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Brian Plotkin

Player
80Current ability
110Potential ability
£357Value (calc)
450Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
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First name
Brian
Last name
Plotkin
Common name
—
Date of birth
2 Aug 1984 age 28 at game start
Place of birth
Lisle (IL)
Nationality
United States
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left

Contract

Club
Carolina RailHawks FC
Job
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Contract type
—
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (LC)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Left)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Left) · 65
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
80
Current reputation
2,400
Home reputation
2,400
World reputation
450
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£0
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
10
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners11
  • Crossing12
  • Dribbling12
  • Finishing11
  • First touch11
  • Free kicks12
  • Heading7
  • Long shots14
  • Long throws—
  • Marking7
  • Passing15
  • Penalty taking13
  • Tackling12
  • Technique11

Mental

  • Aggression12
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery14
  • Composure9
  • Concentration11
  • Decisions8
  • Determination—
  • Flair11
  • Leadership8
  • Off the ball10
  • Positioning9
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision8
  • Work rate15

Physical

  • Acceleration10
  • Agility13
  • Balance10
  • Jumping reach8
  • Natural fitness8
  • Pace9
  • Stamina10
  • Strength9

Goalkeeping

  • Aerial reach1
  • Command of area1
  • Communication1
  • Eccentricity1
  • Handling1
  • Kicking1
  • One on ones1
  • Punching (tendency)1
  • Reflexes1
  • Rushing out (tendency)1
  • Throwing1

Hidden

  • Consistency—
  • Dirtiness8
  • Important matches—
  • Injury proneness10
  • Versatility20
  • Left foot20
  • Right foot8

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 8,438 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)13
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)11
  • DM13
  • M (L)20
  • M (C)18
  • M (R)10
  • AM (L)13
  • AM (C)14
  • AM (R)11
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)11
  • WB (R)11
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Goalkeeper2630
Sweeper4752
Defender (Left)6268
Defender (Centre)4449
Defender (Right)6267
Wing-Back (Left)5964
Wing-Back (Right)5964
Defensive Midfielder6066
Midfielder (Left)6571
Midfielder (Centre)6369
Midfielder (Right)6267
Attacking Midfielder (Left)6369
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5864
Attacking Midfielder (Right)6268
Striker5056

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

Playing career

7
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2009 Carolina RailHawks FC American Second Division 162 Unknown fee
2008 Columbus Crew Major League Soccer 00 £0
2008 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer 00 £0
2007 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer 80 Unknown fee
2006 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer 141 Unknown fee
2005 Indiana Invaders ADL Great Lakes Division —— Unknown fee
2003 Chicago Fire Premier ADL Heartland Division 72 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 1 with unknown appearances left out)455

Awards

1
2006Tom Fitzgerald Combine MVP—

Favourite people

Denis Hamlett 75
Frank Klopas 65

Homegrown status

Sichuan Tongda3 Years Between 15 and 21
United States3 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 the attributes both players have stored.

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM23 23.4.0—3780110£0
FM23 23.3.0—3780110£0
FM14 14.3.0Carolina RailHawks FC2880110£357
FM14 14.0.0Carolina RailHawks FC2880110£357
FM13 13.3.0Carolina RailHawks FC2780110£357
FM13 13.0.0Carolina RailHawks FC2780110£357
FM12 12.2.0Carolina RailHawks FC2680110£3,912
FM12 12.0.0Carolina RailHawks FC—80110—
FM10 10.0.0Carolina Railhawks FC2490110£234

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.