James23
Squad number in club colours

Tom James

Player
83Current ability
90–120Potential ability
£63,878Value (calc)
750Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Thomas Lynn James
First name
Tom
Last name
James
Common name
—
Date of birth
15 Apr 1996 age 21 at game start
Place of birth
Cardiff
Nationality
Wales
Other nationalities
England
Height
181 cm
Weight
70 kg
Preferred foot
Either

Contract

Job
Player
Squad status
Not Set
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
13 Jan 2017
Contract starts
19 Jun 2017
Contract expires
30 Jun 2019
Weekly wage
£500
Squad numbers
#23 Yeovil Town
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (RLC)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 60
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
104
Expected potential (calc)
105
Current reputation
4,000
Home reputation
3,000
World reputation
750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£234,900
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·8
  • Crossing·8
  • Dribbling·9
  • Finishing·8
  • First touch·9
  • Free kicks·11
  • Heading·10
  • Long shots·8
  • Long throws▲310
  • Marking·9
  • Passing·10
  • Penalty taking▲19
  • Tackling·9
  • Technique·12

Mental

  • Aggression▲212
  • Anticipation·9
  • Bravery·11
  • Composure▼110
  • Concentration·9
  • Decisions·9
  • Determination·13
  • Flair▼113
  • Leadership·8
  • Off the ball·8
  • Positioning·9
  • Teamwork·9
  • Vision·10
  • Work rate·12

Physical

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

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·9
  • Dirtiness·9
  • Important matches·13
  • Injury proneness·7
  • Versatility·18
  • Left foot·15
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability13
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty13
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism18
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament12
Personality (calc)
Professional
Media handling (calc)
Reserved

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 FM18 18.0.0, 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
Tackling 15.4 pct
Marking 17.2 pct
Heading 22.3 pct
Positioning 20.0 pct
Anticipation 26.7 pct
Concentration 30.8 pct
Jumping reach 28.6 pct
Strength 13.1 pct
Pace 81.1 pct
Passing 68.8 pct
Composure 55.9 pct
Bravery 38.9 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 49,515 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • SW12
  • D (L)19
  • D (C)20
  • D (R)20
  • DM14
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)11
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)14
  • WB (R)14
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper5661
Defender (Left)6065
Defender (Centre)5862
Defender (Right)6065
Wing-Back (Left)5661
Wing-Back (Right)5661
Defensive Midfielder5661
Midfielder (Left)4955
Midfielder (Centre)5762
Midfielder (Right)4955
Attacking Midfielder (Left)4955
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4651
Attacking Midfielder (Right)4955
Striker4954

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

Injuries at game start

concussion Severity 07 Jul 2017 – 16 Jul 2017

Playing career

7
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2016 Yeovil Town Sky Bet League Two 20 Unknown fee
2016 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
2016 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
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)30

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Wales000 / 0

Career highlights

1
11 May 2014Senior Club DebutCardiff CityEnglish Premier Division v Chelsea

Favourite people

Favourite clubs

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.