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FM13 13.0.0

GK · Barnsley

David Preece

Born 26 Aug 1976 (age 35)

Best position calc

  • Goalkeeper

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2012

Current ability
96 of 200
Potential ability
107
Value (calc)
£46,526
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
2,0001 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
—

Positions

GK 20 D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — 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
GK Natural 20 64 64
D (L) Not stored — — —
D (C) Not stored — 47 47
D (R) Not stored — — —
DM Not stored — — —
M (L) Not stored — — —
M (C) Not stored — — —
M (R) Not stored — — —
AM (L) Not stored — — —
AM (C) Not stored — — —
AM (R) Not stored — — —
ST (C) Not stored — — —
WB (L) Not stored — — —
WB (R) Not stored — — —

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

Goalkeeping 11

  • Aerial reach12
  • Command of area8
  • Communication10
  • Eccentricity9
  • Handling13
  • Kicking5
  • One on ones12
  • Punching (tendency)10
  • Reflexes13
  • Rushing out (tendency)12
  • Throwing12

Mental 14

  • Aggression16
  • Anticipation11
  • Bravery18
  • Composure12
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions11
  • Determination16
  • Flair1
  • Leadership16
  • Off the ball1
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork—
  • Vision2
  • Work rate—

Physical 8

  • Acceleration4
  • Agility12
  • Balance14
  • Jumping reach13
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace6
  • Stamina10
  • Strength12

Feet

  • Left foot6
  • Right foot20

Technical

All 14 attributes
  • Corners4
  • Crossing4
  • Dribbling4
  • Finishing4
  • First touch10
  • Free kicks4
  • Heading11
  • Long shots5
  • Long throws14
  • Marking4
  • Passing9
  • Penalty taking10
  • Tackling11
  • Technique4

Hidden 5

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness7
  • Important matches14
  • Injury proneness8
  • Versatility1

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

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 30,912 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
damaged elbow (right) Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.2 per season in a squad of 5027 Feb 200820 Jul 2008

Personal

Full name
—
First name
David
Last name
Preece
Common name
—
Date of birth
26 Aug 1976 age 35 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
Danish (10/10)

Contract

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

Player profile

Positions
GK
Best position (calc)
Goalkeeper
Best rated position (calc)
Goalkeeper · 64
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
96
Current reputation
4,600
Home reputation
4,600
World reputation
2,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£25,589
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

18
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2011 Barnsley npower Championship 10 £0
2010 Barnsley npower Championship 00 Unknown fee
2009 Barnsley npower Championship 60 Unknown fee
2008 Odense Boldklub Danish Superliga 00 £0
2007 Silkeborg Idrætsforening Danish First Division 150 £0
2006 Silkeborg Idrætsforening Danish Superliga 250 Unknown fee
2005 Silkeborg Idrætsforening Danish Superliga 310 Unknown fee
2004 Aberdeen Clydesdale Bank Premier League 170 £0
2003 Aberdeen Clydesdale Bank Premier League 360 Unknown fee
2002 Aberdeen Clydesdale Bank Premier League 150 Unknown fee
2001 Aberdeen Clydesdale Bank Premier League 80 Unknown fee
2000 Aberdeen Clydesdale Bank Premier League 20 Unknown fee
1999 Aberdeen Clydesdale Bank Premier League 100 Unknown fee
1998 Darlington npower League 2 460 £300,000
1997 Darlington npower League 2 450 Unknown fee
1996 Sunderland English Premier Division 00 £0
1995 Sunderland npower Championship 00 Unknown fee
1994 Sunderland npower Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)25718/18 recorded018/18 recorded

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

Honours

Third PlaceDanish First Division1×2008

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Career highlights

1
2008Third PlaceSilkeborg IdrætsforeningDanish First Division

Favourite clubs

Sunderland 100
Aberdeen 80
Silkeborg Idrætsforening 75

Homegrown status

FSV Frankfurt3 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
FM15 15.3.0Lincoln City375090£564
FM15 15.0.0Lincoln City375252£674
FM14 14.3.0Lincoln City365370£731
FM14 14.0.0Lincoln City365375£731
FM13 13.3.0Lincoln City355682£0
FM13 13.0.0Barnsley3596107£46,526
FM12 12.2.0Barnsley—96107—
FM12 12.0.0Barnsley3496107£14,064
FM11 11.0.0Barnsley3396112£4,624
FM10 10.0.0Barnsley32101112£6,963

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.