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FM15 15.0.0

D/WB (RL) · Cardiff City

Fábio

Born 9 Jul 1990 · Petrópolis (RJ) (age 23)

Best position calc

  • Defender (Right)

Personality calc

  • Spirited

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2014

Current ability
135 of 200
Potential ability
149
Value (calc)
£6,379,250
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5,2002.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
2 / —
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) 18 D (C) — D (R) 20 DM — M (L) 10 M (C) 12 M (R) 10 AM (L) 10 AM (C) — AM (R) 10 ST (C) — WB (L) 16 WB (R) 16
  • 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 (R) Natural 20 76 79
D (L) Natural 18 76 79
WB (L) Accomplished 16 73 76
WB (R) Accomplished 16 73 76
M (C) Competent 12 70 73
M (L) Unconvincing 10 74 77
M (R) Unconvincing 10 74 78
AM (L) Unconvincing 10 74 78
AM (R) Unconvincing 10 74 78
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 55 59
D (C) Not stored — 52 55
DM Not stored — 56 59
AM (C) Not stored — 57 61
ST (C) Not stored — 62 65

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

  • Corners9
  • Crossing13
  • Dribbling13
  • Finishing12
  • First touch14
  • Free kicks10
  • Heading8
  • Long shots10
  • Long throws9
  • Marking11
  • Passing12
  • Penalty taking13
  • Tackling13
  • Technique13

Mental 14

  • Aggression15
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery14
  • Composure11
  • Concentration11
  • Decisions11
  • Determination16
  • Flair15
  • Leadership8
  • Off the ball14
  • Positioning9
  • Teamwork11
  • Vision8
  • Work rate15

Physical 8

  • Acceleration17
  • Agility16
  • Balance13
  • Jumping reach9
  • Natural fitness15
  • Pace17
  • Stamina10
  • Strength8

Feet

  • Left foot15
  • 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

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness14
  • Important matches14
  • Injury proneness16
  • Versatility15

Personality 8

  • Adaptability14
  • Ambition16
  • Controversy6
  • Loyalty10
  • Pressure15
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament15
Personality (calc)
Spirited
Media handling (calc)
Evasive, Unflappable

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

  • Gets Into Opposition Area
  • Gets Forward Whenever Possible
  • Plays One-Twos
  • Runs With Ball Often

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 19,490 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
pulled hamstring Severity 0Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 5030 Nov 201110 Jan 2012
dislocated shoulder Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.75 per season in a squad of 5026 Aug 20085 Dec 2008

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Fábio
Last name
Pereira da Silva
Common name
Fábio
Date of birth
9 Jul 1990 age 23 at game start
Place of birth
Petrópolis (RJ)
Nationality
Brazil
Other nationalities
Portugal Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Either
Languages
English (5/10)

Contract

Club
Cardiff City
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 (RL)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 76
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
135
Current reputation
6,500
Home reputation
6,750
World reputation
5,200
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£4,287,500
Caps / goals
2 / —
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Contract clauses

Minimum Fee Release Clause £7,500
Relegation Release Clause £5,000
Non-Playing Job Offer Release Clause —

Playing career

11
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2013 Cardiff City English Premier Division 130 Unknown fee
2013 Manchester United English Premier Division 10 £1,500,000
2012 Queens Park Rangers Loan English Premier Division 210 Unknown fee
2011 Manchester United English Premier Division 50 Unknown fee
2010 Manchester United English Premier Division 111 Unknown fee
2009 Manchester United English Premier Division 50 Unknown fee
2008 Manchester United English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2007 Manchester United Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2007 Fluminense FC Youth Brazilian National First Division 00 £2,600,000
2006 Fluminense FC Youth Brazilian National First Division 00 Unknown fee
2005 Fluminense FC Youth Brazilian National First Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)5611/11 recorded111/11 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 Division1×2011
WinnerEnglish Community Shield1×2010
Runner-UpEuropean Champions Cup1×2011
Runner-UpEnglish Community Shield1×2009

