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FM15 15.3.0

D (C), DM, M (C) · Elgin City

Mark Nicolson

Born 25 Jun 1988 · Inverness (age 26)

Best position calc

  • Defensive Midfielder

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2014

Current ability
54 of 200
Potential ability
61
Value (calc)
£3,795
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
—
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) 8 D (C) 18 D (R) 14 DM 20 M (L) 5 M (C) 20 M (R) 9 AM (L) 4 AM (C) — AM (R) 7 ST (C) — WB (L) 6 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 51 53
M (C) Natural 20 49 50
D (C) Natural 18 53 55
D (R) Competent 14 50 52
WB (R) Unconvincing 10 45 46
M (R) Unconvincing 9 43 44
D (L) Awkward 8 49 50
AM (R) Awkward 7 43 45
WB (L) Awkward 6 43 45
M (L) Awkward 5 42 44
AM (L) Makeshift 4 42 43
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 41 42
AM (C) Not stored — 33 35
ST (C) Not stored — 41 42

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—
  • Crossing·4
  • Dribbling·6
  • Finishing·5
  • First touch·7
  • Free kicks—
  • Heading·9
  • Long shots·5
  • Long throws·10
  • Marking·9
  • Passing▼28
  • Penalty taking—
  • Tackling·9
  • Technique·6

Mental 14

  • Aggression·11
  • Anticipation·10
  • Bravery▲112
  • Composure▼19
  • Concentration·9
  • Decisions·9
  • Determination·8
  • Flair·4
  • Leadership▲112
  • Off the ball▼18
  • Positioning·9
  • Teamwork·12
  • Vision▼15
  • Work rate·9

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·7
  • Agility·8
  • Balance·8
  • Jumping reach·10
  • Natural fitness·8
  • Pace·7
  • Stamina·11
  • Strength·13

Feet

  • Left foot·8
  • 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▼210
  • Dirtiness·2
  • Important matches▼310
  • Injury proneness·1
  • Versatility·5

Personality 8

  • Adaptability7
  • Ambition11
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty11
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism8
  • Sportsmanship8
  • Temperament10
Personality (calc)
Balanced
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 FM15 15.0.0, 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

  • Shoots From Distance
  • Dwells On Ball
  • Does Not Dive 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 18,603 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Mark
Last name
Nicolson
Common name
—
Date of birth
25 Jun 1988 age 26 at game start
Place of birth
Inverness
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Elgin 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 (C), DM, M (C)
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Centre) · 53
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
54
Current reputation
2,800
Home reputation
2,800
World reputation
—
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£1,897
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Very Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

11
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2013 Elgin City Scottish League 2 201 Unknown fee
2012 Elgin City Scottish League 2 334 Unknown fee
2011 Elgin City Scottish League 2 354 Unknown fee
2010 Elgin City Scottish League 2 272 Unknown fee
2009 Elgin City Scottish League 2 324 Unknown fee
2008 Elgin City Scottish League 2 332 Unknown fee
2007 Ross County Scottish League 1 00 £0
2007 Elgin City Loan Scottish League 2 301 Unknown fee
2006 Ross County Scottish Championship 00 Unknown fee
2005 Ross County Scottish Championship 00 Unknown fee
2004 Ross County Scottish Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)21011/11 recorded1811/11 recorded

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

Homegrown status

Ross County3 Years Between 15 and 21
Scotland3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

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Michalis SeichanidisAE Ikaros KallitheasD (RC), DM2840551.83
Joni RuuthFC Kiffen 08D (LC), DM3155701.86
Sokratis PetrouAO LoutrakiDM, M (C)3560951.87
Jukka MarkkanenRollon PojatDM, M (C)3255751.94
Magnus KällanderStenungsunds IFDM, M (C)45501161.95
MessiasAliados Futebol Clube de LordeloDM, M (C)3055742.00
Kieran O'ConnorLisburn DistilleryDM, M (C)3247742.03
Christian AltmanHanvikens SKD (C), DM3045462.03
Giorgos ApostolakisLido FC (GRE)D (C), DM, M (C)2840552.03
Man Pei TakEastern Athletic AssociationD (R), DM3251792.03

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
FM26 26.2.0Brora Rangers376571£456
FM26 26.0.0Brora Rangers376571£456
FM24 24.3.0Brora Rangers356571£506
FM23 23.4.0Brora Rangers346571£995
FM23 23.3.0Brora Rangers346571£995
FM23 23.0.0Brora Rangers346571£805
FM22 22.4.0Brora Rangers336671£1,594
FM22 22.3.0Brora Rangers336671£1,594
FM22 22.1.0Brora Rangers336571£1,594
FM22 22.0.1Brora Rangers336571£1,594
FM22 22.0.0Brora Rangers336571£1,594
FM21 21.4.0Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.3.0Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.1.1Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.0.1Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.0.0Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM20 20.4.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.3.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.1.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.0.1Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.0.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM19 19.3.0Brora Rangers305656£2,831
FM19 19.1.0Brora Rangers305656£2,988
FM19 19.0.1Brora Rangers305656£2,988
FM19 19.0.0Brora Rangers305656£2,988
FM18 18.3.0Brora Rangers295656£3,320
FM18 18.1.0Brora Rangers295656£3,320
FM18 18.0.0Brora Rangers295656£3,320
FM17 17.3.0Elgin City285661£2,457
FM17 17.0.0Elgin City285661£2,457
FM16 16.3.0Elgin City275461£3,320
FM16 16.0.1Elgin City275461£3,320
FM16 16.0.0Elgin City275461£3,320
FM15 15.3.0Elgin City265461£3,795
FM15 15.0.0Elgin City265661£3,795
FM14 14.3.0Elgin City255661£953
FM14 14.0.0Elgin City255861£953
FM13 13.3.0Elgin City245161£729
FM13 13.0.0Elgin City245161£729
FM12 12.2.0Elgin City234150£2,125
FM12 12.0.0Elgin City234150£2,125
FM11 11.0.0Elgin City224150£1,543
FM10 10.0.0Elgin City213250£1,907

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.