James17
Squad number in club colours

Tom James

Player
96Current ability
120Potential ability
£74,673Value (calc)
2,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Thomas Lynn James
First name
Tom
Last name
James
Common name
—
Date of birth
15 Apr 1996 age 24 at game start
Place of birth
Cardiff
Nationality
Wales
Other nationalities
England Eligible For Nation
Height
183 cm
Weight
70 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English, Welsh (5/10)

Contract

Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
26 Jun 2019
Contract starts
26 Jun 2019
Contract expires
30 Jun 2022
Weekly wage
£2,300
Squad numbers
#17 Hibernian
Needs work permit
—

On loan

Loan club
Salford City
From
18 Jan 2021
Until
31 May 2021
Wage share paid
0%
Monthly fee
£729,599
Option to buy
—
Can be recalled
No

Player profile

Positions
D (RLC), DM
Best position (calc)
Defender (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 64
Best role (calc)
No-Nonsense Full-Back (Defend) · 96
Best role at potential (calc)
No-Nonsense Full-Back (Defend) · 120
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
108
Current reputation
4,800
Home reputation
4,800
World reputation
2,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£41,070
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·8
  • Crossing·10
  • Dribbling·9
  • Finishing·8
  • First touch·11
  • Free kicks·14
  • Heading·10
  • Long shots·9
  • Long throws·11
  • Marking·10
  • Passing·10
  • Penalty taking·10
  • Tackling·11
  • Technique·13

Mental

  • Aggression·13
  • Anticipation·11
  • Bravery·11
  • Composure·10
  • Concentration·9
  • Decisions·10
  • Determination·13
  • Flair·13
  • Leadership·6
  • Off the ball·8
  • Positioning·11
  • Teamwork·9
  • Vision·12
  • Work rate·11

Physical

  • Acceleration·12
  • Agility·9
  • Balance·9
  • Jumping reach·11
  • Natural fitness·11
  • Pace·12
  • Stamina·9
  • Strength·10

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·9
  • Dirtiness·9
  • Important matches·13
  • Injury proneness·5
  • Versatility·18
  • Left foot·14
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability13
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty13
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism18
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament12
Personality (calc)
Professional
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. 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
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Tackling 59.8 pct
Marking 53.6 pct
Heading 73.7 pct
Positioning 69.7 pct
Anticipation 69.0 pct
Concentration 38.1 pct
Jumping reach 81.4 pct
Strength 57.1 pct
Pace 58.0 pct
Passing 58.5 pct
Composure 62.9 pct
Bravery 51.3 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 26,658 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)17
  • D (C)17
  • D (R)20
  • DM15
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)11
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)13
  • WB (R)14
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)6369
Defender (Centre)6166
Defender (Right)6470
Wing-Back (Left)5863
Wing-Back (Right)5964
Defensive Midfielder6066
Midfielder (Left)5257
Midfielder (Centre)6065
Midfielder (Right)5257
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5257
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4854
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5257
Striker5056

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
No-Nonsense Full-Back DefendD (R)96120
Full-Back DefendD (R)95118
Full-Back SupportD (R)95118
Full-Back AttackD (R)95118
Wing-Back DefendD (R)95118
Wing-Back AttackD (R)94117
Complete Wing-Back AttackD (R)93116
Wing-Back SupportD (R)93116
Complete Wing-Back SupportD (R)93116
Ball-Playing Defender StopperD (C)91114
Libero SupportD (C)90112
Central Defender StopperD (C)90112

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

Player traits

  • Gets Forward Whenever Possible
  • Shoots From Distance
  • Uses Outside Of Foot
  • Tries Long Range Free Kicks
  • Tries Long Range Passes

Injuries at game start

torn ankle ligaments (right) Severity 151 Jun 2019 – 1 Sep 2019
hip injury Severity 025 Aug 2018 – 22 Sep 2018
concussion Severity 07 Jul 2017 – 16 Jul 2017

