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FM14 14.0.0

AM (C), ST (C) · Drogheda United

Declan O'Brien

Born 16 Jun 1979 · Dublin (age 34)

Best position calc

  • Striker

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2013

Current ability
83 of 200
Potential ability
83
Value (calc)
£3,252
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
1,7500.5 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) 16 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 61 61
AM (C) Accomplished 16 55 55
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 43 43
D (L) Not stored — 45 45
D (C) Not stored — 40 40
D (R) Not stored — 45 45
DM Not stored — 45 45
M (L) Not stored — 48 48
M (C) Not stored — 47 47
M (R) Not stored — 48 48
AM (L) Not stored — 48 48
AM (R) Not stored — 48 48
WB (L) Not stored — 44 44
WB (R) Not stored — 44 44

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

  • Corners8
  • Crossing8
  • Dribbling7
  • Finishing13
  • First touch10
  • Free kicks7
  • Heading8
  • Long shots8
  • Long throws2
  • Marking4
  • Passing8
  • Penalty taking17
  • Tackling7
  • Technique10

Mental 14

  • Aggression12
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery12
  • Composure11
  • Concentration12
  • Decisions11
  • Determination14
  • Flair11
  • Leadership16
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning8
  • Teamwork14
  • Vision12
  • Work rate15

Physical 8

  • Acceleration13
  • Agility8
  • Balance11
  • Jumping reach8
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace13
  • Stamina9
  • Strength8

Feet

  • Left foot4
  • 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

  • Consistency16
  • Dirtiness6
  • Important matches10
  • Injury proneness4
  • Versatility5

Personality 8

  • Adaptability14
  • Ambition17
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty20
  • Pressure9
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship11
  • Temperament11
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
Reserved

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

  • Moves Into Channels
  • Likes To Try To Beat Offside Trap

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
Declan
Last name
O'Brien
Common name
—
Date of birth
16 Jun 1979 age 34 at game start
Place of birth
Dublin
Nationality
Republic of Ireland
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
Maltese (2/10)

Contract

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

Player profile

Positions
AM (C), ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 61
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
83
Current reputation
4,000
Home reputation
4,000
World reputation
1,750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
Not for sale
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

16
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2012 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 2612 Unknown fee
2011 Monaghan United Irish First Division 2411 £0
2010 Athlone Town Irish First Division 84 £0
2009 Valletta FC Maltese Premier League 136 £0
2009 St. Patrick's Athletic Loan Irish Premier Division 122 Unknown fee
2009 Dundalk F.C. Irish Premier Division 152 Unknown fee
2008 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 141 Unknown fee
2007 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 75 Unknown fee
2006 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 2211 Unknown fee
2005 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 286 Unknown fee
2004 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 3314 Unknown fee
2003 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 307 Unknown fee
2002 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 248 Unknown fee
2001 Drogheda United Irish First Division 3119 Unknown fee
2000 Verona F.C. (IRL) — 2825 £0
1999 Verona F.C. (IRL) — 2016 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)33516/16 recorded14916/16 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerAll-Ireland Cup2×2006, 2007
WinnerIrish League Cup1×2012
WinnerMaltese Cup1×2010
WinnerIrish Premier Division1×2007
WinnerIrish Senior Challenge Cup1×2005
WinnerIrish First Division1×2002
Third PlaceIrish First Division1×2011

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

Awards

3
2006Irish League Golden Boot Placed 3Drogheda United
2004Irish League Golden Boot Placed 3—
2002Irish League Bronze Boot Placed 2—

Career highlights

8
2012WinnerDrogheda UnitedIrish League Cup
2011Third PlaceMonaghan UnitedIrish First Division
2010WinnerValletta FCMaltese Cup
2007WinnerDrogheda UnitedIrish Premier Division
2007WinnerDrogheda UnitedAll-Ireland Cup
2006WinnerDrogheda UnitedAll-Ireland Cup
2005WinnerDrogheda UnitedIrish Senior Challenge Cup
2002WinnerDrogheda UnitedIrish First Division

Favourite clubs

Drogheda United Player100
Liverpool Supporter100

Disliked clubs

Manchester United 100
Dundalk F.C. 80

Favourite people

Paul Doolin Manager/Former Manager100

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Juan Carlos ReyesCD Juventud IndependienteST (C)36951051.92
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Charlie MacDonaldOldham AthleticST (C)32921032.00
Tam McManusRochester RhinosST (C)32821122.02
Georgi VladimirovBdin (Vidin)ST (C)37831212.09
Darryl DuffySalgaocar Football ClubST (C)29811072.11
Adam BirchallGillinghamST (C)2869852.17
Wasan NatasanChiangrai United FCAM (RC), ST (C)3168862.18
RafaelFC LahtiAM (C), ST (C)34951202.22
Boban StojanovicFK Jedinstvo UbST (C)34971092.22

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 18.3.0—387090£0
FM18 18.1.0—387090£0
FM18 18.0.0—387090£0
FM17 17.3.0Glenavon377090£5,370
FM17 17.0.0Glenavon377090£5,370
FM16 16.3.0Glenavon367090£7,006
FM16 16.0.1Glenavon367090£7,006
FM16 16.0.0Glenavon367090£7,006
FM15 15.3.0Glenavon357090£7,006
FM15 15.0.0Drogheda United357090£16,921
FM14 14.3.0Drogheda United348383£32,452
FM14 14.0.0Drogheda United348383£3,252
FM13 13.3.0Drogheda United338383£6,825
FM13 13.0.0Drogheda United337777£2,306
FM12 12.2.0Drogheda United327777£7,743
FM12 12.0.0Monaghan United327777£1,744
FM11 11.0.0Valletta FC3193121£41,797
FM10 10.0.0Dundalk F.C.3093121£12,683

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.