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

Career highlights

6
28 May 2011Runner-UpManchester UnitedEuropean Champions Cup
22 May 2011WinnerManchester UnitedEnglish Premier Division
8 Aug 2010WinnerManchester UnitedEnglish Community Shield
9 Aug 2009Runner-UpManchester UnitedEnglish Community Shield
24 Jan 2009Senior Club DebutManchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
2014RelegatedCardiff CityEnglish Premier Division

Favourite clubs

Fluminense FC 100
Botafogo FR 75

Favourite people

Rafael 100
Rodrigo Possebon 75
Anderson 60
Lucas Leiva 50

Homegrown status

Fluminense FC3 Years Between 15 and 21
Manchester United3 Years Between 15 and 21
Brazil3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Igor SmolnikovZenit St. PetersburgD/M (R)251301401.69
RonieryParaná ClubeD/WB (R)261221301.79
Luís FelipeSport Lisboa e Benfica - SADD/WB (R)231201321.83
Miguel LopesSporting Clube de Portugal - Futebol, SADD/WB (R)271261401.85
MichelU.D. Almería SADD/WB (R)241261401.88
Roberto RosalesMálaga C.F., SADD/WB/M (R)251241271.90
VítorSport C RecifeD/WB (R)311271411.90
NinoEC VitóriaD/WB (R)281271361.90
Jorge FucileClub Nacional de FootballD (RL)291351461.90
CicinhoSantos FCD (R)251321401.92

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
FM24 24.3.0Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense32121132£596,012
FM23 23.4.0Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense31120132£583,883
FM23 23.3.0Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense31120132£583,883
FM23 23.0.0FC Nantes31118132£709,022
FM22 22.4.0FC Nantes30124132£1,582,457
FM22 22.3.0FC Nantes30124132£1,582,457
FM22 22.1.0FC Nantes30124132£1,582,457
FM22 22.0.1FC Nantes30124132£1,582,457
FM22 22.0.0FC Nantes30124132£1,582,457
FM21 21.4.0FC Nantes29126132£3,271,649
FM21 21.3.0FC Nantes29126132£3,271,649
FM21 21.1.1FC Nantes29126132£2,639,131
FM21 21.0.1FC Nantes29126132£2,639,131
FM21 21.0.0FC Nantes29126132£2,639,131
FM20 20.4.0FC Nantes28126132£3,346,789
FM20 20.3.0FC Nantes28126132£3,346,789
FM20 20.1.0FC Nantes28126132£3,346,789
FM20 20.0.1FC Nantes28126132£3,488,239
FM20 20.0.0FC Nantes28126132£3,488,239
FM19 19.3.0FC Nantes27123132£2,503,895
FM19 19.1.0FC Nantes27123132£2,503,895
FM19 19.0.1FC Nantes27123132£2,503,895
FM19 19.0.0FC Nantes27123132£2,503,895
FM18 18.3.0Middlesbrough26126132£5,833,222
FM18 18.1.0Middlesbrough26128132£5,833,222
FM18 18.0.0Middlesbrough26128132£5,833,222
FM17 17.3.0Middlesbrough25125132£6,636,700
FM17 17.0.0Middlesbrough25125132£6,636,700
FM16 16.3.0Cardiff City24126133£3,181,125
FM16 16.0.1Cardiff City24126140£4,785,713
FM16 16.0.0Cardiff City24126140£4,785,713
FM15 15.3.0Cardiff City23130140£6,379,250
FM15 15.0.0Cardiff City23135149£6,379,250
FM14 14.3.0Cardiff City22138155£5,110,200
FM14 14.0.0Manchester United22139155£4,756,600
FM13 13.3.0Manchester United21140150–180£4,756,600
FM13 13.0.0Manchester United21140150–180£5,110,200
FM12 12.2.0Manchester United20140150–180£628,817
FM12 12.0.0Manchester United20140150–180£628,817
FM11 11.0.0Manchester United19123150–180£73,698
FM10 10.0.0Manchester United18118150–180£73,698

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.