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VersionFM21 21.4.0
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Patching
Squad number in club colours

Will Patching

Player
77Current ability
100Potential ability
£132,668Value (calc)
1,250Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
William Luke Patching
First name
Will
Last name
Patching
Common name
—
Date of birth
18 Oct 1998 age 21 at game start
Place of birth
Stockport
Nationality
England
Height
185 cm
Weight
70 kg
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Dundalk F.C.
Job
Player
Squad status
First Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
20 Nov 2019
Contract starts
20 Nov 2019
Contract expires
31 Dec 2021
Weekly wage
£639
Needs work permit
—

On loan

Loan club
Derry City
From
18 Feb 2021
Until
30 Nov 2021
Wage share paid
0%
Monthly fee
£684,287
Option to buy
—
Can be recalled
No

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (RC)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Right) · 60
Best role (calc)
Winger (Support) · 77
Best role at potential (calc)
Winger (Support) · 100
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
91
Current reputation
3,850
Home reputation
3,850
World reputation
1,250
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£180,755
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Very Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·7
  • Crossing·10
  • Dribbling·11
  • Finishing·8
  • First touch·11
  • Free kicks·9
  • Heading·7
  • Long shots·8
  • Long throws·5
  • Marking·4
  • Passing·12
  • Penalty taking·8
  • Tackling·5
  • Technique·13

Mental

  • Aggression·6
  • Anticipation·9
  • Bravery·8
  • Composure·9
  • Concentration·7
  • Decisions·11
  • Determination—
  • Flair·11
  • Leadership·4
  • Off the ball·8
  • Positioning·6
  • Teamwork·10
  • Vision·10
  • Work rate·11

Physical

  • Acceleration·11
  • Agility·12
  • Balance·12
  • Jumping reach·8
  • Natural fitness·10
  • Pace·11
  • Stamina·14
  • Strength·8

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·10
  • Dirtiness·4
  • Important matches·8
  • Injury proneness·2
  • Versatility·12
  • Left foot·5
  • Right foot·20

Personality

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

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 FM21 21.3.0, 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

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 50,955 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)—
  • DM—
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)20
  • M (R)16
  • AM (L)12
  • AM (C)16
  • AM (R)16
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)4348
Defender (Centre)3439
Defender (Right)4348
Wing-Back (Left)4449
Wing-Back (Right)4448
Defensive Midfielder4247
Midfielder (Left)5459
Midfielder (Centre)5762
Midfielder (Right)6065
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5864
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5662
Attacking Midfielder (Right)6065
Striker4752

Calculated by fm-reader from the stored attributes (0–100, Genie Scout style). Blank where the database stores too few attributes to rate.

Best roles

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars
Winger SupportM (R)77100
Winger AttackM (R)7699
Defensive Winger SupportM (R)7394
Mezzala SupportM (C)7394
Mezzala AttackM (C)7394
Deep-Lying Playmaker SupportM (C)7294
Advanced Playmaker SupportM (C)7294
Advanced Playmaker AttackM (C)7294
Central Midfielder AttackM (C)6989
Deep-Lying Playmaker DefendM (C)6990
Inverted Winger SupportAM (L)6989
Wide Midfielder AttackM (R)6989

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability.

Player traits

  • Tries Killer Balls Often
  • Shoots From Distance

Playing career

5
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2020 Dundalk F.C. Irish Premier Division 70 Unknown fee
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)130

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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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
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.2181(-6)£82,408
FM21 21.0.1Dundalk F.C.2181(-6)£82,408
FM21 21.0.0Dundalk F.C.2181(-6)£82,408
FM20 20.4.0Dundalk F.C.2081(-6)£86,303
FM20 20.3.0Dundalk F.C.2077(-6)£86,303
FM20 20.1.0—2070(-6)£0
FM20 20.0.1—2070(-6)£0
FM20 20.0.0—2070(-6)£0
FM19 19.3.0Notts County1970(-6)£25,100
FM19 19.1.0Notts County1970(-6)£15,020
FM19 19.0.1Notts County1970(-6)£15,020
FM19 19.0.0Notts County1970(-6)£15,020
FM18 18.3.0Manchester City1860(-6)£30,040
FM18 18.1.0Manchester City1860(-6)£30,040
FM18 18.0.0Manchester City1860(-6)£30,040
FM17 17.3.0Manchester City1760(-6)£24,233
FM17 17.0.0Manchester City1768(-6)£32,235
FM16 16.3.0Manchester City1665(-6)£39,960
FM16 16.0.1Manchester City1665(-6)£39,960
FM16 16.0.0Manchester City1665(-6)£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.