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VersionFM20 20.0.0
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Pearson2
Squad number in club colours

James Pearson

Player
76Current ability
85Potential ability
£37,851Value (calc)
1,750Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
James
Last name
Pearson
Common name
—
Date of birth
19 Jan 1993 age 26 at game start
Place of birth
Sheffield
Nationality
England
Height
186 cm
Weight
75 kg
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Macclesfield Town
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
16 Jul 2018
Contract starts
31 May 2019
Contract expires
30 Jun 2020
Weekly wage
£800
Squad numbers
#2 Macclesfield Town
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (RLC), WB (R)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 58
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
82
Current reputation
3,800
Home reputation
3,800
World reputation
1,750
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Sale value (calc)
£34,065
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners6
  • Crossing9
  • Dribbling8
  • Finishing7
  • First touch8
  • Free kicks6
  • Heading11
  • Long shots7
  • Long throws13
  • Marking9
  • Passing8
  • Penalty taking4
  • Tackling12
  • Technique7

Mental

  • Aggression14
  • Anticipation8
  • Bravery13
  • Composure8
  • Concentration9
  • Decisions9
  • Determination16
  • Flair2
  • Leadership10
  • Off the ball7
  • Positioning8
  • Teamwork13
  • Vision8
  • Work rate14

Physical

  • Acceleration9
  • Agility9
  • Balance9
  • Jumping reach12
  • Natural fitness13
  • Pace10
  • Stamina12
  • Strength13

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency15
  • Dirtiness14
  • Important matches10
  • Injury proneness14
  • Versatility7
  • Left foot7
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability12
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament13
Personality (calc)
Resolute
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.

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 24,470 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)15
  • D (C)15
  • D (R)20
  • DM13
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)13
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)18
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)5759
Defender (Centre)5758
Defender (Right)5860
Wing-Back (Left)4345
Wing-Back (Right)5355
Defensive Midfielder5456
Midfielder (Left)4244
Midfielder (Centre)5254
Midfielder (Right)4244
Attacking Midfielder (Left)4244
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)3537
Attacking Midfielder (Right)4244
Striker4446

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

  • Possesses Long Flat Throw

Injuries at game start

broken upper leg Severity 141 Jul 2016 – 1 Apr 2017

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2018 Macclesfield Town Sky Bet League Two 231 Unknown fee
2017 Kidderminster Harriers Vanarama National League North 232 £0
2017 Coventry City Sky Bet League Two 00 £0
2016 Barnet Sky Bet League Two 00 £0
2015 Barnet Sky Bet League Two 150 Unknown fee
2014 Peterborough United Loan Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
2014 Wrexham Loan Vanarama National League 50 Unknown fee
2014 Leicester City English Premier Division 00 £0
2013 Carlisle United Loan Sky Bet League One 30 Unknown fee
2013 Leicester City Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2012 Leicester City Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2010 Forest Green Rovers Youth Vanarama National League 00 £0
2009 Forest Green Rovers Youth Vanarama National League 00 Unknown fee
2008 Rotherham United Youth Sky Bet League Two 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)693

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Career highlights

3
28 Apr 2018Reached PlayoffsKidderminster HarriersVanarama National League North
23 Sep 2017First Senior Club GoalKidderminster HarriersVanarama National League North v Blyth Spartans
12 Mar 2014Senior Club DebutCarlisle UnitedSky Bet League One v Sheffield United

Favourite people

Nigel Pearson Parent100

Homegrown status

Rotherham United3 Years Before 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Efthymis Kotitsas—D/WB (R), DM3370901.64
Tomasz GorkiewiczPodbeskidzie Bielsko-BiałaD (RLC)3475981.66
Li JianNeimenggu ZhongyouD (R)3470801.78
Johann TruchetAssociation Sportive Furiani-AglianiD (RL), WB (R)3579851.78
Lee VaughanSolihull MoorsD/WB (R)327370–1001.78
Dennis MaluraTV Dalbecksbaum VelbertD/WB/M (R)35911051.83
Jamal Alioui—D (RC), WB (R)3788951.83
Maximilien TessierAS Bayard Saumur St Hilaire St FlorentD/WB (R)3685881.83

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—297585£0
FM22 22.4.0—287585£0
FM22 22.3.0—287585£0
FM22 22.1.0—287585£0
FM22 22.0.1—287585£0
FM22 22.0.0—287585£0
FM21 21.4.0—277585£0
FM21 21.3.0—277585£0
FM21 21.1.1—277585£0
FM21 21.0.1—277585£0
FM21 21.0.0—277585£0
FM20 20.4.0Macclesfield Town267685£37,851
FM20 20.3.0Macclesfield Town267685£37,851
FM20 20.1.0Macclesfield Town267685£37,851
FM20 20.0.1Macclesfield Town267685£37,851
FM20 20.0.0Macclesfield Town267685£37,851
FM19 19.3.0Macclesfield Town256885£15,801
FM19 19.1.0Macclesfield Town2564105£14,425
FM19 19.0.1Macclesfield Town2564105£14,425
FM19 19.0.0Macclesfield Town2564105£14,425
FM18 18.3.0Kidderminster Harriers2466105£13,197
FM18 18.1.0Kidderminster Harriers2466105£13,197
FM18 18.0.0Kidderminster Harriers2466105£13,197
FM17 17.3.0Barnet2375105£42,655
FM17 17.0.0Barnet2376105£42,655
FM16 16.3.0Barnet2267105£18,683
FM16 16.0.1Leicester City2260105£45,180
FM16 16.0.0Leicester City2260105£45,180
FM15 15.3.0Leicester City216085£20,223
FM15 15.0.0Leicester City216085£20,223
FM14 14.3.0Leicester City2030(-4)£2,701
FM14 14.0.0Leicester City2030(-4)£2,701
FM13 13.3.0Leicester City1830(-4)£2,179
FM13 13.0.0Leicester City1830(-4)£2,422
FM12 12.2.0Forest Green Rovers1820(-3)£250
FM12 12.0.0Forest Green Rovers1820(-3)£250

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.