players with the same best position Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale. Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale.
12 of 12 recorded

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 33,626 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
calf strain Severity 0Base occurrence: 1 per season in a squad of 5018 Mar 201010 Apr 2010

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Benoît
Last name
Cheyrou
Common name
—
Date of birth
3 May 1981 age 30 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
France
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Either

Contract

Club
Olympique de Marseille
Job
—
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
4 Aug 2009
Contract expires
30 Jun 2013
Weekly wage
£38,000
Squad numbers
#7 Olympique de Marseille
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (LC)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 82
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
145
Current reputation
6,500
Home reputation
6,500
World reputation
5,150
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£517,367
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2010 Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1 343 Unknown fee
2009 Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1 325 Unknown fee
2008 Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1 343 Unknown fee
2007 Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1 352 Unknown fee
2006 AJ Auxerre Ligue 1 343 £3,408,316
2005 AJ Auxerre Ligue 1 352 Unknown fee
2004 AJ Auxerre Ligue 1 291 Unknown fee
2003 LOSC Lille Métropole Ligue 1 271 £0
2002 LOSC Lille Métropole Ligue 1 311 Unknown fee
2001 LOSC Lille Métropole Ligue 1 230 Unknown fee
2000 LOSC Lille Métropole Ligue 1 80 Unknown fee
1999 LOSC Lille Métropole Ligue 2 110 Unknown fee
1998 LOSC Lille Métropole Youth Ligue 2 00 Unknown fee
1997 LOSC Lille Métropole Youth Ligue 2 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)33314/14 recorded2114/14 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerCoupe de la Ligue2×2010, 2011
WinnerFrench Champions Trophy1×2010
WinnerLigue 11×2010
WinnerFrench Cup1×2005
WinnerEuropean U19 Championship1×2000
WinnerLigue 21×2000
Runner-UpLigue 12×2009, 2011
Runner-UpFrench Champions Trophy1×2005
Runner-UpEURO Vase1×2002
Third PlaceLigue 12×2001, 2008

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

Awards

1
2007Ligue 1 Star of the Competition Placed 3CS Sedan Ardennes

Career highlights

13
29 May 2011Runner-UpOlympique de MarseilleLigue 1
23 Apr 2011WinnerOlympique de MarseilleCoupe de la Ligue
28 Jul 2010WinnerOlympique de MarseilleFrench Champions Trophy
15 May 2010WinnerOlympique de MarseilleLigue 1
27 Mar 2010WinnerOlympique de MarseilleCoupe de la Ligue
30 May 2009Runner-UpOlympique de MarseilleLigue 1
17 May 2008Third PlaceOlympique de MarseilleLigue 1
27 Jul 2005Runner-UpAJ AuxerreFrench Champions Trophy
4 Jun 2005WinnerAJ AuxerreFrench Cup
27 Aug 2002Runner-UpLOSC Lille MétropoleEURO Vase
19 May 2001Third PlaceLOSC Lille MétropoleLigue 1
24 Jul 2000WinnerFranceEuropean U19 Championship
20 May 2000WinnerLOSC Lille MétropoleLigue 2

Favourite people

Bruno Cheyrou 100
Lionel Mathis 75
Grégory Malicki 75
Benjamin Genton 75
Laurent Bonnart 75
Frédéric Thomas 60
Steve Mandanda 60
Hatem Ben Arfa 60
Eric Abidal 60
André-Pierre Gignac 60

Favourite clubs

LOSC Lille Métropole 75
AJ Auxerre 50
Olympique de Marseille 50
Racing Club de France - Levallois 92 50

Disliked clubs

Paris Saint-Germain 50

Homegrown status

Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja3 Years Between 15 and 21
France3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Kevin StrootmanPSVM (C)211351601.46
Kim KällströmOlympique LyonnaisM/AM (LC)281481551.46
Jaroslav PlasilFC Girondins de BordeauxM (RLC), AM (C)291441501.54
Demy de ZeeuwSpartak MoscowDM, M (C)281471501.54

The site’s own comparison: players with the same calculated best position and current ability within ±15 (at most 300 candidates, so not a whole-database search), ranked by the mean difference over valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM18 18.3.0—36117155£0
FM18 18.1.0Toronto FC36119155£70,468
FM18 18.0.0Toronto FC36119155£70,468
FM17 17.3.0Toronto FC35124135£196,884
FM17 17.0.0Toronto FC35124135£80,067
FM16 16.3.0Toronto FC34127140£238,613
FM16 16.0.1Toronto FC34127140£238,613
FM16 16.0.0Toronto FC34127140£238,613
FM15 15.3.0Toronto FC33128155£475,666
FM15 15.0.0Olympique de Marseille33128155£957,992
FM14 14.3.0Olympique de Marseille32128155£1,479,105
FM14 14.0.0Olympique de Marseille32128155£1,479,105
FM13 13.3.0Olympique de Marseille31135155£2,975,904
FM13 13.0.0Olympique de Marseille31135155£4,622,284
FM12 12.2.0Olympique de Marseille30140155£447,840
FM12 12.0.0Olympique de Marseille30145155£517,367
FM11 11.0.0Olympique de Marseille29151158£119,132
FM10 10.0.0Olympique de Marseille28154158£131,469

The same FM id in each loaded database build. Values are each build's own; potential is shown as stored, value is calculated per build.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2011.