M (LC) · Carolina RailHawks FC

Brian Plotkin

Born 3 Aug 1984 (age 27)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Left)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2012

Current ability
80 of 200
Potential ability
110
Value (calc)
£357
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
4500 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
—

Positions

GK — D (L) 13 D (C) — D (R) 11 DM 13 M (L) 20 M (C) 18 M (R) 10 AM (L) 13 AM (C) 14 AM (R) 11 ST (C) — WB (L) 11 WB (R) 11
  • 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 (L) Natural 20 65 71
M (C) Natural 18 63 69
AM (C) Competent 14 58 64
D (L) Competent 13 62 69
DM Competent 13 60 66
AM (L) Competent 13 63 69
D (R) Unconvincing 11 62 68
AM (R) Unconvincing 11 62 68
WB (L) Unconvincing 11 59 65
WB (R) Unconvincing 11 59 65
M (R) Unconvincing 10 62 68
GK Not stored — 26 30
SW Not stored — 47 53
D (C) Not stored — 44 50
ST (C) Not stored — 50 56

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·11
  • Crossing·12
  • Dribbling·12
  • Finishing·11
  • First touch·11
  • Free kicks·12
  • Heading·7
  • Long shots·14
  • Long throws—
  • Marking·7
  • Passing·15
  • Penalty taking·13
  • Tackling·12
  • Technique·11

Mental 14

  • Aggression·12
  • Anticipation·10
  • Bravery·14
  • Composure·9
  • Concentration·11
  • Decisions·8
  • Determination—
  • Flair·11
  • Leadership·8
  • Off the ball·10
  • Positioning·9
  • Teamwork·12
  • Vision·8
  • Work rate·15

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·10
  • Agility·13
  • Balance·10
  • Jumping reach·8
  • Natural fitness·8
  • Pace·9
  • Stamina·10
  • Strength·9

Feet

  • Left foot·20
  • Right foot·8

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach·1
  • Command of area·1
  • Communication·1
  • Eccentricity·1
  • Handling·1
  • Kicking·1
  • One on ones·1
  • Punching (tendency)·1
  • Reflexes·1
  • Rushing out (tendency)·1
  • Throwing·1

Hidden 5

  • Consistency—
  • Dirtiness·8
  • Important matches—
  • Injury proneness·10
  • Versatility·20

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 FM13 13.0.0, 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
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Finishing 89.4 pct
Dribbling 80.5 pct
First touch 74.0 pct
Technique 60.9 pct
Passing 99.1 pct
Crossing 77.5 pct
Off the ball 51.1 pct
Composure 53.7 pct
Flair 61.7 pct
Acceleration 28.2 pct
Pace 17.0 pct
Agility 86.1 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 8,855 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Brian
Last name
Plotkin
Common name
—
Date of birth
3 Aug 1984 age 27 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
United States
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left
Languages
Spanish (10/10)

Contract

Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (LC)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Left)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Left) · 65
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
80
Current reputation
2,400
Home reputation
2,400
World reputation
450
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£0
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

7
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2009 Carolina RailHawks FC American Second Division 162 Unknown fee
2008 Columbus Crew Major League Soccer 00 £0
2008 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer 00 £0
2007 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer 80 Unknown fee
2006 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer 141 Unknown fee
2005 Indiana Invaders ADL Great Lakes Division —— Unknown fee
2003 Chicago Fire Premier ADL Heartland Division 72 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)456/7 recorded56/7 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
United States001 / 0

Awards

1

Favourite people

Homegrown status

Zhongshan Gonghua3 Years Between 15 and 21
United States3 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 23.4.0—3780110£0
FM23 23.3.0—3780110£0
FM14 14.3.0Carolina RailHawks FC2880110£357
FM14 14.0.0Carolina RailHawks FC2880110£357
FM13 13.3.0Carolina RailHawks FC2780110£357
FM13 13.0.0Carolina RailHawks FC2780110£357
FM12 12.2.0Carolina RailHawks FC2680110£3,912
FM12 12.0.0Carolina RailHawks FC—80110—
FM11 11.0.0Carolina Railhawks FC2590110£863
FM10 10.0.0Carolina Railhawks FC2490110£234

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 2012.