de Jong
Squad number in club colours

Marcel de Jong

Player
125Current ability
130Potential ability
£1,956,182Value (calc)
4,250Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Marcel
Last name
de Jong
Common name
—
Date of birth
15 Oct 1986 age 25 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Canada
Other nationalities
Holland Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left
Languages
Dutch (10/10), German (10/10)

Contract

Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
5 Jan 2012
Contract expires
30 Jun 2014
Weekly wage
£13,043
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D/WB/M (L)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Left)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Left) · 77
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
134
Current reputation
6,250
Home reputation
5,600
World reputation
4,250
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£1,760,563
Caps / goals
17 / 1
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
—
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners—
  • Crossing·13
  • Dribbling·13
  • Finishing·8
  • First touch·11
  • Free kicks·14
  • Heading·11
  • Long shots·14
  • Long throws·12
  • Marking·12
  • Passing·14
  • Penalty taking—
  • Tackling·13
  • Technique·12

Mental

  • Aggression·11
  • Anticipation·13
  • Bravery·14
  • Composure·13
  • Concentration·12
  • Decisions·14
  • Determination—
  • Flair·10
  • Leadership·10
  • Off the ball·14
  • Positioning·13
  • Teamwork·14
  • Vision·12
  • Work rate·14

Physical

  • Acceleration·12
  • Agility·12
  • Balance·11
  • Jumping reach·8
  • Natural fitness·14
  • Pace·11
  • Stamina·12
  • Strength·11

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·15
  • Dirtiness—
  • Important matches—
  • Injury proneness—
  • Versatility·12
  • Left foot·20
  • Right foot·12

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. Arrows compare with FM13 13.0.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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
Tackling 89.3 pct
Marking 84.0 pct
Heading 79.5 pct
Positioning 93.6 pct
Anticipation 94.0 pct
Concentration 86.5 pct
Jumping reach 32.2 pct
Strength 65.2 pct
Pace 42.4 pct
Passing 98.7 pct
Composure 95.0 pct
Bravery 88.5 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 15,627 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK1
  • D (L)20
  • D (C)8
  • D (R)—
  • DM10
  • M (L)18
  • M (C)10
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)14
  • AM (C)5
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)17
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper5758
Defender (Left)7778
Defender (Centre)6465
Defender (Right)6263
Wing-Back (Left)7172
Wing-Back (Right)5859
Defensive Midfielder7071
Midfielder (Left)7576
Midfielder (Centre)7172
Midfielder (Right)6162
Attacking Midfielder (Left)7475
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)6364
Attacking Midfielder (Right)6162
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

  • Shoots From Distance
  • Tries Long Range Free Kicks
  • Tries Long Range Passes
  • Hits Free Kick With Power

Injuries at game start

damaged shoulder Severity 03 Jul 2010 – 5 Aug 2010
damaged shoulder Severity 03 Jul 2010 – 5 Aug 2010

Playing career

9
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2011 FC Augsburg German First Division 121 Unknown fee
2010 FC Augsburg German Second Division 273 Unknown fee
2009 Roda JC Kerkrade Eredivisie 312 £0
2008 Roda JC Kerkrade Eredivisie 321 Unknown fee
2007 Roda JC Kerkrade Eredivisie 250 Unknown fee
2006 Roda JC Kerkrade Eredivisie 270 Unknown fee
2005 Helmond Sport Jupiler League 365 £0
2004 Helmond Sport Jupiler League 141 Unknown fee
2003 PSV Youth Eredivisie 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)20413

Honours

Runner-UpGerman Second Division1×2011

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Canada17114 / 1

Career highlights

1
15 May 2011Runner-UpFC AugsburgGerman Second Division

Favourite people

Homegrown status

F91 Dudelange3 Years Between 15 and 21
Holland3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Maximiliano Velázquez—D/WB (L)311141351.31
Kevin LarsenHønefoss BKD/WB (L)261101201.37
Germán Rivarola—D/WB (L), DM, M (L)331131411.37
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Alex BrazCFM Universitatea Cluj-NapocaD/WB (L)271101221.40

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
FM21 21.4.0Pacific Football Club33101110£103,544
FM21 21.3.0Pacific Football Club33101110£103,544
FM21 21.1.1Pacific Football Club33101110£103,544
FM21 21.0.1Pacific Football Club33101110£103,544
FM21 21.0.0Pacific Football Club33105110£841
FM20 20.4.0Pacific Football Club32108110£4,973
FM20 20.3.0Pacific Football Club32108110£150,928
FM20 20.1.0Pacific Football Club32108126£150,928
FM20 20.0.1Pacific Football Club32108126£157,307
FM20 20.0.0Pacific Football Club32108126£157,307
FM19 19.3.0—31108126£0
FM19 19.1.0Vancouver Whitecaps FC31112126£419,244
FM19 19.0.1Vancouver Whitecaps FC31112126£419,244
FM19 19.0.0Vancouver Whitecaps FC31112126£419,244
FM18 18.3.0Vancouver Whitecaps FC30112126£665,889
FM18 18.1.0Vancouver Whitecaps FC30112126£270,795
FM18 18.0.0Vancouver Whitecaps FC30112126£270,795
FM17 17.3.0Vancouver Whitecaps FC29114118£1,530,832
FM17 17.0.0Vancouver Whitecaps FC29114118£1,530,832
FM16 16.3.0Sporting Kansas City28119126£567,232
FM16 16.0.1Sporting Kansas City28119126£567,232
FM16 16.0.0Sporting Kansas City28119126£567,232
FM15 15.3.0Augsburg27125126£1,672,111
FM15 15.0.0Augsburg27125126£1,901,388
FM14 14.3.0FC Augsburg26126126£1,412,858
FM14 14.0.0FC Augsburg26126126£1,779,255
FM13 13.3.0FC Augsburg25125130£1,956,182
FM13 13.0.0FC Augsburg25125130£1,956,182
FM12 12.2.0FC Augsburg24125130£1,467,137
FM12 12.0.0FC Augsburg24125130£1,190,012
FM10 10.0.0Roda JC22124142£57,526

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.