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VersionFM13 13.0.0
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Sproule
Squad number in club colours

Ivan Sproule

Player
95Current ability
105Potential ability
£298,094Value (calc)
—Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Ivan
Last name
Sproule
Common name
—
Date of birth
18 Feb 1981 age 31 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Northern Ireland
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Hibernian
Job
Player
Contract type
—
Joined club
—
Contract starts
1 Jul 2011
Contract expires
30 Jun 2013
Weekly wage
£4,000
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (R)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right) · 61
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
95
Current reputation
5,650
Home reputation
5,250
World reputation
—
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Sale value (calc)
£268,284
Caps / goals
11 / 1
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners4
  • Crossing10
  • Dribbling10
  • Finishing10
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks9
  • Heading6
  • Long shots10
  • Long throws4
  • Marking3
  • Passing10
  • Penalty taking9
  • Tackling6
  • Technique10

Mental

  • Aggression14
  • Anticipation7
  • Bravery12
  • Composure11
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions7
  • Determination17
  • Flair11
  • Leadership12
  • Off the ball11
  • Positioning8
  • Teamwork11
  • Vision6
  • Work rate12

Physical

  • Acceleration13
  • Agility13
  • Balance11
  • Jumping reach8
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace13
  • Stamina10
  • Strength8

Goalkeeping

  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden

  • Consistency11
  • Dirtiness14
  • Important matches12
  • Injury proneness3
  • Versatility8
  • Left foot10
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

A dash is an attribute this database does not store for this player; the game generates those at the start of a new game.

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 8,634 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)—
  • DM—
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)—
  • M (R)19
  • AM (L)14
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)20
  • ST (C)14
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper4142
Defender (Left)4545
Defender (Centre)3839
Defender (Right)4545
Wing-Back (Left)4545
Wing-Back (Right)4545
Defensive Midfielder4344
Midfielder (Left)5556
Midfielder (Centre)4546
Midfielder (Right)6061
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5960
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4445
Attacking Midfielder (Right)6161
Striker5859

Calculated by fm-reader from the stored attributes (0–100, Genie Scout style). Blank where the database stores too few attributes to rate.

Player traits

  • Likes To Try To Beat Offside Trap
  • Knocks Ball Past Opponent
  • Gets Crowd Going
  • Likes To Beat Man Repeatedly

Playing career

15
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2011 Hibernian Clydesdale Bank Premier League 343 Unknown fee
2010 Notts County Loan npower League 1 50 Unknown fee
2010 Yeovil Town Loan npower League 1 20 Unknown fee
2010 Bristol City npower Championship 110 £0
2009 Bristol City npower Championship 301 Unknown fee
2008 Bristol City npower Championship 383 Unknown fee
2007 Bristol City npower Championship 402 Unknown fee
2006 Hibernian Clydesdale Bank Premier League 327 £500,000
2005 Hibernian Clydesdale Bank Premier League 294 Unknown fee
2004 Hibernian Clydesdale Bank Premier League 71 Unknown fee
2004 Institute Northern Irish Premier Division 112 £5,000
2003 Omagh Town Northern Irish Premier Division 265 Unknown fee
2002 Omagh Town Northern Irish Premier Division 337 Unknown fee
2001 Omagh Town Northern Irish Premier Division 367 Unknown fee
2000 Moyola Park — —— £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 1 with unknown appearances left out)33442

Honours

WinnerScottish League Cup1×2007
Runner-UpNorthern Irish North West Cup2×2002, 2003
Runner-UpScottish Cup1×2012

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Northern Ireland1110 / 0

Career highlights

4
19 May 2012Runner-UpHibernianScottish Cup
18 Mar 2007WinnerHibernianScottish League Cup
2003Runner-UpOmagh TownNorthern Irish North West Cup
2002Runner-UpOmagh TownNorthern Irish North West Cup

Favourite clubs

Hibernian 75
Rangers 55
Tottenham Hotspur 45

Favourite people

Jamie McAllister 75
Tony Mowbray 50

Disliked clubs

Celtic 65

Bans

Cup ban—1 matches

Homegrown status

FC Foresta Fălticeni3 Years Between 15 and 21
Northern Ireland3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Louis PoggiGazélec FC AjaccioM/AM (R)281021051.85
António Semedo—M/AM (R), ST (C)331051201.88
Mario PacilliAlbinoLeffeAM (RL)25951021.88
Darin LewisWater and Sewerage AuthorityM/AM (RC), ST (C)36851131.88
Yoann TribeauAssociation Sportive Cherbourg FootballAM (RL)241031151.93
Aziz MoutawakilFC OssAM (RL)281061111.93
Adil MezgourSestri LevanteAM (RL)2982841.95

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 the attributes both players have stored.

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM24 24.3.0—425555£0
FM23 23.4.0Ardstraw415555£0
FM23 23.3.0Ardstraw415555£0
FM23 23.0.0Ardstraw415555£0
FM21 21.4.0Dergview395555£1,881
FM21 21.3.0Dergview395555£1,881
FM21 21.1.1Dergview395555£1,881
FM21 21.0.1Dergview395555£1,881
FM21 21.0.0Dergview395555£1,881
FM20 20.4.0Dergview3867119£4,263
FM20 20.3.0Dergview3867119£4,263
FM20 20.1.0Dergview3867119£4,263
FM20 20.0.1Dergview3867119£4,263
FM20 20.0.0Dergview3867119£4,263
FM19 19.3.0Dergview3767119£5,255
FM19 19.1.0Ardstraw3767119£0
FM19 19.0.1Ardstraw3767119£0
FM19 19.0.0Ardstraw3767119£0
FM18 18.3.0Ardstraw3667119£0
FM18 18.1.0Ardstraw3667119£0
FM18 18.0.0Ardstraw3667119£0
FM17 17.3.0Linfield3567119£6,656
FM17 17.0.0Linfield3567119£6,656
FM16 16.3.0Linfield3467119£8,907
FM16 16.0.1Linfield3467119£8,907
FM16 16.0.0Linfield3467119£8,907
FM15 15.3.0Linfield3389119£65,621
FM15 15.0.0Linfield3389119£65,621
FM14 14.3.0Linfield3295111£265,868
FM14 14.0.0Ross County32111111£194,096
FM13 13.3.0Ross County31105105£369,537
FM13 13.0.0Hibernian3195105£298,094
FM12 12.2.0Hibernian3097130£219,038
FM12 12.0.0Hibernian30105130£219,038
FM10 10.0.0Bristol City28112127£44,101

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.