TheFMDB
VersionFM16 16.0.0
Light
Bird
Squad number in club colours

Eric Bird

Player
76Current ability
90–120Potential ability
£117,439Value (calc)
1,900Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Eric
Last name
Bird
Common name
—
Date of birth
8 Apr 1993 age 22 at game start
Place of birth
Washington (DC)
Nationality
United States
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Spanish (7/10)

Contract

Club
Philadelphia Union
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
15 Jan 2015
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 54
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
76
Expected potential (calc)
105
Current reputation
3,800
Home reputation
3,800
World reputation
1,900
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£262,800
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners8
  • Crossing8
  • Dribbling10
  • Finishing8
  • First touch10
  • Free kicks8
  • Heading7
  • Long shots8
  • Long throws5
  • Marking8
  • Passing10
  • Penalty taking8
  • Tackling6
  • Technique9

Mental

  • Aggression8
  • Anticipation9
  • Bravery8
  • Composure10
  • Concentration9
  • Decisions9
  • Determination9
  • Flair8
  • Leadership7
  • Off the ball9
  • Positioning9
  • Teamwork9
  • Vision9
  • Work rate9

Physical

  • Acceleration8
  • Agility9
  • Balance8
  • Jumping reach8
  • Natural fitness8
  • Pace9
  • Stamina8
  • Strength8

Goalkeeping

  • Aerial reach1
  • Command of area1
  • Communication1
  • Eccentricity1
  • Handling1
  • Kicking5
  • One on ones1
  • Punching (tendency)1
  • Reflexes1
  • Rushing out (tendency)1
  • Throwing1

Hidden

  • Consistency9
  • Dirtiness5
  • Important matches7
  • Injury proneness5
  • Versatility8
  • Left foot14
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition9
  • Controversy8
  • Loyalty8
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism9
  • Sportsmanship10
  • Temperament10
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

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 35,951 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)—
  • DM7
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)20
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)17
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Goalkeeper2529
Sweeper4248
Defender (Left)4450
Defender (Centre)4046
Defender (Right)4450
Wing-Back (Left)4148
Wing-Back (Right)4148
Defensive Midfielder4955
Midfielder (Left)4552
Midfielder (Centre)5461
Midfielder (Right)4552
Attacking Midfielder (Left)4552
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5259
Attacking Midfielder (Right)4552
Striker4552

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

Favourite clubs

Liverpool 75

Similar players

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Leroy MalukaIFK ÅboDM, M/AM (C)2962701.58
Rick HemminkHeracles AlmeloDM, M (C)22881111.63
Richard ClarkeCrusadersM/AM (C)2965781.65
Arne van GeffenHelmond SportM/AM (C)2170901.67
Sergey SimonovFC Syzran 2003DM, M (C)3168761.67
Andrey GovorovFC DolgoprudnyM/AM (C)3080901.76
Sergey KvasovKhimik DzerzhinskDM, M/AM (C)3275881.78
Graeme HolmesAlloa AthleticM (RC)3187901.79

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—309898£0
FM23 23.4.0FC Tulsa299898£512,373
FM23 23.3.0FC Tulsa299898£512,373
FM23 23.0.0FC Tulsa299898£173,069
FM22 22.4.0FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM22 22.3.0FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM22 22.1.0FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM22 22.0.1FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM22 22.0.0FC Tulsa289898£337,711
FM21 21.4.0FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM21 21.3.0FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM21 21.1.1FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM21 21.0.1FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM21 21.0.0FC Tulsa279898£457,626
FM20 20.4.0Tulsa Roughnecks268591£248,820
FM20 20.3.0Tulsa Roughnecks268591£248,820
FM20 20.1.0Houston Dynamo268591£134,916
FM20 20.0.1Houston Dynamo268591£133,381
FM20 20.0.0Houston Dynamo268591£133,381
FM19 19.3.0Houston Dynamo257991£10,574
FM19 19.1.0Houston Dynamo257991£4,301
FM19 19.0.1Houston Dynamo257991£4,301
FM19 19.0.0Houston Dynamo257991£4,301
FM18 18.3.0Houston Dynamo247991£10,473
FM18 18.1.0Rio Grande Valley Toros247991£2,130
FM18 18.0.0Rio Grande Valley Toros247991£2,130
FM17 17.3.0Rio Grande Valley Toros237896£5,106
FM17 17.0.0Rio Grande Valley Toros2378(-6)£8,386
FM16 16.3.0Philadelphia Union2276(-55)£117,439
FM16 16.0.1Philadelphia Union2276(-6)£117,439
FM16 16.0.0Philadelphia Union2276(-6)£117,439
FM15 15.3.0Philadelphia Union2176(-6)£106,761

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.