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FM15 15.0.0

DM, M (C) · Colchester United

David Wright

Born 1 May 1980 · Warrington (age 34)

Best position calc

  • Defensive Midfielder

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2014

Current ability
87 of 200
Potential ability
120
Value (calc)
£22,527
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
1,6500.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) 7 D (C) 10 D (R) 13 DM 20 M (L) — M (C) 16 M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) 10
  • 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
DM Natural 20 62 62
M (C) Accomplished 16 60 60
D (R) Competent 13 63 63
D (C) Unconvincing 10 56 56
WB (R) Unconvincing 10 58 58
D (L) Awkward 7 60 60
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 49 49
M (L) Not stored — 48 48
M (R) Not stored — 48 48
AM (L) Not stored — 48 48
AM (C) Not stored — 43 43
AM (R) Not stored — 48 48
ST (C) Not stored — 46 46
WB (L) Not stored — 49 49

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

  • Corners5
  • Crossing6
  • Dribbling9
  • Finishing5
  • First touch10
  • Free kicks7
  • Heading9
  • Long shots8
  • Long throws10
  • Marking12
  • Passing10
  • Penalty taking9
  • Tackling12
  • Technique10

Mental 14

  • Aggression8
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery11
  • Composure10
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions10
  • Determination14
  • Flair8
  • Leadership12
  • Off the ball9
  • Positioning12
  • Teamwork13
  • Vision8
  • Work rate13

Physical 8

  • Acceleration10
  • Agility12
  • Balance14
  • Jumping reach9
  • Natural fitness13
  • Pace11
  • Stamina13
  • Strength10

Feet

  • Left foot9
  • 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

  • Consistency14
  • Dirtiness7
  • Important matches13
  • Injury proneness12
  • Versatility15

Personality 8

  • Adaptability18
  • Ambition16
  • Controversy7
  • Loyalty16
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament16
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
Level-headed

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

  • Plays Short Simple Passes
  • 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 18,123 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
calf strain Severity 0Base occurrence: 1 per season in a squad of 5031 Dec 20115 Apr 2012

Personal

Full name
—
First name
David
Last name
Wright
Common name
—
Date of birth
1 May 1980 age 34 at game start
Place of birth
Warrington
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Colchester 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
DM, M (C)
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 63
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
87
Current reputation
4,450
Home reputation
4,450
World reputation
1,650
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£20,274
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

22
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2013 Colchester United Sky Bet League 1 351 Unknown fee
2012 Colchester United Sky Bet League 1 120 Unknown fee
2012 Gillingham Loan Sky Bet League 2 70 Unknown fee
2012 Crystal Palace Sky Bet Championship 10 £0
2011 Crystal Palace Sky Bet Championship 250 Unknown fee
2010 Crystal Palace Sky Bet Championship 280 Unknown fee
2009 Ipswich Town Sky Bet Championship 261 £0
2008 Ipswich Town Sky Bet Championship 341 Unknown fee
2007 Ipswich Town Sky Bet Championship 412 Unknown fee
2006 Ipswich Town Sky Bet Championship 191 Unknown fee
2006 Wigan Athletic English Premier Division 120 £200,000
2005 Norwich City Loan Sky Bet Championship 50 Unknown fee
2005 Wigan Athletic English Premier Division 20 Unknown fee
2004 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet Championship 310 Unknown fee
2003 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet Championship 401 £300,000
2002 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet League 1 311 Unknown fee
2001 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet Championship 300 Unknown fee
2000 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet Championship 420 Unknown fee
1999 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet Championship 450 Unknown fee
1998 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet Championship 201 Unknown fee
1997 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet Championship 30 Unknown fee
1996 Crewe Alexandra Youth Sky Bet League 1 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)48922/22 recorded922/22 recorded

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

Favourite people

Dario Gradi 80

Favourite clubs

Crewe Alexandra 75

Homegrown status

Crewe Alexandra3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Paul KohlerRockdale City SunsD (C), DM34891001.41
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Michalis KripintirisAEL KallonisD (C), DM, M (C)33951051.49
Stefanos SiontisDoxa THOI KatokopiasDM, M (C)26951001.49
Gonzalo RomeroCampodarsegoDM, M (C)38971231.51
BalúPanachaiki 2005 GED (C), DM291001001.54
Fatih YiğenAltayD (C), DM, M (C)31921051.56
Manolis LiapakisAcharnaikos AOD (C), DM30951051.59
Dimitris AkparidisGS PanaigialeiosD (C), DM, M (C)3280851.61

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
FM15 15.3.0Colchester United3465120£3,162
FM15 15.0.0Colchester United3487120£22,527
FM14 14.3.0Colchester United3385120£36,514
FM14 14.0.0Colchester United3390120£132,195
FM13 13.3.0Colchester United32106120£164,658
FM13 13.0.0Crystal Palace32106120£299,039
FM12 12.2.0Crystal Palace31108120£117,328
FM12 12.0.0Crystal Palace31108120£94,810
FM11 11.0.0Crystal Palace30105120£39,771
FM10 10.0.0Ipswich Town29113120£35,744

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 2014.