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VersionFM12 12.2.0
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Pereira da Silva21
Squad number in club colours

Rafael

Player
148Current ability
168Potential ability
£999,092Value (calc)
6,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Rafael
Last name
Pereira da Silva
Common name
Rafael
Date of birth
9 Jul 1990 age 20 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Brazil
Other nationalities
Portugal Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English (10/10)

Contract

Club
Manchester United
Job
—
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
27 Apr 2009
Contract expires
30 Jun 2013
Weekly wage
£15,000
Squad numbers
#21 Manchester United
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D/WB (R)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 83
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
148
Current reputation
7,750
Home reputation
7,400
World reputation
6,000
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Sale value (calc)
£999,092
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·8
  • Crossing·15
  • Dribbling·14
  • Finishing·10
  • First touch·14
  • Free kicks·7
  • Heading·12
  • Long shots·8
  • Long throws·9
  • Marking·12
  • Passing·13
  • Penalty taking·8
  • Tackling·14
  • Technique·14

Mental

  • Aggression·15
  • Anticipation·13
  • Bravery·15
  • Composure·12
  • Concentration·13
  • Decisions·11
  • Determination·16
  • Flair·13
  • Leadership·6
  • Off the ball·14
  • Positioning·12
  • Teamwork·14
  • Vision·9
  • Work rate·16

Physical

  • Acceleration·18
  • Agility·17
  • Balance·15
  • Jumping reach·9
  • Natural fitness·14
  • Pace·17
  • Stamina·12
  • Strength·10

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·13
  • Dirtiness·14
  • Important matches·14
  • Injury proneness·10
  • Versatility·12
  • Left foot·14
  • Right foot·20

Personality

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

A dash is an attribute this database does not store for this player; the game generates those at the start of a new game. Arrows compare with FM12 12.0.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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 17,339 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)12
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)20
  • DM—
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)8
  • M (R)12
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)10
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)10
  • WB (R)18
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper6166
Defender (Left)8185
Defender (Centre)5862
Defender (Right)8388
Wing-Back (Left)7680
Wing-Back (Right)7984
Defensive Midfielder6166
Midfielder (Left)6771
Midfielder (Centre)7378
Midfielder (Right)8085
Attacking Midfielder (Left)6771
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)6064
Attacking Midfielder (Right)7984
Striker6469

Calculated by fm-reader from the stored attributes (0–100, Genie Scout style). Blank where the database stores too few attributes to rate.

Player traits

  • Runs With Ball Down Right
  • Gets Forward Whenever Possible
  • Dives Into Tackles

Injuries at game start

strained ankle ligaments Severity 07 Aug 2011 – 20 Oct 2011
damaged shoulder Severity 021 Jan 2011 – 25 Nov 2011
dislocated shoulder (right) Severity 030 Jun 2009 – 21 Oct 2009
torn hamstring Severity 020 Jan 2009 – 12 Apr 2009

Playing career

7
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2010 Manchester United English Premier Division 160 Unknown fee
2009 Manchester United English Premier Division 81 Unknown fee
2008 Manchester United English Premier Division 161 Unknown fee
2007 Manchester United Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2007 Fluminense FC Youth Brazilian Rio de Janeiro State Championship 00 £2,600,000
2006 Fluminense FC Youth Brazilian Rio de Janeiro State Championship 00 Unknown fee
2005 Fluminense FC Youth Brazilian Rio de Janeiro State Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)402

Honours

WinnerEnglish Premier Division2×2009, 2011
WinnerEnglish League Cup1×2010
WinnerClub World Championship1×2008
WinnerEnglish Community Shield1×2008
Runner-UpEuropean Champions Cup2×2009, 2011
Runner-UpEnglish Premier Division1×2010

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

Career highlights

8
28 May 2011Runner-UpManchester UnitedEuropean Champions Cup
22 May 2011WinnerManchester UnitedEnglish Premier Division
9 May 2010Runner-UpManchester UnitedEnglish Premier Division
28 Feb 2010WinnerManchester UnitedEnglish League Cup
27 May 2009Runner-UpManchester UnitedEuropean Champions Cup
24 May 2009WinnerManchester UnitedEnglish Premier Division
21 Dec 2008WinnerManchester UnitedClub World Championship
10 Aug 2008WinnerManchester UnitedEnglish Community Shield

