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FM14 14.0.0

ST (C) · Tranmere Rovers

Ryan Lowe

Born 18 Sep 1978 · Liverpool (age 34)

Best position calc

  • Striker

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2013

Current ability
104 of 200
Potential ability
109
Value (calc)
£33,960
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
1,6500.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) 12 AM (R) — ST (C) 20 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
ST (C) Natural 20 69 69
AM (C) Competent 12 60 60
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 49 49
D (L) Not stored — 52 52
D (C) Not stored — 47 47
D (R) Not stored — 52 52
DM Not stored — 52 52
M (L) Not stored — 54 54
M (C) Not stored — 53 53
M (R) Not stored — 54 54
AM (L) Not stored — 54 54
AM (R) Not stored — 54 54
WB (L) Not stored — 50 50
WB (R) Not stored — 50 50

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

  • Corners9
  • Crossing8
  • Dribbling10
  • Finishing14
  • First touch12
  • Free kicks7
  • Heading11
  • Long shots9
  • Long throws6
  • Marking6
  • Passing11
  • Penalty taking15
  • Tackling7
  • Technique11

Mental 14

  • Aggression9
  • Anticipation12
  • Bravery12
  • Composure13
  • Concentration11
  • Decisions10
  • Determination11
  • Flair7
  • Leadership11
  • Off the ball13
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork13
  • Vision10
  • Work rate17

Physical 8

  • Acceleration9
  • Agility10
  • Balance12
  • Jumping reach10
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace10
  • Stamina14
  • Strength13

Feet

  • Left foot11
  • 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
  • Dirtiness6
  • Important matches13
  • Injury proneness3
  • Versatility10

Personality 8

  • Adaptability11
  • Ambition9
  • Controversy13
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism10
  • Sportsmanship7
  • Temperament4
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Volatile, Media-friendly, Confrontational

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

  • Comes Deep To Get Ball

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 52,365 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Ryan
Last name
Lowe
Common name
—
Date of birth
18 Sep 1978 age 34 at game start
Place of birth
Liverpool
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Tranmere Rovers
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 69
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
104
Current reputation
5,100
Home reputation
5,100
World reputation
1,650
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£30,564
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
15
Injury risk
Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

17
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2012 Milton Keynes Dons Sky Bet League 1 4212 £0
2011 Sheffield Wednesday Sky Bet League 1 268 Undisclosed fee
2011 Bury Sky Bet League 1 54 Undisclosed fee
2010 Bury Sky Bet League 2 4627 Unknown fee
2009 Bury Sky Bet League 2 3918 Unknown fee
2008 Chester City Sky Bet League 2 4516 Undisclosed fee
2007 Stockport County Loan Sky Bet League 2 40 Unknown fee
2007 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet League 1 274 £0
2006 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet League 1 378 Unknown fee
2005 Chester City Sky Bet League 2 3210 £0
2004 Chester City Sky Bet League 2 84 Unknown fee
2004 Shrewsbury Town Sky Bet League 2 303 £0
2003 Shrewsbury Town Skrill Premier 349 Unknown fee
2002 Shrewsbury Town Sky Bet League 2 399 Unknown fee
2001 Shrewsbury Town Sky Bet League 2 387 Unknown fee
2000 Shrewsbury Town Sky Bet League 2 304 Unknown fee
1999 Burscough — —— £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)48216/17 recorded14316/17 recorded

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

Honours

Runner-UpSky Bet League 11×2012
Runner-UpSky Bet League 21×2011
Playoff WinnerSkrill Premier1×2004

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

Awards

2
2011Sky Bet League 2 Top Goalscorer Placed 2Bury
2011Sky Bet League 2 Player of the Year Bury

Career highlights

4
5 May 2012Runner-UpSheffield WednesdaySky Bet League 1
2011Runner-UpBurySky Bet League 2
2009Reached PlayoffsChesterSky Bet League 2
2004Playoff WinnerShrewsbury TownSkrill Premier

Disliked people

Mark Wright 80

Favourite people

Luke Rodgers 75

Homegrown status

Tow Law Town3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Oussama EssabrPratoST (C)24891151.85
Michael MiksitsSportverein GrieskirchenST (C)3189901.89
Ciré DiaFederal Land Development Authority UnitedST (C)32891201.90
Dragan NesicFK Gradac Krusik 04 ValjevoST (C)3489951.92
Pablo FrancesCD Ciudad San Marcos de AricaST (C)30891051.93
Matej SuticNK Kalcer RadomljeAM (C), ST (C)22891161.94
Ramiro FergonziClub Atlético ColegialesAM (RC), ST (C)24891051.98
Maciej TatajDolcan ZabkiST (C)33891152.02

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
FM18 18.3.0Bury3871110£2,419
FM18 18.1.0Bury3871110£2,419
FM18 18.0.0Bury3871110£2,419
FM17 17.3.0Bury3788110£12,811
FM17 17.0.0Crewe Alexandra3784110£8,036
FM16 16.3.0Bury3682110£9,735
FM16 16.0.1Bury3682110£13,485
FM16 16.0.0Bury3682110£13,485
FM15 15.3.0Bury3598110£26,970
FM15 15.0.0Bury3598110£26,970
FM14 14.3.0Tranmere Rovers34109109£33,960
FM14 14.0.0Tranmere Rovers34104109£33,960
FM13 13.3.0Milton Keynes Dons33108109£69,264
FM13 13.0.0Milton Keynes Dons33108109£69,264
FM12 12.2.0Sheffield Wednesday3210399£37,742
FM12 12.0.0Sheffield Wednesday328794£18,680
FM11 11.0.0Bury3178109£3,042
FM10 10.0.0Bury3082109£4,928

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 2013.