Arouca da Silva5
Squad number in club colours

Arouca

Player
118Current ability
150Potential ability
£134,558Value (calc)
3,500Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Marcos
Last name
Arouca da Silva
Common name
Arouca
Date of birth
11 Aug 1986 age 31 at game start
Place of birth
Duas Barras (RJ)
Nationality
Brazil
Height
171 cm
Weight
74 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Portuguese, English (2/10)

Contract

Job
Player
Squad status
Not Set
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
1 Feb 2015
Contract starts
1 Feb 2015
Contract expires
31 Jan 2019
Weekly wage
£15,057
Needs work permit
—

On loan

From
11 Jul 2018
Until
31 Dec 2018
Wage share paid
0%
Monthly fee
£9,727
Option to buy
—
Can be recalled
No

Player profile

Positions
DM, M (C)
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 71
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
118
Current reputation
5,900
Home reputation
5,900
World reputation
3,500
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£74,006
Caps / goals
4 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
34
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
30
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners6
  • Crossing11
  • Dribbling12
  • Finishing11
  • First touch13
  • Free kicks7
  • Heading7
  • Long shots8
  • Long throws10
  • Marking13
  • Passing13
  • Penalty taking8
  • Tackling13
  • Technique13

Mental

  • Aggression10
  • Anticipation12
  • Bravery12
  • Composure12
  • Concentration11
  • Decisions13
  • Determination14
  • Flair13
  • Leadership12
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning12
  • Teamwork13
  • Vision11
  • Work rate13

Physical

  • Acceleration13
  • Agility13
  • Balance13
  • Jumping reach6
  • Natural fitness7
  • Pace13
  • Stamina14
  • Strength12

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency10
  • Dirtiness13
  • Important matches15
  • Injury proneness15
  • Versatility13
  • Left foot9
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability11
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty18
  • Pressure18
  • Professionalism13
  • Sportsmanship13
  • Temperament18
Personality (calc)
Spirited
Media handling (calc)
Unflappable

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
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Passing 88.3 pct
Tackling 82.8 pct
Vision 70.5 pct
Decisions 92.0 pct
Teamwork 63.4 pct
Work rate 60.0 pct
Stamina 84.9 pct
First touch 93.6 pct
Technique 92.5 pct
Anticipation 71.4 pct
Positioning 67.7 pct
Composure 80.2 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 18,819 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK1
  • D (L)1
  • D (C)1
  • D (R)8
  • DM20
  • M (L)1
  • M (C)19
  • M (R)1
  • AM (L)1
  • AM (C)1
  • AM (R)1
  • ST (C)1
  • WB (L)1
  • WB (R)3
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)6062
Defender (Centre)5153
Defender (Right)7072
Wing-Back (Left)5759
Wing-Back (Right)6264
Defensive Midfielder7173
Midfielder (Left)5961
Midfielder (Centre)7174
Midfielder (Right)5961
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5961
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5557
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5961
Striker5760

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

  • Runs With Ball Through Centre
  • Marks Opponent Tightly
  • Dictates Tempo

Injuries at game start

sprained ankle ligaments (right) Severity 023 Mar 2017 – 15 Aug 2017

Playing career

17

Honours

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
BrazilDebut 7 Sep 2012 v South Africa4041 / 0

Career highlights

15

Favourite clubs

Favourite people

Toró Teammate/Former Teammate100
Juliano Teammate/Former Teammate90
Fernando Henrique Teammate/Former Teammate80

Homegrown status

Olaria AC3 Years Between 15 and 21
Fluminense Football Club3 Years Between 15 and 21
Brazil3 Years Between 15 and 21

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PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
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Alan Zamora—DM, M (C)331101241.51
Toró—DM, M (RC), AM (R)321101321.66
Marco BiagiantiCataniaDM, M (C)341031101.68
Yhonny RamírezCorporación Club Deportivo TuluáDM, M (C)351161201.70
Francisco Javier TorresCD Santos LagunaDM, M (RC)351131291.73
Luis NarváezClub Deportivo Junior F.C. S.A.DM, M (R)331171251.77
Tom HiariejCentral Coast Mariners FCD (RC), DM291111191.79
Joris MarveauxGazélec FC AjaccioDM, M (C)351101161.80

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
FM23 23.0.0—35100150£0
FM22 22.4.0—34102150£0
FM22 22.3.0—34102150£0
FM22 22.1.0—34102150£0
FM22 22.0.1—34102150£0
FM22 22.0.0—34102150£0
FM21 21.4.0—33102150£0
FM21 21.3.0—33102150£0
FM21 21.1.1Figueirense Futebol Clube33105150£5,620
FM21 21.0.1Figueirense Futebol Clube33105150£5,620
FM21 21.0.0Figueirense Futebol Clube33105150£5,620
FM20 20.4.0Figueirense Futebol Clube32105150£52,572
FM20 20.3.0Figueirense Futebol Clube32105150£52,572
FM20 20.1.0—32105150£0
FM20 20.0.1—32115150£0
FM20 20.0.0—32115150£0
FM19 19.3.0—31115150£0
FM19 19.1.0Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras31118150£134,558
FM19 19.0.1Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras31118150£134,558
FM19 19.0.0Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras31118150£134,558
FM18 18.3.0Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras30127150£1,464,166
FM18 18.1.0Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras30128150£1,927,361
FM18 18.0.0Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras30128150£1,927,361
FM17 17.3.0SE Palmeiras29131150£2,591,331
FM17 17.0.0SE Palmeiras29134150£3,607,983
FM16 16.3.0SE Palmeiras28140150£5,263,098
FM16 16.0.1SE Palmeiras28140150£5,263,098
FM16 16.0.0SE Palmeiras28140150£3,238,580
FM15 15.3.0SE Palmeiras27143150£4,920,671
FM15 15.0.0Santos FC27143150£4,920,671
FM14 14.3.0Santos FC26142150£6,129,031
FM14 14.0.0Santos FC26142158£5,532,693
FM13 13.3.0Santos FC25145158£8,816,820
FM13 13.0.0Santos FC25145158£8,781,365
FM12 12.2.0Santos FC24146158£5,882,463
FM12 12.0.0Santos FC24146158£6,131,337
FM10 10.0.0São Paulo FC22135155£1,054,348

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.