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VersionFM17 17.0.0
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James
Squad number in club colours

Tom James

Player
80Current ability
90–120Potential ability
£22,607Value (calc)
—Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Thomas Lynn James
First name
Tom
Last name
James
Common name
—
Date of birth
15 Apr 1996 age 20 at game start
Place of birth
Cardiff
Nationality
Wales
Other nationalities
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Either

Contract

Club
Cardiff City
Job
Player
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Jul 2012
Contract starts
5 Apr 2016
Contract expires
30 Jun 2017
Weekly wage
£499
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (RLC)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 62
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
105
Expected potential (calc)
105
Current reputation
3,350
Home reputation
3,900
World reputation
—
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Sale value (calc)
£63,600
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners4
  • Crossing9
  • Dribbling8
  • Finishing4
  • First touch8
  • Free kicks8
  • Heading9
  • Long shots8
  • Long throws7
  • Marking10
  • Passing10
  • Penalty taking5
  • Tackling11
  • Technique9

Mental

  • Aggression10
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery11
  • Composure8
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions9
  • Determination—
  • Flair5
  • Leadership8
  • Off the ball9
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork9
  • Vision7
  • Work rate11

Physical

  • Acceleration12
  • Agility10
  • Balance11
  • Jumping reach10
  • Natural fitness9
  • Pace12
  • Stamina11
  • Strength10

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency9
  • Dirtiness9
  • Important matches8
  • Injury proneness7
  • Versatility12
  • Left foot15
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

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 5,426 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

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

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper4753
Defender (Left)6167
Defender (Centre)5763
Defender (Right)6268
Wing-Back (Left)4752
Wing-Back (Right)4752
Defensive Midfielder4752
Midfielder (Left)4753
Midfielder (Centre)4652
Midfielder (Right)4753
Attacking Midfielder (Left)4753
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4147
Attacking Midfielder (Right)4753
Striker4651

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

Playing career

4
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2015 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2014 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2013 Cardiff City English Premier Division 10 Unknown fee
2012 Cardiff City Youth Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)10

Career highlights

1
11 May 2014Senior Club DebutCardiff City v Chelsea

Homegrown status

Cardiff City3 Years Between 15 and 21
Wales3 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
FM27 27.0.0Bristol Rovers3098120£287,550
FM26 26.2.0Leyton Orient2998120£243,774
FM26 26.0.0Leyton Orient29103120£397,958
FM24 24.3.0Leyton Orient27101120£198,312
FM23 23.4.0Leyton Orient2697120£194,846
FM23 23.3.0Leyton Orient2697120£194,846
FM23 23.0.0Leyton Orient2695120£171,896
FM22 22.4.0Leyton Orient2595120£66,678
FM22 22.3.0Leyton Orient2595120£66,678
FM22 22.1.0Leyton Orient2591120£48,874
FM22 22.0.1Leyton Orient2591120£48,874
FM22 22.0.0Leyton Orient2591120£48,874
FM21 21.4.0Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM21 21.3.0Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM21 21.1.1Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM21 21.0.1Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM21 21.0.0Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM20 20.4.0Hibernian2396120£93,330
FM20 20.3.0Hibernian2396120£93,330
FM20 20.1.0Hibernian2396120£93,330
FM20 20.0.1Hibernian2396120£67,830
FM20 20.0.0Hibernian2396120£67,830
FM19 19.3.0Yeovil Town2299120£165,495
FM19 19.1.0Yeovil Town2291120£113,241
FM19 19.0.1Yeovil Town2291120£113,241
FM19 19.0.0Yeovil Town2291120£113,241
FM18 18.3.0Yeovil Town2186(-6)£63,878
FM18 18.1.0Yeovil Town2183(-6)£63,878
FM18 18.0.0Yeovil Town2183(-6)£63,878
FM17 17.3.0Yeovil Town2079(-6)£15,071
FM17 17.0.0Cardiff City2080(-6)£22,607
FM16 16.3.0Cardiff City1980(-6)£28,025
FM16 16.0.1Cardiff City1980(-6)£28,025
FM16 16.0.0Cardiff City1980(-6)£28,025
FM15 15.3.0Cardiff City1880(-6)£37,366
FM15 15.0.0Cardiff City1880(-6)£37,366
FM14 14.3.0Cardiff City1747(-5)£3,401
FM14 14.0.0Cardiff City1747(-5)£3,401
FM13 13.3.0Cardiff City1642(-5)—
FM13 13.0.0Cardiff City16———

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.