Favourite clubs

Botafogo FR 100
Fluminense FC 75
Manchester United 50

Favourite people

Fábio 100
Anderson 60
Rodrigo Possebon 50
Lucas Leiva 50

Homegrown status

Brno3 Years Between 15 and 21
RC Strasbourg3 Years Between 15 and 21
Brazil3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Gökhan GönülFenerbahçe SKD/WB (R)261501541.44
Vasilis TorosidisOlympiakos SF PiraeusD/WB (R), DM261451501.59
Ignazio AbateA.C. MilanD/WB/M (R)241501601.66
Gregory van der WielAFC AjaxD/WB (R)231491651.74
ÁngelVillarreal C.F., S.A.D.D/WB (RL)301371441.85
SílvioC. Atlético Madrid S.A.D.D/WB (RL)231421461.88
Emmanuel EbouéGalatasaray SKD/WB/M (R)281451481.90
Jorge FucileFutebol Clube do Porto - SADD (RL)261431581.93
MarianoFC Girondins de BordeauxD/WB/M (R)251441491.93
MiguelValencia C.F., S.A.D.D/WB (R)311411561.95

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 the attributes both players have stored.

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM24 24.3.0Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas32125160£994,681
FM23 23.4.0Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas31125160£1,547,715
FM23 23.3.0Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas31125160£1,547,715
FM23 23.0.0Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas31125160£1,547,715
FM22 22.4.0Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas30125160£1,459,742
FM22 22.3.0Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas30125160£1,459,742
FM22 22.1.0Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas30125160£527,390
FM22 22.0.1Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas30125160£527,390
FM22 22.0.0Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas30125160£527,390
FM21 21.4.0Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü29130160£8,744,812
FM21 21.3.0Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü29130160£8,744,812
FM21 21.1.1Başakşehir FK29132160£8,052,431
FM21 21.0.1Başakşehir FK29132160£8,052,431
FM21 21.0.0Başakşehir FK29132160£8,052,431
FM20 20.4.0Olympique Lyonnais28136160£6,349,752
FM20 20.3.0Olympique Lyonnais28136160£6,349,752
FM20 20.1.0Olympique Lyonnais28136160£6,349,752
FM20 20.0.1Olympique Lyonnais28136160£6,618,121
FM20 20.0.0Olympique Lyonnais28136160£6,618,121
FM19 19.3.0Olympique Lyonnais27138140£7,043,442
FM19 19.1.0Olympique Lyonnais27138140£7,043,442
FM19 19.0.1Olympique Lyonnais27138140£7,043,442
FM19 19.0.0Olympique Lyonnais27138140£7,043,442
FM18 18.3.0Olympique Lyonnais26139148£9,062,065
FM18 18.1.0Olympique Lyonnais26141148£11,045,688
FM18 18.0.0Olympique Lyonnais26141148£11,045,688
FM17 17.3.0Olympique Lyonnais25141148£10,287,786
FM17 17.0.0Olympique Lyonnais25142148£11,433,419
FM16 16.3.0Olympique Lyonnais24145148£6,817,000
FM16 16.0.1Olympique Lyonnais24145148£6,817,000
FM16 16.0.0Olympique Lyonnais24145148£8,517,607
FM15 15.3.0Manchester United23150162£11,891,500
FM15 15.0.0Manchester United23155168£14,433,000
FM14 14.3.0Manchester United22160170£17,017,000
FM14 14.0.0Manchester United22158170£20,383,000
FM13 13.3.0Manchester United21156168£11,469,900
FM13 13.0.0Manchester United21148168£11,469,900
FM12 12.2.0Manchester United20148168£999,092
FM12 12.0.0Manchester United20148168£999,092
FM10 10.0.0Manchester United18136(-9)£154,169

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.