DM · São Paulo FC

Paulo Assunção

Born 25 Jan 1980 (age 32)

Best position calc

  • Defensive Midfielder

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2012

Current ability
135 of 200
Potential ability
150
Value (calc)
£1,415,280
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5,5002.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£12,915 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) 10 D (R) — DM 20 M (L) — M (C) 13 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
DM Natural 20 79 79
M (C) Competent 13 73 74
D (C) Unconvincing 10 73 73
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 61 61
D (L) Not stored — 66 66
D (R) Not stored — 66 66
M (L) Not stored — 57 57
M (R) Not stored — 57 57
AM (L) Not stored — 57 57
AM (C) Not stored — 50 50
AM (R) Not stored — 57 57
ST (C) Not stored — 54 55
WB (L) Not stored — 59 60
WB (R) Not stored — 59 60

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

  • Corners10
  • Crossing10
  • Dribbling7
  • Finishing4
  • First touch11
  • Free kicks11
  • Heading12
  • Long shots11
  • Long throws10
  • Marking14
  • Passing12
  • Penalty taking11
  • Tackling16
  • Technique11

Mental 14

  • Aggression17
  • Anticipation16
  • Bravery17
  • Composure14
  • Concentration15
  • Decisions15
  • Determination15
  • Flair6
  • Leadership14
  • Off the ball8
  • Positioning16
  • Teamwork17
  • Vision10
  • Work rate18

Physical 8

  • Acceleration13
  • Agility12
  • Balance12
  • Jumping reach7
  • Natural fitness13
  • Pace12
  • Stamina16
  • Strength11

Feet

  • Left foot9
  • Right foot20

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
  • Dirtiness14
  • Important matches15
  • Injury proneness6
  • Versatility11

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

  • Plays Short Simple Passes
  • Looks For Pass Rather Than Attempting To Score
  • Knocks Ball Past Opponent
  • Stays Back At All Times

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
Passing 75.8 pct
Tackling 98.9 pct
Vision 58.7 pct
Decisions 99.1 pct
Teamwork 97.3 pct
Work rate 98.6 pct
Stamina 95.3 pct
First touch 69.1 pct
Technique 66.4 pct
Anticipation 99.1 pct
Positioning 98.9 pct
Composure 96.1 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 17,559 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Paulo
Last name
Assunção da Silva
Common name
Paulo Assunção
Date of birth
25 Jan 1980 age 32 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Brazil
Other nationalities
Portugal Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Spanish (10/10)

Contract

Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
20 Jul 2013
Weekly wage
£12,915
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
DM
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder · 79
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
135
Current reputation
6,750
Home reputation
6,750
World reputation
5,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£1,273,752
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

17
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2011 C. Atlético Madrid SAD LIGA BBVA 90 £0
2010 C. Atlético Madrid SAD LIGA BBVA 240 Unknown fee
2009 C. Atlético Madrid SAD LIGA BBVA 371 Unknown fee
2008 C. Atlético Madrid SAD LIGA BBVA 340 Unknown fee
2007 Futebol Clube do Porto - SAD Portuguese Premier League 260 £0
2006 Futebol Clube do Porto - SAD Portuguese Premier League 220 Unknown fee
2005 Futebol Clube do Porto - SAD Portuguese Premier League 250 Unknown fee
2004 AEK Athens Loan Greek Superleague 242 £0
2003 Clube Desportivo Nacional Loan Portuguese Premier League 341 £1,383,125
2002 Clube Desportivo Nacional Loan Portuguese Premier League 161 Unknown fee
2002 SE Palmeiras Loan Brazilian National First Division 270 Unknown fee
2001 SE Palmeiras Loan Brazilian National First Division 10 Unknown fee
2000 Futebol Clube do Porto B — 364 Unknown fee
1999 SE Palmeiras Brazilian National First Division —— Unknown fee
1998 SE Palmeiras Youth Brazilian National First Division —— Unknown fee
1997 SE Palmeiras Youth Brazilian National First Division —— Unknown fee
1996 AD Guarulhos Youth — —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)31513/17 recorded913/17 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerPortuguese Premier League3×2006, 2007, 2008
WinnerEURO Cup2×2010, 2012
WinnerEuropean Super Cup1×2010
WinnerSupertaça1×2006
WinnerTaça de Portugal1×2006

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Brazil000 / 0

Career highlights

9

Favourite clubs

Favourite people

Homegrown status

Cheb3 Years Between 15 and 21
Parauapebas FC3 Years Before 21
Brazil3 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
FM16 16.3.0APO Levadeiakos35102150£9,473
FM16 16.0.1APO Levadeiakos35102150£9,473
FM16 16.0.0APO Levadeiakos35102150£8,801
FM15 15.3.0APO Levadeiakos34110150£20,201
FM15 15.0.0APO Levadeiakos34110150£22,998
FM14 14.3.0R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña SAD33128150£654,461
FM14 14.0.0R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña SAD33128150£654,461
FM13 13.3.0R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña SAD32128150£1,101,050
FM13 13.0.0São Paulo FC32135150£1,415,280
FM12 12.2.0C. Atlético Madrid S.A.D.31135150£1,329,712
FM12 12.0.0C. Atlético Madrid S.A.D.31136150£1,329,712
FM11 11.0.0C. Atlético Madrid S.A.D.30144160£2,409,174
FM10 10.0.0C. Atlético Madrid S.A.D.29143160£3,309,304

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.