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FM14 14.3.0

ST (C) · St. Mirren

Steven Thompson

Born 14 Oct 1978 · Paisley (age 34)

Best position calc

  • Striker

Personality calc

  • Fairly Determined

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2013

Current ability
112 of 200
Potential ability
125
Value (calc)
£64,860
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
3,7501.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
16 / —
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) 5 AM (C) 5 AM (R) 5 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 78 78
AM (L) Awkward 5 65 65
AM (C) Awkward 5 60 60
AM (R) Awkward 5 65 65
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 56 56
D (L) Not stored — 56 56
D (C) Not stored — 58 58
D (R) Not stored — 56 56
DM Not stored — 58 58
M (L) Not stored — 58 58
M (C) Not stored — 58 58
M (R) Not stored — 58 58
WB (L) Not stored — 53 53
WB (R) Not stored — 53 53

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

  • Corners+7
  • Crossing·10
  • Dribbling·9
  • Finishing·15
  • First touch·12
  • Free kicks+7
  • Heading·16
  • Long shots·11
  • Long throws+8
  • Marking▲211
  • Passing·12
  • Penalty taking·11
  • Tackling·10
  • Technique▲213

Mental 14

  • Aggression·17
  • Anticipation·13
  • Bravery·16
  • Composure·14
  • Concentration·13
  • Decisions·12
  • Determination·16
  • Flair·5
  • Leadership·15
  • Off the ball·15
  • Positioning·10
  • Teamwork▲215
  • Vision·14
  • Work rate·16

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·8
  • Agility▲210
  • Balance·13
  • Jumping reach·15
  • Natural fitness·14
  • Pace·10
  • Stamina·12
  • Strength·15

Feet

  • Left foot▲29
  • Right foot·20

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

  • Consistency·14
  • Dirtiness·14
  • Important matches·14
  • Injury proneness·13
  • Versatility·6

Personality 8

  • Adaptability14
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy12
  • Loyalty8
  • Pressure10
  • Professionalism11
  • Sportsmanship10
  • Temperament12
Personality (calc)
Fairly Determined
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band. Arrows compare with FM14 14.0.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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 With Back To Goal
  • Gets Crowd Going

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 53,087 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
serious viral infection (right) Severity 5Base occurrence: 0.0001 per season in a squad of 5025 Feb 20118 Apr 2011
groin strain Severity 0Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 5029 Jun 200719 Oct 2007

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Steven
Last name
Thompson
Common name
—
Date of birth
14 Oct 1978 age 34 at game start
Place of birth
Paisley
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
St. Mirren
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 · 78
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
112
Current reputation
5,750
Home reputation
5,750
World reputation
3,750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
Not for sale
Caps / goals
16 / —
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
30
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Contract clauses

Minimum Fee Release Clause £300

Playing career

20
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2012 St. Mirren Scottish Premiership 3413 Unknown fee
2011 St. Mirren Scottish Premiership 3613 Unknown fee
2010 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 292 £0
2009 Burnley English Premier Division 204 Unknown fee
2008 Burnley Sky Bet Championship 347 Unknown fee
2008 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 41 Undisclosed fee
2007 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 365 Unknown fee
2006 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 436 Unknown fee
2005 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 144 Unknown fee
2005 Rangers Scottish Premiership 142 £250,000
2004 Rangers Scottish Premiership 245 Unknown fee
2003 Rangers Scottish Premiership 168 Unknown fee
2002 Rangers Scottish Premiership 82 Unknown fee
2002 Dundee United Scottish Premiership 206 Unknown fee
2001 Dundee United Scottish Premiership 326 Unknown fee
2000 Dundee United Scottish Premiership 314 Unknown fee
1999 Dundee United Scottish Premiership 261 Unknown fee
1998 Dundee United Scottish Premiership 151 Unknown fee
1997 Dundee United Scottish Premiership 80 Unknown fee
1996 Dundee United Scottish Premiership 10 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)44520/20 recorded9020/20 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerScottish League Cup2×2005, 2013
WinnerScottish Cup1×2003
WinnerScottish Premiership1×2005
Runner-UpEnglish FA Cup1×2008
Runner-UpScottish Premiership1×2004
Playoff WinnerSky Bet Championship1×2009

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

Career highlights

8
17 Mar 2013WinnerSt. MirrenScottish League Cup
9 May 2010Reached PlayoffsBurnleyEnglish Premier Division
25 May 2009Playoff WinnerBurnleySky Bet Championship
17 May 2008Runner-UpCardiff CityEnglish FA Cup
20 Mar 2005WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
31 May 2003WinnerRangersScottish Cup
2005WinnerRangersScottish Premiership
2004Runner-UpRangersScottish Premiership

Favourite clubs

St. Mirren Supporter100

Disliked people

Dave Jones 100

Favourite people

Kevin McNaughton Teammate/Former Teammate75

Homegrown status

Luleå FF3 Years Between 15 and 21
Scotland3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Brian ChingHouston DynamoST (C)35981271.90
Hannes StillerLjungskile SKAM (C), ST (C)34971122.15
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Dragan MilovanovicFK Radnicki 1923 KragujevacST (C)27981032.25
Selvin de LeónSan Francisco FC (GUA)M (R), AM (RC), ST (C)32971052.31
Matt SimonCentral Coast MarinersST (C)27971102.32
Peter SamuelssonDegerfors IFST (C)31971102.34
Henrik ToftAlliance Club HorsensST (C)32981042.37
Milos ZivanovicFK Jedinstvo Putevi UziceAM (RC), ST (C)24981042.38
Yang XuShandong LunengST (C)25981282.40

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 valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM16 16.3.0St. Mirren3690125£5,020
FM16 16.0.1St. Mirren3694125£8,980
FM16 16.0.0St. Mirren3694125£8,980
FM15 15.3.0St. Mirren35105125£19,960
FM15 15.0.0St. Mirren35110125£43,860
FM14 14.3.0St. Mirren34112125£64,860
FM14 14.0.0St. Mirren34111125£64,860
FM13 13.3.0St. Mirren33110125£76,576
FM13 13.0.0St. Mirren33112114£76,576
FM12 12.2.0St. Mirren32108120£94,308
FM12 12.0.0St. Mirren32111120£94,308
FM11 11.0.0Burnley31120120£27,675
FM10 10.0.0Burnley30115120£36,085

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.