Meschini
Squad number in club colours

Alex

Player
129Current ability
166Potential ability
£1,033,878Value (calc)
4,500Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Alex Raphael
Last name
Meschini
Common name
Alex
Date of birth
25 Mar 1982 age 33 at game start
Nationality
Brazil
Other nationalities
Italy Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left

Contract

Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
19 Jul 2013
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (LC)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Left) · 78
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
129
Current reputation
6,750
Home reputation
6,750
World reputation
4,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Sale value (calc)
£930,490
Caps / goals
4 / —
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·15
  • Crossing·14
  • Dribbling·16
  • Finishing·13
  • First touch·16
  • Free kicks·16
  • Heading·10
  • Long shots·16
  • Long throws·8
  • Marking·5
  • Passing·15
  • Penalty taking·16
  • Tackling·8
  • Technique·16

Mental

  • Aggression·9
  • Anticipation·13
  • Bravery·10
  • Composure·13
  • Concentration·13
  • Decisions·14
  • Determination·15
  • Flair·17
  • Leadership·10
  • Off the ball·14
  • Positioning·7
  • Teamwork·14
  • Vision·15
  • Work rate·13

Physical

  • Acceleration▼112
  • Agility▼111
  • Balance·8
  • Jumping reach·9
  • Natural fitness·12
  • Pace▼111
  • Stamina▼111
  • Strength·9

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·13
  • Dirtiness·10
  • Important matches·15
  • Injury proneness·11
  • Versatility·13
  • Left foot·20
  • Right foot·10

Personality

  • Adaptability15
  • Ambition16
  • Controversy8
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure10
  • Professionalism17
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament13
Personality (calc)
Resolute
Media handling (calc)
Level-headed

A dash is an attribute this database does not store for this player; the game generates those at the start of a new game. Arrows compare with FM16 16.0.1, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Finishing 93.8 pct
Dribbling 98.5 pct
First touch 98.3 pct
Technique 97.1 pct
Passing 96.5 pct
Crossing 95.9 pct
Off the ball 91.9 pct
Composure 91.6 pct
Flair 98.0 pct
Acceleration 53.8 pct
Pace 37.5 pct
Agility 36.0 pct

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.

Positions

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

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper5353
Defender (Left)5656
Defender (Centre)4646
Defender (Right)5656
Wing-Back (Left)6666
Wing-Back (Right)5555
Defensive Midfielder5555
Midfielder (Left)7878
Midfielder (Centre)7474
Midfielder (Right)7171
Attacking Midfielder (Left)7878
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)7878
Attacking Midfielder (Right)7676
Striker7676

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

  • Shoots From Distance
  • Plays One-Twos
  • Cuts Inside From Both Wings

Playing career

16

Honours

WinnerBrazilian Gaúcho State Championship4×2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
WinnerCopa Libertadores2×2006, 2012
WinnerCopa Sudamericana1×2008
WinnerSouth American Recopa1×2007
WinnerClub World Championship1×2006
WinnerBrazilian National First Division1×2011
Runner-UpRussian Premier Division1×2009

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

Awards

4

Career highlights

11

Favourite clubs

Homegrown status

EC Primavera3 Years Between 15 and 21
Brazil3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Michael BarrantesWuhan Zhuo'erM (LC), AM (C)311171231.73
Gustavo CampanharoClube Atlético BragantinoM/AM (C)231181301.77
EduardoFluminense FCM/AM (LC)221171371.78
Daniel SánchezAsociación Deportivo PastoAM (RLC)251151181.78
Javier MoralesReal Salt LakeAM (C)351181281.80
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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
FM17 17.3.0SC Internacional34125155£230,973
FM17 17.0.0SC Internacional34125155£230,973
FM16 16.3.0SC Internacional33129166£1,033,878
FM16 16.0.1SC Internacional33134166£1,481,281
FM16 16.0.0SC Internacional33134166£888,887
FM15 15.3.0SC Internacional32139166£2,548,958
FM15 15.0.0SC Internacional32135165£2,407,192
FM14 14.3.0SC Internacional31138165£4,091,898
FM14 14.0.0SC Internacional31142165£2,405,014
FM13 13.3.0Al-Gharrafa Sports Club30146165£5,079,131
FM13 13.0.0Al-Gharrafa Sports Club30146165£5,079,131
FM12 12.2.0SC Corinthians Paulista29146165£4,393,173
FM12 12.0.0SC Corinthians Paulista29142165£6,454,039
FM10 10.0.0Spartak Moscow27155170£173,227

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.