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FM12 12.2.0

ST (C) · Durham City

David Dowson

Born 12 Sep 1988 (age 22)

Best position calc

  • Striker

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2011

Current ability
43 of 200
Potential ability
65
Value (calc)
£0
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5500 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£75 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) 20 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
ST (C) Natural 20 51 56
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 36 41
D (L) Not stored — 37 42
D (C) Not stored — 36 41
D (R) Not stored — 37 42
DM Not stored — 36 42
M (L) Not stored — 39 44
M (C) Not stored — 37 42
M (R) Not stored — 39 44
AM (L) Not stored — 39 44
AM (C) Not stored — 34 40
AM (R) Not stored — 39 44
WB (L) Not stored — 36 40
WB (R) Not stored — 36 40

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·3
  • Crossing·6
  • Dribbling·7
  • Finishing·9
  • First touch·7
  • Free kicks·6
  • Heading·9
  • Long shots·6
  • Long throws·9
  • Marking·6
  • Passing·7
  • Penalty taking·8
  • Tackling·4
  • Technique·7

Mental 14

  • Aggression·10
  • Anticipation·9
  • Bravery·13
  • Composure·8
  • Concentration·8
  • Decisions·6
  • Determination·9
  • Flair·6
  • Leadership·6
  • Off the ball·8
  • Positioning·6
  • Teamwork·9
  • Vision·6
  • Work rate·13

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·12
  • Agility·10
  • Balance·11
  • Jumping reach·9
  • Natural fitness·10
  • Pace·10
  • Stamina·6
  • Strength·10

Feet

  • Left foot·7
  • 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·7
  • Important matches·8
  • Injury proneness—
  • Versatility·6

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

No traits recorded

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 53,704 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
strained ankle ligaments Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.3 per season in a squad of 5017 Feb 20095 May 2009

Personal

Full name
—
First name
David
Last name
Dowson
Common name
—
Date of birth
12 Sep 1988 age 22 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right Only

Contract

Club
Durham City
Job
—
Contract type
Non-Contract
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£75
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 51
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
52
Current reputation
2,250
Home reputation
2,250
World reputation
550
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£0
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
—
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

11
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2010 Durham City English Northern Premier League First Division N 3420 Unknown fee
2010 York City Blue Square Bet Premier 50 Unknown fee
2010 Gateshead Blue Square Bet Premier 00 Unknown fee
2009 Darlington Loan npower League 2 101 Unknown fee
2009 Sunderland English Premier Division 00 £0
2008 Sunderland English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2007 Chesterfield Loan npower League 2 123 Unknown fee
2007 Sunderland English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2006 Sunderland Youth npower Championship 00 Unknown fee
2005 Sunderland Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2004 Sunderland Youth npower Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)6111/11 recorded2411/11 recorded

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

Career highlights

1
2010Reached PlayoffsDarlingtonnpower League 2

Favourite clubs

Sunderland 100

Homegrown status

FSV Frankfurt3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Tziovanis SiepisFC Frenaros 2000ST (C)2945851.80
Bob DavidsonLanark UnitedST (C)2545981.80
Andy BrownAFC Telford UnitedST (C)2555801.88
Lloyd EllamsStalybridge CelticST (C)204050–801.88
Odrich LuwawuMVV MaastrichtST (C)175570–1002.06
Nathan JoynesMatlock TownST (C)2533782.13
Kim ArntzenFrøya FotballklubbAM (RLC), ST (C)2455742.13
Timmy KielyFermoy F.C.AM (R), ST (C)2243672.13
Kyriakos DimitriouES Digenis VoroklinisST (C)3245852.18
Kostas KonstantinouAnagennisi GermasogeiasST (C)3535852.20

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
FM24 24.3.0—344765£0
FM23 23.4.0—334765£0
FM23 23.3.0—334765£0
FM23 23.0.0—334765£0
FM22 22.4.0West Auckland Town324765£704
FM22 22.3.0West Auckland Town324765£704
FM22 22.1.0West Auckland Town324765£767
FM22 22.0.1West Auckland Town324765£767
FM22 22.0.0West Auckland Town324765£767
FM21 21.4.0West Auckland Town314765£1,306
FM21 21.3.0West Auckland Town314765£1,306
FM21 21.1.1West Auckland Town314765£1,306
FM21 21.0.1West Auckland Town314765£1,306
FM21 21.0.0West Auckland Town314765£1,306
FM20 20.4.0Consett304765£3,401
FM20 20.3.0Consett304765£3,401
FM20 20.1.0Consett304765£3,401
FM20 20.0.1Consett304765£3,401
FM20 20.0.0Consett304765£3,401
FM19 19.3.0Consett294765£4,037
FM19 19.1.0Consett294765£4,037
FM19 19.0.1Consett294765£4,037
FM19 19.0.0Consett294765£4,037
FM18 18.3.0Spennymoor Town284965£4,037
FM18 18.1.0Spennymoor Town284965£4,037
FM18 18.0.0Spennymoor Town284965£4,037
FM17 17.3.0Spennymoor Town273865£3,825
FM17 17.0.0Spennymoor Town273865£3,825
FM16 16.3.0Darlington 1883264065£4,990
FM16 16.0.1Darlington 1883264065£4,990
FM16 16.0.0Darlington 1883264065£4,990
FM15 15.3.0Darlington 1883254065£4,990
FM15 15.0.0Darlington 1883254065£4,990
FM14 14.3.0—243965£0
FM14 14.0.0—243965£0
FM13 13.3.0Darlington232565£4,026
FM13 13.0.0Darlington232565£4,026
FM12 12.2.0Durham City224365£0
FM12 12.0.0Durham City224365£0
FM11 11.0.0York City216270–100£3,025
FM10 10.0.0Sunderland207290–120£3,848

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.