TheFMDB
VersionFM19 19.3.0
Light
James23
Squad number in club colours

Tom James

Player
99Current ability
120Potential ability
£165,495Value (calc)
2,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Thomas Lynn James
First name
Tom
Last name
James
Common name
—
Date of birth
15 Apr 1996 age 22 at game start
Place of birth
Cardiff
Nationality
Wales
Other nationalities
England
Height
183 cm
Weight
70 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Yeovil Town
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
13 Jan 2017
Contract starts
12 Jan 2018
Contract expires
30 Jun 2020
Weekly wage
£1,000
Squad numbers
#23 Yeovil Town
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (RLC), DM
Best position (calc)
Defender (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 66
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
108
Current reputation
4,650
Home reputation
4,650
World reputation
2,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£397,200
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·10
  • Dribbling·9
  • Finishing▲19
  • First touch·11
  • Free kicks▲314
  • Heading·10
  • Long shots▲19
  • Long throws▼111
  • Marking·10
  • Passing·11
  • Penalty taking·10
  • Tackling·11
  • Technique·13

Mental

  • Aggression▲113
  • Anticipation·11
  • Bravery·11
  • Composure·10
  • Concentration·9
  • Decisions·10
  • Determination·13
  • Flair·13
  • Leadership·8
  • Off the ball·8
  • Positioning▲112
  • Teamwork·11
  • Vision·12
  • Work rate·12

Physical

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

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·5
  • Versatility·18
  • Left foot·14
  • 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 FM19 19.1.0, 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 23,046 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)17
  • D (C)17
  • D (R)20
  • DM15
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)11
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)13
  • WB (R)14
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)6570
Defender (Centre)6267
Defender (Right)6671
Wing-Back (Left)6064
Wing-Back (Right)6065
Defensive Midfielder6267
Midfielder (Left)5257
Midfielder (Centre)6166
Midfielder (Right)5257
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5358
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4954
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5358
Striker5156

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

  • Gets Forward Whenever Possible
  • Shoots From Distance
  • Uses Outside Of Foot
  • Tries Long Range Free Kicks
  • Tries Long Range Passes

Injuries at game start

hip injury Severity 025 Aug 2018 – 22 Sep 2018
concussion Severity 07 Jul 2017 – 16 Jul 2017

Playing career

8
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2017 Yeovil Town Sky Bet League Two 380 Unknown fee
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)410

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Wales000 / 0

Career highlights

2
28 Nov 2017First Senior Club GoalYeovil TownCheckatrade Trophy v Plymouth Argyle
11 May 2014Senior Club DebutCardiff CityEnglish Premier Division v Chelsea

Favourite people

Branislav Ivanovic Idol100
Deji Oshilaja Teammate/Former Teammate100
Mark Hudson Teammate/Former Teammate90
Abdi Noor Teammate/Former Teammate80
Rhys Healey Teammate/Former Teammate80

Favourite clubs

Cardiff City Player90

Homegrown status

Cardiff City3 Years Between 15 and 21
Wales3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
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Anestis ArgyriouFAS NaousaD/WB/M (R)30851051.50
AfonsoTupi Football ClubD/WB/M (R)30901161.54
Miodrag JovanovicFK Zupa AleksandrovacD/WB (R), DM3187941.54
Steven WhittakerHibernianD (RL), WB (R)341071201.61
Park Tae-MinSeongnam FCD (RL), WB (L)321051101.62
Milos RadulovicOFK Grbalj RadanoviciD (R)28941001.68
Grzegorz BartczakMiedź LegnicaD/WB (R)33901101.70
Goran StojkovicFK Kopaonik BrusD/WB (R)3485921.70
Anthony SoubervieFootball Club de Chambly-OiseD/WB/M (R)34981021.71

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.