Playing career

9
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2019 Hibernian Scottish Premiership 60 Unknown fee
2018 Yeovil Town Sky Bet League Two 385 Undisclosed fee
2017 Yeovil Town Sky Bet League Two 380 Unknown fee
2016 Yeovil Town Sky Bet League Two 20 Unknown fee
2016 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
2015 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2014 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2013 Cardiff City English Premier Division 10 Unknown fee
2012 Cardiff City Youth Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)855

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Wales000 / 0

Career highlights

3
4 May 2019RelegatedYeovil TownSky Bet League Two
28 Nov 2017First Senior Club GoalYeovil TownPapa John's Trophy v Plymouth Argyle
11 May 2014Senior Club DebutCardiff CityEnglish Premier Division v Chelsea

Favourite people

Branislav Ivanović Idol100
Deji Oshilaja Teammate/Former Teammate100
Craig Bellamy Teammate/Former Teammate95
Mark Hudson Teammate/Former Teammate90
Abdi Noor Teammate/Former Teammate80
Rhys Healey Teammate/Former Teammate80

Favourite clubs

Cardiff City Player90

Homegrown status

Cardiff City3 Years Between 15 and 21
Wales3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Aleksandar SimčevićFK Ordabasy ShymkentD (RLC)331051151.45
Peter PetranMSK Rimavska SobotaD (RC), DM39851101.57
Slavi ShopovChernomorets 1919 BurgasD/WB (R)3384901.62
Steven InzerilloGallia Club LuccianaD/WB (R), DM3582851.68
Afonso—D/WB/M (R)32901161.68
Mladen ZeljkovićFK Dečić TuziD (RLC)32981081.73
Dor MalulHapoel HaifaD/WB/M/AM (R)31931181.73
Milan StankovićGFK Dubočica LeskovacD/WB (R)3284951.75
Filip FilipovBotev PlovdivD (RL), WB (R)311001051.76
Ştefan BărboianuACS Petrolul 52D (R)32851161.76

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 27.0.0Bristol Rovers3098120£287,550
FM26 26.2.0Leyton Orient2998120£243,774
FM26 26.0.0Leyton Orient29103120£397,958
FM24 24.3.0Leyton Orient27101120£198,312
FM23 23.4.0Leyton Orient2697120£194,846
FM23 23.3.0Leyton Orient2697120£194,846
FM23 23.0.0Leyton Orient2695120£171,896
FM22 22.4.0Leyton Orient2595120£66,678
FM22 22.3.0Leyton Orient2595120£66,678
FM22 22.1.0Leyton Orient2591120£48,874
FM22 22.0.1Leyton Orient2591120£48,874
FM22 22.0.0Leyton Orient2591120£48,874
FM21 21.4.0Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM21 21.3.0Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM21 21.1.1Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM21 21.0.1Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM21 21.0.0Hibernian2496120£74,673
FM20 20.4.0Hibernian2396120£93,330
FM20 20.3.0Hibernian2396120£93,330
FM20 20.1.0Hibernian2396120£93,330
FM20 20.0.1Hibernian2396120£67,830
FM20 20.0.0Hibernian2396120£67,830
FM19 19.3.0Yeovil Town2299120£165,495
FM19 19.1.0Yeovil Town2291120£113,241
FM19 19.0.1Yeovil Town2291120£113,241
FM19 19.0.0Yeovil Town2291120£113,241
FM18 18.3.0Yeovil Town2186(-6)£63,878
FM18 18.1.0Yeovil Town2183(-6)£63,878
FM18 18.0.0Yeovil Town2183(-6)£63,878
FM17 17.3.0Yeovil Town2079(-6)£15,071
FM17 17.0.0Cardiff City2080(-6)£22,607
FM16 16.3.0Cardiff City1980(-6)£28,025
FM16 16.0.1Cardiff City1980(-6)£28,025
FM16 16.0.0Cardiff City1980(-6)£28,025
FM15 15.3.0Cardiff City1880(-6)£37,366
FM15 15.0.0Cardiff City1880(-6)£37,366
FM14 14.3.0Cardiff City1747(-5)£3,401
FM14 14.0.0Cardiff City1747(-5)£3,401
FM13 13.3.0Cardiff City1642(-5)—
FM13 13.0.0Cardiff City16———

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.