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FM20 20.0.0

M/AM (C) · Unattached

Will Patching

William Luke Patching · Born 18 Oct 1998 · Stockport (age 20)

  • England
  • Right Only foot
  • 185 cm
  • 70 kg
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Attacking Midfielder (Centre)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2019

Current ability
70 of 200
Potential ability
90–120
Value (calc)
£0
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
1,2500.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
—

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) 18 M (R) — AM (L) 12 AM (C) 20 AM (R) 14 ST (C) — 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
AM (C) Natural 20 56 64
M (C) Natural 18 55 64
AM (R) Competent 14 57 66
AM (L) Competent 12 57 65
GK Not stored — — —
D (L) Not stored — 42 50
D (C) Not stored — 33 41
D (R) Not stored — 42 50
DM Not stored — 41 49
M (L) Not stored — 53 61
M (R) Not stored — 53 62
ST (C) Not stored — 46 54
WB (L) Not stored — 43 50
WB (R) Not stored — 43 50

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

  • Corners7
  • Crossing8
  • Dribbling9
  • Finishing8
  • First touch7
  • Free kicks10
  • Heading5
  • Long shots7
  • Long throws5
  • Marking4
  • Passing12
  • Penalty taking8
  • Tackling5
  • Technique13

Mental 14

  • Aggression6
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery9
  • Composure10
  • Concentration7
  • Decisions8
  • Determination—
  • Flair10
  • Leadership4
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning6
  • Teamwork10
  • Vision10
  • Work rate11

Physical 8

  • Acceleration11
  • Agility12
  • Balance12
  • Jumping reach8
  • Natural fitness10
  • Pace11
  • Stamina14
  • Strength8

Feet

  • Left foot5
  • 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

  • Consistency7
  • Dirtiness4
  • Important matches8
  • Injury proneness2
  • Versatility13

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

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

  • Tries Killer Balls Often
  • Shoots From Distance

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 19,335 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
William Luke Patching
First name
Will
Last name
Patching
Common name
—
Date of birth
18 Oct 1998 age 20 at game start
Place of birth
Stockport
Nationality
England
Height
185 cm
Weight
70 kg
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Notts County
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Jun 2019
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (C)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right) · 57
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
70
Expected potential (calc)
105
Current reputation
3,500
Home reputation
3,500
World reputation
1,250
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
£50,100
Sale value (calc)
—
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Very Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
Notts CountyClub squad6

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

4
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2018 Notts County Sky Bet League Two 60 Unknown fee
2017 Manchester City English Premier Division 00 £0
2016 Manchester City Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2015 Manchester City Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)64/4 recorded04/4 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

Career highlights

1
2019RelegatedNotts CountySky Bet League Two

Homegrown status

Manchester City3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Alex BabosDerby CountyM/AM (C), ST (C)217070–1001.85
Firman Utina—M/AM (C)3766901.90
Ante PetricicNK Urania Baska VodaM/AM (C), ST (C)3672901.92
Sebastián NúñezJorge Newbery de Villa MercedesAM (C)3282901.93

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
FM27 27.0.0Coleraine278996£97,000
FM26 26.2.0Coleraine268596£84,940
FM26 26.0.0Carlisle United268596£137,350
FM24 24.3.0Derry City24101104£316,249
FM23 23.4.0Derry City2399106£302,452
FM23 23.3.0Derry City2399106£302,452
FM23 23.0.0Derry City2399106£302,452
FM22 22.4.0Derry City2297109£316,180
FM22 22.3.0Derry City2297109£316,180
FM22 22.1.0Dundalk F.C.2291109£107,718
FM22 22.0.1Dundalk F.C.2291109£107,718
FM22 22.0.0Dundalk F.C.2291109£107,718
FM21 21.4.0Dundalk F.C.2177100£132,668
FM21 21.3.0Dundalk F.C.217498£109,228
FM21 21.1.1Dundalk F.C.218190–120£82,408
FM21 21.0.1Dundalk F.C.218190–120£82,408
FM21 21.0.0Dundalk F.C.218190–120£82,408
FM20 20.4.0Dundalk F.C.208190–120£86,303
FM20 20.3.0Dundalk F.C.207790–120£86,303
FM20 20.1.0—207090–120£0
FM20 20.0.1—207090–120£0
FM20 20.0.0—207090–120£0
FM19 19.3.0Notts County197090–120£25,100
FM19 19.1.0Notts County197090–120£15,020
FM19 19.0.1Notts County197090–120£15,020
FM19 19.0.0Notts County197090–120£15,020
FM18 18.3.0Manchester City186090–120£30,040
FM18 18.1.0Manchester City186090–120£30,040
FM18 18.0.0Manchester City186090–120£30,040
FM17 17.3.0Manchester City176090–120£24,233
FM17 17.0.0Manchester City176890–120£32,235
FM16 16.3.0Manchester City166590–120£39,960
FM16 16.0.1Manchester City166590–120£39,960
FM16 16.0.0Manchester City166590–120£39,960

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 2019.