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FM20 20.1.0

DM, M/AM (C) · Girvan

Stephen O'Donnell

Born 10 Jul 1983 · Bellshill (age 35)

  • Scotland
  • Right foot
  • 183 cm
  • 71 kg
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Defensive Midfielder

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2019

Current ability
50 of 200
Potential ability
104
Value (calc)
£332
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
2,0001 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£170 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) 4 DM 20 M (L) 6 M (C) 20 M (R) 6 AM (L) 7 AM (C) 18 AM (R) 5 ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) 4
  • 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
DM Natural 20 52 52
M (C) Natural 20 54 54
AM (C) Natural 18 50 50
AM (L) Awkward 7 50 50
M (L) Awkward 6 49 49
M (R) Awkward 6 49 49
AM (R) Awkward 5 49 49
D (R) Makeshift 4 45 45
WB (R) Makeshift 4 44 44
GK Not stored — 21 21
D (L) Not stored — 40 40
D (C) Not stored — 38 38
ST (C) Not stored — 43 43
WB (L) Not stored — 39 39

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

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

Mental 14

  • Aggression·5
  • Anticipation·7
  • Bravery·12
  • Composure·9
  • Concentration·9
  • Decisions·9
  • Determination·12
  • Flair·7
  • Leadership·4
  • Off the ball·13
  • Positioning·8
  • Teamwork·13
  • Vision·10
  • Work rate·11

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·6
  • Agility·7
  • Balance·8
  • Jumping reach·12
  • Natural fitness·5
  • Pace·6
  • Stamina·9
  • Strength·8

Feet

  • Left foot·8
  • Right foot·20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach·1
  • Command of area·1
  • Communication·1
  • Eccentricity·1
  • Handling·1
  • Kicking·1
  • One on ones·1
  • Punching (tendency)·1
  • Reflexes·1
  • Rushing out (tendency)·1
  • Throwing·1

Hidden 5

  • Consistency·7
  • Dirtiness·3
  • Important matches·6
  • Injury proneness·12
  • Versatility—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability11
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy8
  • Loyalty11
  • Pressure10
  • Professionalism8
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament14
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Level-headed

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band. Arrows compare with FM20 20.0.1, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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

  • Gets Forward Whenever Possible
  • Plays One-Twos
  • Arrives Late In Opponents' Area
  • Cuts Inside From Both Wings

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 20,294 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
torn knee ligaments Severity 20Base occurrence: 0.15 per season in a squad of 503 Jan 201315 Oct 2013
torn groin muscle Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.3 per season in a squad of 5015 Aug 201231 May 2014

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Stephen
Last name
O'Donnell
Common name
—
Date of birth
10 Jul 1983 age 35 at game start
Place of birth
Bellshill
Nationality
Scotland
Height
183 cm
Weight
71 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Girvan
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
31 May 2015
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£170
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
DM, M/AM (C)
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 54
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
50
Current reputation
2,700
Home reputation
2,700
World reputation
2,000
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
£36,062
Sale value (calc)
Not for sale
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
30
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
30
Longevity (1–4)
1

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
GirvanClub squad74

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

18
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2014 Clyde Ladbrokes League 2 201 Unknown fee
2013 Dundee Ladbrokes Championship 10 Unknown fee
2012 Dundee Ladbrokes Premiership 60 Unknown fee
2011 Dundee Ladbrokes Championship 333 Unknown fee
2010 Dundee Ladbrokes Championship 333 Unknown fee
2009 St. Mirren Ladbrokes Premiership 223 £0
2008 St. Mirren Ladbrokes Premiership 81 Unknown fee
2007 St. Mirren Ladbrokes Premiership 100 Unknown fee
2006 St. Mirren Ladbrokes Premiership 51 Unknown fee
2006 Clyde Ladbrokes Championship 223 £28,000
2005 Clyde Ladbrokes Championship 3311 Unknown fee
2004 Boston United Sky Bet League Two 40 £0
2004 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 00 Unknown fee
2003 Ross County Loan Ladbrokes Championship 243 Unknown fee
2003 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 00 Unknown fee
2002 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 110 Unknown fee
2001 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 60 Unknown fee
2000 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)23818/18 recorded2918/18 recorded

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

Honours

Runner-UpBetfred Cup1×2010
Runner-UpTunnock's Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup1×2006

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Scotland000 / 0

Career highlights

3
21 Mar 2010Runner-UpSt. MirrenBetfred Cup
12 Nov 2006Runner-UpClydeTunnock's Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup
2013RelegatedDundeeLadbrokes Premiership

Favourite people

David Clarkson 100

Disliked people

Ian McCall 50

Homegrown status

Dundee United3 Years Between 15 and 21
Scotland3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Bart van BrakelVV DUNOD (C), DM32591102.21
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Juha KoskinenTervakosken PatoDM, M (C)3550552.29
Li ZhuangfeiZibo CujuD (C), DM, M (C)3156872.30
MesquitaLusitano Ginásio Clube (Évora)DM3655582.32

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
FM20 20.4.0Girvan3550104£332
FM20 20.3.0Girvan3550104£332
FM20 20.1.0Girvan3550104£332
FM20 20.0.1Girvan3550104£332
FM20 20.0.0Girvan3550104£332
FM16 16.3.0Clyde3150104£2,009
FM16 16.0.1Clyde3150104£2,009
FM16 16.0.0Clyde3150104£2,009
FM15 15.3.0Clyde3054104£2,673
FM15 15.0.0Clyde3070104£5,739
FM14 14.3.0Dundee29102104£132,620
FM14 14.0.0Dundee29102104£132,620
FM13 13.3.0Dundee2897104£31,374
FM13 13.0.0Dundee2897104£31,374
FM12 12.2.0Dundee2787104£15,545
FM12 12.0.0Dundee2787104£15,545
FM11 11.0.0Dundee2694104£49,288
FM10 10.0.0St. Mirren2596115£72,639

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.