The FMDB
FM12 12.2.0

M (C) · Arsenal

Denílson

Born 16 Feb 1988 (age 23)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2011

Current ability
135 of 200
Potential ability
151
Value (calc)
£702,795
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5,7502.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£38,000 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) 10 D (R) — DM 14 M (L) 7 M (C) 20 M (R) 10 AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — 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 78 82
DM Competent 14 73 77
D (C) Unconvincing 10 64 67
M (R) Unconvincing 10 75 79
M (L) Awkward 7 72 76
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 59 62
D (L) Not stored — 62 66
D (R) Not stored — 62 66
AM (L) Not stored — 63 67
AM (C) Not stored — 59 62
AM (R) Not stored — 70 74
ST (C) Not stored — 62 66
WB (L) Not stored — 59 63
WB (R) Not stored — 59 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

  • Corners·12
  • Crossing·12
  • Dribbling·13
  • Finishing·11
  • First touch▼114
  • Free kicks·12
  • Heading·10
  • Long shots·14
  • Long throws·5
  • Marking·10
  • Passing▼113
  • Penalty taking·8
  • Tackling▼113
  • Technique▼115

Mental 14

  • Aggression·12
  • Anticipation·13
  • Bravery·13
  • Composure·13
  • Concentration▼113
  • Decisions·11
  • Determination·9
  • Flair·9
  • Leadership·9
  • Off the ball·12
  • Positioning·11
  • Teamwork·15
  • Vision·14
  • Work rate·13

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·12
  • Agility·13
  • Balance·14
  • Jumping reach·9
  • Natural fitness·18
  • Pace·10
  • Stamina·18
  • Strength·10

Feet

  • Left foot·15
  • Right foot·20

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

  • Consistency·13
  • Dirtiness▲413
  • Important matches·10
  • Injury proneness·7
  • Versatility·8

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. Arrows compare with FM12 12.0.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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

  • Plays Short Simple Passes
  • Looks For Pass Rather Than Attempting To Score

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 34,230 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
chest injury Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.8 per season in a squad of 5010 Jul 201021 Aug 2010
lower back stress fracture Scheduled Severity 8Base occurrence: 0.4 per season in a squad of 5012 Sep 200920 Nov 2009

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Denílson
Last name
Pereira Neves
Common name
Denílson
Date of birth
16 Feb 1988 age 23 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Brazil
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Either
Languages
English (10/10)

Contract

Club
Arsenal
Job
—
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
2 Feb 2009
Contract expires
30 Jun 2014
Weekly wage
£38,000
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

On loan

Loan club
São Paulo FC
From
15 Jul 2011
Until
31 Jul 2012
Wage share paid
—
Monthly fee
—
Option to buy
—
Buy-back fee after purchase
—
Can be recalled
No

Player profile

Positions
M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 78
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
135
Current reputation
7,000
Home reputation
6,750
World reputation
5,750
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£386,537
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Contract clauses

Minimum Fee Release Clause £5,000
Relegation Release Clause £3,500

Playing career

9
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2011 São Paulo FC Loan — 140 Unknown fee
2010 Arsenal English Premier Division 160 Unknown fee
2009 Arsenal English Premier Division 203 Unknown fee
2008 Arsenal English Premier Division 373 Unknown fee
2007 Arsenal English Premier Division 130 Unknown fee
2006 Arsenal English Premier Division 100 Unknown fee
2006 São Paulo FC Brazilian São Paulo State Championship 20 £1,953,336
2005 São Paulo FC Brazilian São Paulo State Championship 100 Unknown fee
2004 São Paulo FC Brazilian National First Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)1229/9 recorded69/9 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerBrazilian National First Division1×2006
WinnerClub World Championship1×2005
WinnerCopa Libertadores1×2005
WinnerSouth American U17 Championship1×2005
Runner-UpEnglish League Cup2×2007, 2011
Runner-UpUnder 17 World Cup1×2005

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

Career highlights

7
27 Feb 2011Runner-UpArsenalEnglish League Cup
19 Nov 2006WinnerSão Paulo FCBrazilian National First Division
18 Dec 2005WinnerSão Paulo FCClub World Championship
14 Jul 2005WinnerSão Paulo FCCopa Libertadores
17 Apr 2005WinnerBrazilSouth American U17 Championship
2007Runner-UpArsenalEnglish League Cup
2005Runner-UpBrazilUnder 17 World Cup

Favourite clubs

São Paulo FC 100

Homegrown status

Akademisk Boldklub3 Years Between 15 and 21
Tranmere Rovers3 Years Between 15 and 21
Brazil3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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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
FM23 23.0.0—3485151£0
FM22 22.4.0—3385151£0
FM22 22.3.0—3385151£0
FM22 22.1.0—3385151£0
FM22 22.0.1—3385151£0
FM22 22.0.0—3385151£0
FM21 21.4.0Sliema Wanderers FC3285151£40,530
FM21 21.3.0Sliema Wanderers FC3285151£40,530
FM21 21.1.1Sliema Wanderers FC3285151£40,530
FM21 21.0.1Sliema Wanderers FC3285151£40,530
FM21 21.0.0Sliema Wanderers FC3285151£40,530
FM20 20.4.0—31108151£0
FM20 20.3.0—31108151£0
FM20 20.1.0—31115151£0
FM20 20.0.1—31115151£0
FM20 20.0.0—31115151£0
FM19 19.3.0Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP)30115151£495,466
FM19 19.1.0Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP)30120151£241,031
FM19 19.0.1—30120151£0
FM19 19.0.0—30120151£0
FM18 18.3.0—29128151£0
FM18 18.1.0—29128151£0
FM18 18.0.0—29128151£0
FM17 17.3.0Al-Wahda Football Club28128151£2,621,850
FM17 17.0.0Al-Wahda Football Club28132151£2,621,850
FM16 16.3.0Al-Wahda Football Club27130151£1,992,415
FM16 16.0.1Al-Wahda Football Club27130151£1,992,415
FM16 16.0.0Al-Wahda Football Club27130151£1,992,415
FM15 15.3.0São Paulo FC26130151£1,605,005
FM15 15.0.0São Paulo FC26130151£1,605,005
FM14 14.3.0São Paulo FC25136151£4,607,510
FM14 14.0.0São Paulo FC25136151£2,460,201
FM13 13.3.0Arsenal24136151£5,711,400
FM13 13.0.0Arsenal24135151£5,711,400
FM12 12.2.0Arsenal23135151£702,795
FM12 12.0.0Arsenal23140155£702,795
FM11 11.0.0Arsenal22140155£143,971
FM10 10.0.0Arsenal21142160£156,226

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.