TheFMDB
VersionFM18 18.3.0
Light
Nicolson
Squad number in club colours

Mark Nicolson

Player
56Current ability
56Potential ability
£3,320Value (calc)
500Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Mark
Last name
Nicolson
Common name
—
Date of birth
25 Jun 1988 age 29 at game start
Place of birth
Inverness
Nationality
Scotland
Height
188 cm
Weight
77 kg
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Brora Rangers
Job
Player
Squad status
Not Set
Contract type
Part Time
Joined club
1 Jul 2017
Contract starts
1 Jul 2017
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£150
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (C), DM, M (C)
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Centre) · 62
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
56
Current reputation
2,700
Home reputation
2,700
World reputation
500
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Sale value (calc)
£3,652
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Very Low
Peak age
34
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·5
  • Crossing·5
  • Dribbling·7
  • Finishing·7
  • First touch·8
  • Free kicks·6
  • Heading·10
  • Long shots·10
  • Long throws·11
  • Marking·10
  • Passing·9
  • Penalty taking·8
  • Tackling·10
  • Technique·7

Mental

  • Aggression·12
  • Anticipation·11
  • Bravery·13
  • Composure·10
  • Concentration·10
  • Decisions·10
  • Determination·9
  • Flair·5
  • Leadership·13
  • Off the ball·9
  • Positioning·10
  • Teamwork·13
  • Vision·6
  • Work rate·10

Physical

  • Acceleration·9
  • Agility·10
  • Balance·10
  • Jumping reach·16
  • Natural fitness·10
  • Pace·9
  • Stamina·13
  • Strength·15

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·9
  • Dirtiness·2
  • Important matches·11
  • Injury proneness·1
  • Versatility·6
  • Left foot·8
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure9
  • Professionalism9
  • Sportsmanship9
  • Temperament11
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

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 18.1.0, 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

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 18,255 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)18
  • D (R)14
  • DM20
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)20
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)4
  • 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
Sweeper4747
Defender (Left)4747
Defender (Centre)6262
Defender (Right)5757
Wing-Back (Left)4343
Wing-Back (Right)4343
Defensive Midfielder5858
Midfielder (Left)4343
Midfielder (Centre)5555
Midfielder (Right)4343
Attacking Midfielder (Left)4848
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)3838
Attacking Midfielder (Right)4343
Striker4848

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
  • Dwells On Ball
  • Does Not Dive Into Tackles

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2016 Elgin City Ladbrokes League 2 321 £0
2015 Elgin City Ladbrokes League 2 322 Unknown fee
2014 Elgin City Ladbrokes League 2 322 Unknown fee
2013 Elgin City Ladbrokes League 2 201 Unknown fee
2012 Elgin City Ladbrokes League 2 334 Unknown fee
2011 Elgin City Ladbrokes League 2 354 Unknown fee
2010 Elgin City Ladbrokes League 2 272 Unknown fee
2009 Elgin City Ladbrokes League 2 324 Unknown fee
2008 Elgin City Ladbrokes League 2 332 Unknown fee
2007 Ross County Ladbrokes League 1 00 £0
2007 Elgin City Loan Ladbrokes League 2 301 Unknown fee
2006 Ross County Ladbrokes Championship 00 Unknown fee
2005 Ross County Ladbrokes Championship 00 Unknown fee
2004 Ross County Ladbrokes Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)30623

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Scotland000 / 0

Career highlights

1
4 Aug 2007Senior Club DebutElgin City v Dumbarton

Homegrown status

Ross County3 Years Between 15 and 21
Scotland3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Juha KoskinenTervakosken PatoDM, M (C)3350551.91
Yang BaomingHunan TicaiDM3348781.92
Zurab Menteshashvili—DM37701121.95
Roberto Carlos YangüelaZalla U.C.DM, M (C)3755881.97
Jukka-Pekka TuomanenKaarinan PojatDM, M (C)3165752.00
Panagiotis Papaefthymiou—D (LC), DM3170802.02
Dimitris GikasGFS Aris ArchangelouD (C), DM3370902.05
Joni RuuthFC Kiffen 08D (LC), DM3460702.08

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
FM26 26.2.0Brora Rangers376571£456
FM26 26.0.0Brora Rangers376571£456
FM24 24.3.0Brora Rangers356571£506
FM23 23.4.0Brora Rangers346571£995
FM23 23.3.0Brora Rangers346571£995
FM23 23.0.0Brora Rangers346571£805
FM22 22.4.0Brora Rangers336671£1,594
FM22 22.3.0Brora Rangers336671£1,594
FM22 22.1.0Brora Rangers336571£1,594
FM22 22.0.1Brora Rangers336571£1,594
FM22 22.0.0Brora Rangers336571£1,594
FM21 21.4.0Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.3.0Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.1.1Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.0.1Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM21 21.0.0Brora Rangers326871£2,423
FM20 20.4.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.3.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.1.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.0.1Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM20 20.0.0Brora Rangers316871£4,069
FM19 19.3.0Brora Rangers305656£2,831
FM19 19.1.0Brora Rangers305656£2,988
FM19 19.0.1Brora Rangers305656£2,988
FM19 19.0.0Brora Rangers305656£2,988
FM18 18.3.0Brora Rangers295656£3,320
FM18 18.1.0Brora Rangers295656£3,320
FM18 18.0.0Brora Rangers295656£3,320
FM17 17.3.0Elgin City285661£3,320
FM17 17.0.0Elgin City285661£3,320
FM16 16.3.0Elgin City275461£3,320
FM16 16.0.1Elgin City275461£3,320
FM16 16.0.0Elgin City275461£3,320
FM15 15.3.0Elgin City265461£3,795
FM15 15.0.0Elgin City265661£3,795
FM14 14.3.0Elgin City255661£953
FM14 14.0.0Elgin City255861£953
FM13 13.3.0Elgin City245161£729
FM13 13.0.0Elgin City245161£729
FM12 12.2.0Elgin City234150£2,125
FM12 12.0.0Elgin City234150£2,125
FM10 10.0.0Elgin City213250£1,907

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.