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FM19 19.0.0

ST (C) · Darlington

Simon Ainge

Born 18 Feb 1988 · Bradford (age 30)

  • England
  • Right foot
  • 186 cm
  • 78 kg
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Striker

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2018

Current ability
73 of 200
Potential ability
80
Value (calc)
£21,768
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
9000 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£400 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) 14 D (R) 14 DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) 20 WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
ST (C) Natural 20 61 62
D (C) Competent 14 62 63
D (R) Competent 14 55 56
GK Not stored — — —
D (L) Not stored — 45 46
DM Not stored — 45 46
M (L) Not stored — 41 42
M (C) Not stored — 42 44
M (R) Not stored — 41 42
AM (L) Not stored — 42 43
AM (C) Not stored — 37 38
AM (R) Not stored — 42 43
WB (L) Not stored — 41 42
WB (R) Not stored — 41 42

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners4
  • Crossing5
  • Dribbling7
  • Finishing10
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks3
  • Heading15
  • Long shots7
  • Long throws10
  • Marking11
  • Passing9
  • Penalty taking15
  • Tackling12
  • Technique8

Mental 14

  • Aggression9
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery13
  • Composure12
  • Concentration8
  • Decisions7
  • Determination9
  • Flair1
  • Leadership14
  • Off the ball10
  • Positioning9
  • Teamwork8
  • Vision4
  • Work rate11

Physical 8

  • Acceleration6
  • Agility6
  • Balance8
  • Jumping reach15
  • Natural fitness9
  • Pace6
  • Stamina11
  • Strength16

Feet

  • Left foot12
  • Right foot20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness5
  • Important matches8
  • Injury proneness1
  • Versatility9

Personality 8

  • Adaptability9
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty10
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism7
  • Sportsmanship8
  • Temperament5
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Volatile, Media-friendly

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band.

Best roles (calc)

No role ratings recorded

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

  • Shoots From Distance
  • Shoots With Power
  • Marks Opponent Tightly
  • Tries Long Range Passes

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 53,764 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Simon
Last name
Ainge
Common name
—
Date of birth
18 Feb 1988 age 30 at game start
Place of birth
Bradford
Nationality
England
Height
186 cm
Weight
78 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Darlington
Job
Player
Squad status
Not Set
Contract type
Part Time
Joined club
30 May 2018
Contract starts
30 May 2018
Contract expires
30 Jun 2019
Weekly wage
£400
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Centre) · 62
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
73
Current reputation
3,550
Home reputation
3,550
World reputation
900
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
£109,800
Sale value (calc)
£23,944
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

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
Harrogate TownClub squad34
WrexhamClub squad10
DarlingtonClub squad1

Stored integration at game start, 0–100. Club and national-team blending are separate from settling into life in a country. Up to 50 recorded entries.

Playing career

22
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2017 Wrexham Loan Vanarama National League 100 Unknown fee
2017 Harrogate Town Vanarama National League North 1513 Unknown fee
2016 Harrogate Town Vanarama National League North 3922 Unknown fee
2015 Bradford Park Avenue Vanarama National League North 281 Unknown fee
2014 Bradford Park Avenue Vanarama National League North 185 Unknown fee
2014 FC Halifax Town Vanarama National League 161 £0
2013 FC Halifax Town Vanarama National League 412 Unknown fee
2012 Luton Town Vanarama National League 100 £0
2012 Luton Town Loan Vanarama National League 121 Unknown fee
2012 Guiseley Vanarama National League North 90 Unknown fee
2011 Guiseley Vanarama National League North 388 Unknown fee
2010 Guiseley Vanarama National League North 382 Unknown fee
2009 Guiseley English Northern Premier League Premier Division 241 Unknown fee
2009 Guiseley Loan English Northern Premier League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
2009 Bradford Park Avenue English Northern Premier League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
2008 Cambridge United Loan Vanarama National League 20 Unknown fee
2008 Bradford City Sky Bet League Two 10 Unknown fee
2007 Halifax Town Loan Vanarama National League 120 Unknown fee
2007 Bradford City Sky Bet League Two 40 Unknown fee
2006 Bradford City Sky Bet League One 90 Unknown fee
2005 Bradford City Youth Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
2004 Bradford City Youth Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)32620/22 recorded5620/22 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Awards

1
2017Vanarama National League North Top Goalscorer Placed 3Harrogate Town

Career highlights

1
17 Oct 2006Senior Club DebutBradford City v Scunthorpe United

Favourite clubs

Bradford City 100

Homegrown status

Bradford City3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Andy Brown—ST (C)3262702.41
Miikka OinonenMikkelin KissatST (C)3560872.42
Victor Svistunov—ST (C)3474802.46
Henri MynttiKokkolan Pallo-VeikotD (C), ST (C)36751042.49
Dmitry Burmistrov—ST (C)3460902.53
Nikos IordanidisAO Giannis PathiakakisST (C)3760952.63
Róbert ZsolnaiPilisi Labdarúgó Klub-Legenda SportST (C)3678952.66
JocimarEC Tupi (ES)AM (C), ST (C)39721082.73
Gaga ChkhetianiSamgurali TskhaltuboST (C)35691022.73
Sergey DzodzievRubin YaltaST (C)3865652.73

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 valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM24 24.3.0—354680£0
FM23 23.4.0—344680£0
FM23 23.3.0—344680£0
FM23 23.0.0—344680£0
FM22 22.4.0Yorkshire Amateur335580£1,545
FM22 22.3.0Yorkshire Amateur335580£1,545
FM22 22.1.0Yorkshire Amateur336080£1,545
FM22 22.0.1Yorkshire Amateur336080£1,545
FM22 22.0.0Yorkshire Amateur336080£2,465
FM21 21.4.0Gainsborough Trinity326980£0
FM21 21.3.0Gainsborough Trinity326980£0
FM21 21.1.1Gainsborough Trinity326980£0
FM21 21.0.1Gainsborough Trinity326980£0
FM21 21.0.0Gainsborough Trinity326980£0
FM20 20.4.0Darlington316980£15,872
FM20 20.3.0Darlington316980£15,872
FM20 20.1.0Darlington317380£15,872
FM20 20.0.1Darlington317380£15,872
FM20 20.0.0Darlington317380£15,872
FM19 19.3.0Darlington307380£21,768
FM19 19.1.0Darlington307380£21,768
FM19 19.0.1Darlington307380£21,768
FM19 19.0.0Darlington307380£21,768
FM18 18.3.0Harrogate Town297080£29,900
FM18 18.1.0Harrogate Town297080£29,900
FM18 18.0.0Harrogate Town297080£29,900
FM17 17.3.0Harrogate Town285872£22,914
FM17 17.0.0Harrogate Town285872£22,914
FM16 16.3.0Bradford Park Avenue276672£26,910
FM16 16.0.1Bradford Park Avenue276672£26,910
FM16 16.0.0Bradford Park Avenue276672£26,910
FM15 15.3.0Bradford Park Avenue267172£26,910
FM15 15.0.0FC Halifax Town267072£17,982
FM14 14.3.0FC Halifax Town255972£12,812
FM14 14.0.0FC Halifax Town255465£10,787
FM13 13.3.0Luton Town246573£13,518
FM13 13.0.0Guiseley244864£1,823
FM12 12.2.0Guiseley233864£1,965
FM12 12.0.0Guiseley233864£1,965
FM11 11.0.0Guiseley223664£365
FM10 10.0.0Bradford Park Avenue214283£365

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.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2018.