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FM13 13.0.0

M/AM (LC) · Al-Gharrafa Sports Club

Alex

Born 25 Mar 1982 (age 30)

Best position calc

  • Attacking Midfielder (Centre)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2012

Current ability
146 of 200
Potential ability
165
Value (calc)
£5,079,131
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
4,5002 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
4 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) 15 M (C) 15 M (R) — AM (L) 15 AM (C) 20 AM (R) 10 ST (C) 10 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
AM (C) Natural 20 82 85
M (L) Accomplished 15 83 86
M (C) Accomplished 15 77 80
AM (L) Accomplished 15 83 86
AM (R) Unconvincing 10 80 83
ST (C) Unconvincing 10 80 83
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 55 57
D (L) Not stored — 58 61
D (C) Not stored — 47 49
D (R) Not stored — 58 61
DM Not stored — 58 61
M (R) Not stored — 74 77
WB (L) Not stored — 59 61
WB (R) Not stored — 59 61

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

  • Corners15
  • Crossing15
  • Dribbling16
  • Finishing14
  • First touch16
  • Free kicks16
  • Heading10
  • Long shots14
  • Long throws4
  • Marking5
  • Passing15
  • Penalty taking16
  • Tackling8
  • Technique16

Mental 14

  • Aggression9
  • Anticipation13
  • Bravery10
  • Composure16
  • Concentration13
  • Decisions16
  • Determination15
  • Flair17
  • Leadership10
  • Off the ball15
  • Positioning5
  • Teamwork15
  • Vision16
  • Work rate15

Physical 8

  • Acceleration12
  • Agility14
  • Balance8
  • Jumping reach9
  • Natural fitness12
  • Pace12
  • Stamina14
  • Strength10

Feet

  • Left foot20
  • Right foot10

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

  • Consistency13
  • Dirtiness10
  • Important matches15
  • Injury proneness11
  • Versatility13

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

  • Shoots From Distance
  • Plays One-Twos
  • Cuts Inside

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 16,092 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Alex Raphael
Last name
Meschini
Common name
Alex
Date of birth
25 Mar 1982 age 30 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Brazil
Other nationalities
Italy Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left
Languages
Italian (9/10), English (4/10), Russian (4/10)

Contract

Club
Al-Gharrafa Sports Club
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
30 Jun 2015
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (LC)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Left) · 83
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
146
Current reputation
7,150
Home reputation
7,150
World reputation
4,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£5,587,044
Caps / goals
4 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2012 Al-Gharrafa Sports Club — —— Unknown fee
2012 SC Corinthians Paulista — 40 Undisclosed fee
2011 SC Corinthians Paulista Brazilian National First Division 286 Unknown fee
2011 Spartak Moscow Russian Premier Division 30 £5,181,347
2010 Spartak Moscow Russian Premier Division 223 Unknown fee
2009 Spartak Moscow Russian Premier Division 2912 Unknown fee
2008 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 2310 £3,971,406
2007 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 286 Unknown fee
2006 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 165 Unknown fee
2005 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 183 Unknown fee
2004 SC Internacional Brazilian National First Division 204 Unknown fee
2003 Guarani FC Brazilian National First Division 406 £479,704
2002 Guarani FC Youth Brazilian National First Division 00 Unknown fee
2001 EC Primavera Youth — 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)23113/14 recorded5513/14 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship4×2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
WinnerCopa Libertadores2×2006, 2012
WinnerCopa Sudamericana1×2008
WinnerSouth American Recopa1×2007
WinnerClub World Championship1×2006
WinnerBrazilian National First Division1×2011
Runner-UpRussian Premier Division1×2009

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Brazil400 / 0

Awards

4
2009Russian Player of the Year Placed 2Rubin Kazan
2009Russian Premier Division Players' Select Placed 3Spartak Moscow
2009Russian Premier Division Managers' Select Placed 2Rubin Kazan
2008Copa Sudamericana Golden Boot SC Internacional

Career highlights

11
4 Jul 2012WinnerSC Corinthians PaulistaCopa Libertadores
3 Dec 2008WinnerSC InternacionalCopa Sudamericana
7 Jun 2007WinnerSC InternacionalSouth American Recopa
17 Dec 2006WinnerSC InternacionalClub World Championship
16 Aug 2006WinnerSC InternacionalCopa Libertadores
2011WinnerSC Corinthians PaulistaBrazilian National First Division
2009Runner-UpSpartak MoscowRussian Premier Division
2009WinnerSC InternacionalBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship
2008WinnerSC InternacionalBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship
2005WinnerSC InternacionalBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship
2004WinnerSC InternacionalBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship

Favourite clubs

Guarani FC 100
SC Internacional 75

Favourite people

Fernandão 100

Homegrown status

Dunmurry3 Years Between 15 and 21
Brazil3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Pablo AimarSport Lisboa e Benfica - SADAM (C)321511541.61

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
FM17 17.3.0SC Internacional34125155£230,973
FM17 17.0.0SC Internacional34125155£195,558
FM16 16.3.0SC Internacional33129166£1,033,878
FM16 16.0.1SC Internacional33134166£1,481,281
FM16 16.0.0SC Internacional33134166£888,887
FM15 15.3.0SC Internacional32139166£2,548,958
FM15 15.0.0SC Internacional32135165£2,407,192
FM14 14.3.0SC Internacional31138165£4,094,902
FM14 14.0.0SC Internacional31142165£2,406,780
FM13 13.3.0Al-Gharrafa Sports Club30146165£5,079,131
FM13 13.0.0Al-Gharrafa Sports Club30146165£5,079,131
FM12 12.2.0SC Corinthians Paulista29146165£4,393,173
FM12 12.0.0SC Corinthians Paulista29142165£6,454,039
FM11 11.0.0Spartak Moscow28144165£212,204
FM10 10.0.0Spartak Moscow27155170£173,227

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.