Arouca da Silva5
Squad number in club colours

Arouca

Player
105Current ability
150Potential ability
£52,572Value (calc)
2,250Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Marcos
Last name
Arouca da Silva
Common name
Arouca
Date of birth
11 Aug 1986 age 32 at game start
Place of birth
Duas Barras (RJ)
Nationality
Brazil
Height
171 cm
Weight
74 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Portuguese, English (6/10)

Contract

Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
13 Jan 2020
Contract starts
13 Jan 2020
Contract expires
31 Dec 2020
Weekly wage
£10,857
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
DM, M (C)
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 70
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
105
Current reputation
5,250
Home reputation
5,250
World reputation
2,250
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£52,572
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

  • Corners·6
  • Crossing·11
  • Dribbling·11
  • Finishing·11
  • First touch·13
  • Free kicks·7
  • Heading·7
  • Long shots·8
  • Long throws·10
  • Marking·12
  • Passing·12
  • Penalty taking·8
  • Tackling·12
  • Technique·12

Mental

  • Aggression·10
  • Anticipation·12
  • Bravery·12
  • Composure·12
  • Concentration·11
  • Decisions·13
  • Determination·14
  • Flair·13
  • Leadership·12
  • Off the ball·12
  • Positioning·12
  • Teamwork·13
  • Vision·11
  • Work rate·13

Physical

  • Acceleration·13
  • Agility·13
  • Balance·13
  • Jumping reach·6
  • Natural fitness·7
  • Pace·13
  • Stamina·14
  • Strength·12

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·10
  • Dirtiness·13
  • Important matches·15
  • Injury proneness·15
  • Versatility·13
  • Left foot·9
  • Right foot·20

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. Arrows compare with FM20 20.3.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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 73.3 pct
Tackling 65.4 pct
Vision 70.3 pct
Decisions 92.3 pct
Teamwork 64.7 pct
Work rate 61.1 pct
Stamina 86.9 pct
First touch 94.1 pct
Technique 81.7 pct
Anticipation 72.3 pct
Positioning 69.0 pct
Composure 81.0 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 19,924 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)5859
Defender (Centre)5051
Defender (Right)6969
Wing-Back (Left)5656
Wing-Back (Right)6161
Defensive Midfielder6970
Midfielder (Left)5858
Midfielder (Centre)7071
Midfielder (Right)5859
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5859
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5454
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5859
Striker5758

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

18
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2018 Esporte Clube Vitória Loan Brazilian National First Division 110 Unknown fee
2018 Clube Atlético Mineiro Loan Brazilian National First Division —— Unknown fee
2017 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Brazilian National First Division 10 Unknown fee
2016 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Brazilian National First Division 20 Unknown fee
2015 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Brazilian National First Division 220 Unknown fee
2014 Santos Futebol Clube Brazilian National First Division 321 Undisclosed fee
2013 Santos Futebol Clube Brazilian National First Division 260 Unknown fee
2012 Santos Futebol Clube Brazilian National First Division 310 Unknown fee
2011 Santos Futebol Clube Brazilian National First Division 260 Unknown fee
2010 Santos Futebol Clube Brazilian National First Division 280 Unknown fee
2010 São Paulo Futebol Clube Brazilian National First Division —— Unknown fee
2009 São Paulo Futebol Clube Brazilian National First Division 210 £3,115,897
2008 Fluminense Football Club Brazilian National First Division 291 £0
2007 Fluminense Football Club Brazilian National First Division 304 Unknown fee
2006 Fluminense Football Club Brazilian National First Division 200 Unknown fee
2005 Fluminense Football Club Brazilian National First Division 353 Unknown fee
2004 Fluminense Football Club Brazilian National First Division 100 Unknown fee
2003 Olaria AC Youth Brazilian National Third Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 2 with unknown appearances left out)3249

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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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.