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FM16 16.3.0

M (RL), AM (RLC) · Chesterfield

Dan Gardner

Daniel Gardner · Born 5 Apr 1990 · Pontefract (age 25)

Best position calc

  • Attacking Midfielder (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2015

Current ability
92 of 200
Potential ability
105
Value (calc)
£239,700
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
1,7500.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) 15 M (C) 10 M (R) 16 AM (L) 15 AM (C) 20 AM (R) 17 ST (C) 14 WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • 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
AM (C) Natural 20 62 65
AM (R) Accomplished 17 64 68
M (R) Accomplished 16 64 67
M (L) Accomplished 15 64 67
AM (L) Accomplished 15 64 67
ST (C) Competent 14 63 66
M (C) Unconvincing 10 58 61
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 46 49
D (L) Not stored — 48 50
D (C) Not stored — 41 44
D (R) Not stored — 48 51
DM Not stored — 46 49
WB (L) Not stored — 47 49
WB (R) Not stored — 47 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

  • Corners·8
  • Crossing·10
  • Dribbling·12
  • Finishing·10
  • First touch·12
  • Free kicks·8
  • Heading·7
  • Long shots·10
  • Long throws·5
  • Marking·6
  • Passing·12
  • Penalty taking·13
  • Tackling·6
  • Technique·11

Mental 14

  • Aggression·7
  • Anticipation·12
  • Bravery·9
  • Composure·10
  • Concentration·11
  • Decisions·7
  • Determination·10
  • Flair·14
  • Leadership·8
  • Off the ball·11
  • Positioning·9
  • Teamwork·11
  • Vision·11
  • Work rate·10

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·13
  • Agility·11
  • Balance·15
  • Jumping reach·11
  • Natural fitness·13
  • Pace·13
  • Stamina·10
  • Strength·9

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·11
  • Dirtiness·8
  • Important matches·11
  • Injury proneness·6
  • Versatility·13

Personality 8

  • Adaptability12
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy9
  • Loyalty8
  • Pressure9
  • Professionalism10
  • Sportsmanship8
  • Temperament7
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 FM16 16.0.1, 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

  • Dictates Tempo
  • Likes To Beat Man Repeatedly

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 16,734 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
twisted knee Severity 0Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 5021 Jul 20121 Dec 2012

Personal

Full name
Daniel Gardner
First name
Dan
Last name
Gardner
Common name
—
Date of birth
5 Apr 1990 age 25 at game start
Place of birth
Pontefract
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Chesterfield
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
3 Jan 2014
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (RL), AM (RLC)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right) · 64
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
92
Current reputation
4,800
Home reputation
4,800
World reputation
1,750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£215,730
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Contract clauses

Minimum Fee Release Clause £300
Relegation Release Clause £300

Playing career

10
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2014 Tranmere Rovers Loan Sky Bet League 2 42 Unknown fee
2014 Chesterfield Sky Bet League 1 171 Unknown fee
2013 Chesterfield Sky Bet League 2 163 Unknown fee
2013 FC Halifax Town Vanarama National League 237 Undisclosed fee
2012 FC Halifax Town Vanarama National League North 258 Unknown fee
2011 Droylsden Vanarama National League North 4018 £0
2010 Droylsden Vanarama National League North 271 Unknown fee
2009 Crewe Alexandra Sky Bet League 2 20 £0
2009 Flixton — —— Unknown fee
2008 Celtic Youth Ladbrokes Premiership 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)1549/10 recorded409/10 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerSky Bet League 21×2014
Runner-UpJohnstone's Paint Trophy1×2014
Playoff WinnerVanarama National League North1×2013

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

Career highlights

4
3 May 2014WinnerChesterfieldSky Bet League 2
30 Mar 2014Runner-UpChesterfieldJohnstone's Paint Trophy
12 May 2013Playoff WinnerFC Halifax TownVanarama National League North
27 Mar 2010Senior Club DebutCrewe Alexandra v Port Vale

Favourite people

Paul Marshall 100

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Peter GitselovBodens BKAM (LC), ST (C)31851101.54
Eder HernándezA.C.C.D. Mineros de GuayanaM/AM (C)331021181.55
Andrzej RybskiChojniczanka ChojniceAM (LC), ST (C)30961051.56
CesinhaAmarante Futebol ClubeAM (RLC)351001191.59
JoélsonEspírito Santo FCM (C), AM (RC), ST (C)34811231.60
Dyon GijzenVVV-VenloM (C), AM (RC)211001211.61
EbersonAA Portuguesa (RJ)M/AM (C)32981081.61

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
FM27 27.0.0Hyde United3657110£2,351
FM26 26.2.0Radcliffe355980£2,207
FM26 26.0.0Radcliffe355780£1,306
FM24 24.3.0Oldham Athletic336970£5,869
FM23 23.4.0Oldham Athletic3269105£33,043
FM23 23.3.0Oldham Athletic3269105£33,043
FM23 23.0.0Oldham Athletic3279105£33,043
FM22 22.4.0Doncaster Rovers3185105£22,478
FM22 22.3.0Doncaster Rovers3185105£22,478
FM22 22.1.0Doncaster Rovers3187105£25,479
FM22 22.0.1Doncaster Rovers3187105£25,479
FM22 22.0.0Doncaster Rovers3187105£25,479
FM21 21.4.0Wigan Athletic3087105£54,990
FM21 21.3.0Wigan Athletic3087105£54,990
FM21 21.1.1Wigan Athletic3082105£19,773
FM21 21.0.1Wigan Athletic3082105£19,773
FM21 21.0.0Wigan Athletic3082105£19,773
FM20 20.4.0—2991105£0
FM20 20.3.0—2991105£0
FM20 20.1.0—2991105£0
FM20 20.0.1—2991105£0
FM20 20.0.0—2991105£0
FM19 19.3.0Oldham Athletic2891105£126,563
FM19 19.1.0Oldham Athletic2891105£126,563
FM19 19.0.1Oldham Athletic2891105£126,563
FM19 19.0.0Oldham Athletic2892105£138,090
FM18 18.3.0Oldham Athletic2796105£239,700
FM18 18.1.0Oldham Athletic2793100£194,700
FM18 18.0.0Oldham Athletic2793100£194,700
FM17 17.3.0Chesterfield2692100£193,358
FM17 17.0.0Chesterfield2692100£193,358
FM16 16.3.0Chesterfield2592105£239,700
FM16 16.0.1Chesterfield2592105£239,700
FM16 16.0.0Chesterfield2592105£239,700
FM15 15.3.0Chesterfield2487105£75,150
FM15 15.0.0Chesterfield2484105£75,150
FM14 14.3.0Chesterfield2379105£64,900
FM14 14.0.0FC Halifax Town2376105£33,155
FM13 13.3.0FC Halifax Town2265105£8,536
FM13 13.0.0FC Halifax Town226070£8,536
FM12 12.2.0Droylsden193560£2,075
FM12 12.0.0Droylsden193560£2,075
FM11 11.0.0Droylsden193370£475

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 2015.