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Edson Buddle

Player
92Current ability
127Potential ability
£99,325Value (calc)
3,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Edson Michael Buddle
First name
Edson
Last name
Buddle
Common name
—
Date of birth
21 May 1981 age 34 at game start
Place of birth
New Rochelle (NY)
Nationality
United States
Other nationalities
Jamaica Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Spanish (5/10), German (4/10)

Contract

Club
Los Angeles Galaxy
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
31 Dec 2015
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 68
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
92
Current reputation
4,800
Home reputation
4,800
World reputation
3,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£54,628
Caps / goals
11 / —
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Very High
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·5
  • Crossing·10
  • Dribbling·9
  • Finishing·12
  • First touch·11
  • Free kicks·9
  • Heading·13
  • Long shots·9
  • Long throws·10
  • Marking·9
  • Passing·10
  • Penalty taking·9
  • Tackling·9
  • Technique·11

Mental

  • Aggression·9
  • Anticipation·13
  • Bravery·12
  • Composure·11
  • Concentration·11
  • Decisions·11
  • Determination·14
  • Flair·8
  • Leadership·6
  • Off the ball·12
  • Positioning·10
  • Teamwork·13
  • Vision·11
  • Work rate·8

Physical

  • Acceleration·10
  • Agility·11
  • Balance·12
  • Jumping reach·11
  • Natural fitness·14
  • Pace·10
  • Stamina·9
  • Strength·12

Goalkeeping

  • Aerial reach·1
  • Command of area·1
  • Communication·1
  • Eccentricity·1
  • Handling·1
  • Kicking·1
  • One on ones·1
  • Punching (tendency)·1
  • Reflexes·1
  • Rushing out (tendency)·1
  • Throwing·1

Hidden

  • Consistency·9
  • Dirtiness·5
  • Important matches·14
  • Injury proneness·17
  • Versatility·6
  • Left foot·14
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability6
  • Ambition7
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty13
  • Pressure16
  • Professionalism14
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament14
Personality (calc)
Light-Hearted
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

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 50,277 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK1
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)—
  • DM—
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)—
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)7
  • AM (C)8
  • AM (R)9
  • ST (C)20
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Goalkeeper2828
Sweeper5151
Defender (Left)5151
Defender (Centre)5151
Defender (Right)5151
Wing-Back (Left)4848
Wing-Back (Right)4848
Defensive Midfielder5050
Midfielder (Left)5353
Midfielder (Centre)5151
Midfielder (Right)5353
Attacking Midfielder (Left)6161
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5858
Attacking Midfielder (Right)6262
Striker6868

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

  • Moves Into Channels
  • Places Shots
  • Hits Free Kicks With Power

Playing career

20
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2015 LA Galaxy II Loan American Third Division - Western Conference 20 Unknown fee
2015 Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer 120 £0
2014 Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer 182 £0
2013 Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer 245 Unknown fee
2012 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS draft allocation Major League Soccer 193 Undisclosed fee
2011 Ingolstadt German Second Division 176 £0
2010 Ingolstadt German Second Division 143 Unknown fee
2010 Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer 2517 £0
2009 Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer 195 Unknown fee
2008 Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer 2715 Unknown fee
2007 Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer 165 Unknown fee
2007 Toronto FC Player exchange Major League Soccer 100 Unknown fee
2006 New York Red Bulls Major League Soccer 286 Unknown fee
2005 Columbus Crew SC Player exchange Major League Soccer 239 Unknown fee
2004 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 2411 Unknown fee
2003 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 2110 Unknown fee
2002 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 219 Unknown fee
2001 Indiana Blast Loan United Soccer Leagues First Division 10 Unknown fee
2001 Columbus Crew SC Major League Soccer 173 SuperDraft
2000 Long Island Rough Riders United Soccer Leagues First Division 2611 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)364120

Honours

WinnerMLS Cup1×2012
WinnerUS Cup1×2002
WinnerMLS Supporters' Shield1×2004
Runner-UpMLS Cup1×2009
Runner-UpSuperLiga1×2007

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

Awards

3
2010MLS Golden BootPlaced 2Los Angeles Galaxy
2010Landon Donovan Most Valuable PlayerPlaced 3Los Angeles Galaxy
2008MLS Golden BootPlaced 3Los Angeles Galaxy

Career highlights

5
1 Dec 2012WinnerLos Angeles GalaxyMLS Cup
22 Nov 2009Runner-UpLos Angeles GalaxyMLS Cup
24 Oct 2002WinnerColumbus Crew SCUS Cup
2007Runner-UpLos Angeles GalaxySuperLiga
2004WinnerColumbus Crew SCMLS Supporters' Shield

Favourite people

Jean-Philippe Peguero 75
Greg Andrulis 75
Jeff Cunningham 75

Homegrown status

Long Island Rough Riders3 Years Between 15 and 21
United States3 Years Between 15 and 21

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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
FM16 16.3.0Los Angeles Galaxy3492127£99,325
FM16 16.0.1Los Angeles Galaxy3497127£99,325
FM16 16.0.0Los Angeles Galaxy3497127£99,325
FM15 15.3.0Colorado Rapids33101127£192,016
FM15 15.0.0Colorado Rapids33103127£229,038
FM14 14.3.0Colorado Rapids32110127£502,164
FM14 14.0.0Colorado Rapids32110127£502,164
FM13 13.3.0Colorado Rapids31113127£945,496
FM13 13.0.0Los Angeles Galaxy31113127£945,496
FM12 12.2.0Los Angeles Galaxy30113127£277,984
FM12 12.0.0FC Ingolstadt 0430116137£406,213
FM10 10.0.0Los Angeles Galaxy28117137£3,167

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.