TheFMDB
VersionFM16 16.0.0
Light
Sproule
Squad number in club colours

Ivan Sproule

Player
67Current ability
119Potential ability
£8,907Value (calc)
2,500Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Ivan
Last name
Sproule
Common name
—
Date of birth
18 Feb 1981 age 34 at game start
Place of birth
Castlederg
Nationality
Northern Ireland
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Linfield
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Dec 2013
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (R), AM (RC)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right) · 60
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
67
Current reputation
4,000
Home reputation
4,000
World reputation
2,500
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£8,016
Caps / goals
11 / —
Favourite number
17
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
30
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners10
  • Crossing9
  • Dribbling13
  • Finishing11
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks9
  • Heading6
  • Long shots10
  • Long throws—
  • Marking3
  • Passing10
  • Penalty taking9
  • Tackling6
  • Technique10

Mental

  • Aggression14
  • Anticipation7
  • Bravery12
  • Composure12
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions7
  • Determination17
  • Flair11
  • Leadership12
  • Off the ball11
  • Positioning8
  • Teamwork11
  • Vision6
  • Work rate9

Physical

  • Acceleration13
  • Agility14
  • Balance9
  • Jumping reach7
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace13
  • Stamina9
  • Strength8

Goalkeeping

  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden

  • Consistency11
  • Dirtiness14
  • Important matches12
  • Injury proneness11
  • Versatility8
  • Left foot9
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy14
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism14
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament6
Personality (calc)
Fairly Determined
Media handling (calc)
Volatile

A dash is an attribute this database does not store for this player; the game generates those at the start of a new game.

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 11,431 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)—
  • DM—
  • M (L)14
  • M (C)10
  • M (R)19
  • AM (L)14
  • AM (C)17
  • AM (R)20
  • ST (C)14
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper4141
Defender (Left)4444
Defender (Centre)3838
Defender (Right)4444
Wing-Back (Left)4343
Wing-Back (Right)4343
Defensive Midfielder4242
Midfielder (Left)5959
Midfielder (Centre)5353
Midfielder (Right)6060
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5959
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5555
Attacking Midfielder (Right)6060
Striker5959

Calculated by fm-reader from the stored attributes (0–100, Genie Scout style). Blank where the database stores too few attributes to rate.

Player traits

  • Likes To Try To Beat Offside Trap
  • Knocks Ball Past Opponent
  • Gets Crowd Going
  • Likes To Beat Man Repeatedly

Playing career

20
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2014 Linfield Danske Bank Premiership 275 Unknown fee
2013 Linfield Danske Bank Premiership 81 Unknown fee
2013 Ross County Ladbrokes Premiership 102 £0
2012 Ross County Ladbrokes Premiership 146 Unknown fee
2012 Hibernian Ladbrokes Premiership 100 £0
2011 Hibernian Ladbrokes Premiership 343 Unknown fee
2010 Notts County Loan Sky Bet League 1 50 Unknown fee
2010 Yeovil Town Loan Sky Bet League 1 20 Unknown fee
2010 Bristol City Sky Bet Championship 110 £0
2009 Bristol City Sky Bet Championship 301 Unknown fee
2008 Bristol City Sky Bet Championship 383 Unknown fee
2007 Bristol City Sky Bet Championship 402 Unknown fee
2006 Hibernian Ladbrokes Premiership 327 £500,000
2005 Hibernian Ladbrokes Premiership 294 Unknown fee
2004 Hibernian Ladbrokes Premiership 71 Unknown fee
2004 Institute Danske Bank Premiership 112 £5,000
2003 Omagh Town Danske Bank Premiership 265 £0
2002 Omagh Town Danske Bank Premiership 337 Unknown fee
2001 Omagh Town Danske Bank Premiership 367 Unknown fee
2000 Moyola Park — —— £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 1 with unknown appearances left out)40356

Honours

WinnerScottish League Cup1×2007
Runner-UpNorthern Irish North West Cup2×2002, 2003
Runner-UpScottish Cup1×2012

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

Career highlights

4
19 May 2012Runner-UpHibernianScottish Cup
18 Mar 2007WinnerHibernianScottish League Cup
2003Runner-UpOmagh TownNorthern Irish North West Cup
2002Runner-UpOmagh TownNorthern Irish North West Cup

Disliked clubs

Heart Of Midlothian 100
Celtic 65

Favourite people

Andy Sproule 100
Gareth Sproule 100
Jamie McAllister 75
Tony Mowbray 50

Favourite clubs

Hibernian 75
Rangers 55
Tottenham Hotspur 45

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Lionel LordVC VlissingenM/AM (R), ST (C)34621101.76
Aziz MoutawakilKVV Thes Sport TessenderloAM (RL)31781111.78
David CampilloSaint-Alban Aucamville Football ClubAM (R)3371751.80
Manop SornkaewSongkhla UnitedAM (R), ST (C)3355671.86
Hakan AcarVierzon Foot 18AM (R)3674851.86
Patrick KavanaghBohemian F.C.M/AM (R)3178911.88
Patrick GerritsenExcelsior '31AM (RL)28821021.90
Jørgen Møller MartinsenFK SenjaM/AM (R)3561791.91
Eric MolloyWexford YouthsM/AM (RL)2262761.93
Mariusz DzienisOlimpia ZambrowM/AM (R)35741001.93

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 the attributes both players have stored.

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM24 24.3.0—425555£0
FM23 23.4.0Ardstraw415555£0
FM23 23.3.0Ardstraw415555£0
FM23 23.0.0Ardstraw415555£0
FM21 21.4.0Dergview395555£1,881
FM21 21.3.0Dergview395555£1,881
FM21 21.1.1Dergview395555£1,881
FM21 21.0.1Dergview395555£1,881
FM21 21.0.0Dergview395555£1,881
FM20 20.4.0Dergview3867119£4,263
FM20 20.3.0Dergview3867119£4,263
FM20 20.1.0Dergview3867119£4,263
FM20 20.0.1Dergview3867119£4,263
FM20 20.0.0Dergview3867119£4,263
FM19 19.3.0Dergview3767119£5,255
FM19 19.1.0Ardstraw3767119£0
FM19 19.0.1Ardstraw3767119£0
FM19 19.0.0Ardstraw3767119£0
FM18 18.3.0Ardstraw3667119£0
FM18 18.1.0Ardstraw3667119£0
FM18 18.0.0Ardstraw3667119£0
FM17 17.3.0Linfield3567119£6,656
FM17 17.0.0Linfield3567119£6,656
FM16 16.3.0Linfield3467119£8,907
FM16 16.0.1Linfield3467119£8,907
FM16 16.0.0Linfield3467119£8,907
FM15 15.3.0Linfield3389119£65,621
FM15 15.0.0Linfield3389119£65,621
FM14 14.3.0Linfield3295111£265,868
FM14 14.0.0Ross County32111111£194,096
FM13 13.3.0Ross County31105105£369,537
FM13 13.0.0Hibernian3195105£298,094
FM12 12.2.0Hibernian3097130£219,038
FM12 12.0.0Hibernian30105130£219,038
FM10 10.0.0Bristol City28112127£44,101

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.