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FM14 14.3.0

D/WB (L) · Manchester United

Alexander Büttner

Born 11 Feb 1989 · Doetinchem (age 24)

Best position calc

  • Defender (Left)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2013

Current ability
128 of 200
Potential ability
142
Value (calc)
£7,129,800
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5,0002.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) 20 D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) 14 M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) 13 AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) 16 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
D (L) Natural 20 75 78
WB (L) Accomplished 16 72 75
M (L) Competent 14 75 78
AM (L) Competent 13 74 77
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 54 57
D (C) Not stored — 49 52
D (R) Not stored — 60 63
DM Not stored — 56 60
M (C) Not stored — 59 62
M (R) Not stored — 61 64
AM (C) Not stored — 56 59
AM (R) Not stored — 61 64
ST (C) Not stored — 58 62
WB (R) Not stored — 59 62

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·13
  • Crossing▲113
  • Dribbling·13
  • Finishing·8
  • First touch·13
  • Free kicks·11
  • Heading·7
  • Long shots·8
  • Long throws—
  • Marking·10
  • Passing·14
  • Penalty taking—
  • Tackling·14
  • Technique·14

Mental 14

  • Aggression+15
  • Anticipation·10
  • Bravery▲214
  • Composure·12
  • Concentration·11
  • Decisions·11
  • Determination·17
  • Flair·14
  • Leadership·12
  • Off the ball·13
  • Positioning·8
  • Teamwork·14
  • Vision·11
  • Work rate·16

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·14
  • Agility·16
  • Balance·14
  • Jumping reach·7
  • Natural fitness·12
  • Pace·14
  • Stamina·15
  • Strength·10

Feet

  • Left foot·20
  • Right foot·9

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—
  • Injury proneness—
  • Versatility—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism12
  • Sportsmanship13
  • Temperament15
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

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

  • Dives Into Tackles

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 16,040 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Alexander
Last name
Büttner
Common name
—
Date of birth
11 Feb 1989 age 24 at game start
Place of birth
Doetinchem
Nationality
Holland
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left
Languages
English (10/10)

Contract

Club
Manchester 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
D/WB (L)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Left)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Left) · 75
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
128
Current reputation
7,200
Home reputation
6,250
World reputation
5,000
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£3,921,390
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
—
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Contract clauses

Minimum Fee Release Clause £15,000
Relegation Release Clause £4,000
Non Promotion Release Clause £4,000

Playing career

11
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2012 Manchester United English Premier Division 52 Unknown fee
2012 Vitesse Eredivisie 00 £3,500,000
2011 Vitesse Eredivisie 325 Unknown fee
2010 Vitesse Eredivisie 240 Unknown fee
2009 Vitesse Eredivisie 272 Unknown fee
2008 Vitesse Eredivisie 233 Unknown fee
2007 Vitesse Eredivisie 10 Unknown fee
2006 Vitesse Eredivisie 00 Unknown fee
2005 Vitesse Youth Eredivisie 00 Unknown fee
2004 Ajax Youth Eredivisie 00 £0
2003 Ajax Youth Eredivisie 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)11211/11 recorded1211/11 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerEnglish Premier Division1×2013

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

Career highlights

1
19 May 2013WinnerManchester UnitedEnglish Premier Division

Favourite people

Wesley Sneijder Teammate/Former Teammate75
Robin van Persie Teammate/Former Teammate60

Homegrown status

Floriana FC3 Years Between 15 and 21
Gamba Osaka3 Years Before 21
Holland3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Mohamed Abdel ShafyZamalek Sporting ClubD/WB (L)281211301.46
Hussein Abdul GhaniAl-Nassr (KSA)D (RL), WB/M (L)361141441.53
Diego CizC Sportivo LuqueñoD (L)321141281.53
RamónSC Corinthians PaulistaD/WB/M (L)251221351.56
Kostas StafylidisBayer 04 LeverkusenD/WB (L)191151451.58
Antonio LunaAston VillaD/WB (L)221181451.58
Fatah GharbiClub AfricainD (LC), WB (L)301161191.59
Marc van HeerdenAmaZulu Football ClubD/WB (L)251131151.61
MagalAA Ponte PretaD/WB (L)251201271.65
JulinhoAvaí FCD/WB/M (L)261171301.69

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
FM27 27.0.0Vitesse Arnhem37102130£46,389
FM26 26.2.0Vitesse Arnhem36111130£102,231
FM26 26.0.0Vitesse Arnhem36111130£102,231
FM24 24.3.0De Graafschap34109130£84,486
FM23 23.4.0De Graafschap33111130£240,670
FM23 23.3.0De Graafschap33111130£240,670
FM23 23.0.0De Graafschap33109130£240,670
FM22 22.4.0RKC Waalwijk32109130£351,387
FM22 22.3.0RKC Waalwijk32109130£351,387
FM22 22.1.0RKC Waalwijk32117130£757,641
FM22 22.0.1RKC Waalwijk32117130£757,641
FM22 22.0.0RKC Waalwijk32117130£757,641
FM21 21.4.0—31117130£0
FM21 21.3.0—31117130£0
FM21 21.1.1New England Revolution31117130£444,616
FM21 21.0.1New England Revolution31117130£444,616
FM21 21.0.0New England Revolution31117130£444,616
FM20 20.4.0New England Revolution30117130£1,514,115
FM20 20.3.0New England Revolution30117130£1,514,115
FM20 20.1.0—30117130£0
FM20 20.0.1—30117130£0
FM20 20.0.0—30117130£0
FM19 19.3.0Vitesse29118130£1,331,115
FM19 19.1.0Vitesse29118130£1,331,115
FM19 19.0.1Vitesse29118130£1,331,115
FM19 19.0.0Vitesse29118130£1,331,115
FM18 18.3.0Vitesse28118130£1,634,180
FM18 18.1.0Vitesse28122130£2,269,484
FM18 18.0.0Vitesse28122130£2,269,484
FM17 17.3.0Vitesse27117130£2,450,835
FM17 17.0.0Dinamo Moscow27122130£1,655,919
FM16 16.3.0Dinamo Moscow26125134£1,705,311
FM16 16.0.1Dinamo Moscow26125134£2,558,500
FM16 16.0.0Dinamo Moscow26125134£2,553,400
FM15 15.3.0Dinamo Moscow25130137£3,102,499
FM15 15.0.0Dinamo Moscow25129137£5,670,545
FM14 14.3.0Manchester United24128142£7,129,800
FM14 14.0.0Manchester United24128146£4,246,600
FM13 13.3.0Manchester United23128146£4,246,600
FM13 13.0.0Manchester United23128146£3,323,100
FM12 12.2.0Vitesse22120140£255,631
FM12 12.0.0Vitesse22120140£255,631
FM11 11.0.0Vitesse21117133£39,950
FM10 10.0.0Vitesse20114130£49,388

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.