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Eric Foley

Player
49Current ability
78Potential ability
£0Value (calc)
850Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
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First name
Eric
Last name
Foley
Common name
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Date of birth
30 Jan 1990 age 30 at game start
Place of birth
Dublin
Nationality
Republic of Ireland
Height
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Weight
—
Languages
English, Irish (5/10)

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Glentoran
Job
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Contract type
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Joined club
30 Jun 2018
Contract starts
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Contract expires
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Weekly wage
—
Needs work permit
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Retired
6 Jul 2018 (Professional player retirement)

Player profile

Positions
M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
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Best role (calc)
Ball-Winning Midfielder (Support) · 49
Best role at potential (calc)
Ball-Winning Midfielder (Support) · 78
Default role
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Perceived potential (calc)
49
Current reputation
3,500
Home reputation
3,500
World reputation
850
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
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Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
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Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners3
  • Crossing10
  • Dribbling11
  • Finishing5
  • First touch7
  • Free kicks2
  • Heading2
  • Long shots5
  • Long throws4
  • Marking2
  • Passing11
  • Penalty taking9
  • Tackling7
  • Technique7

Mental

  • Aggression10
  • Anticipation7
  • Bravery9
  • Composure11
  • Concentration6
  • Decisions6
  • Determination—
  • Flair11
  • Leadership6
  • Off the ball6
  • Positioning3
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision8
  • Work rate15

Physical

  • Acceleration11
  • Agility10
  • Balance8
  • Jumping reach5
  • Natural fitness13
  • Pace12
  • Stamina10
  • Strength8

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency14
  • Dirtiness8
  • Important matches14
  • Injury proneness7
  • Versatility10
  • Left foot20
  • Right foot—

Personality

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—
Personality (calc)
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Media handling (calc)
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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 49,529 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)14
  • D (R)—
  • DM14
  • M (L)10
  • M (C)20
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)10
  • AM (C)14
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential

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
Ball-Winning Midfielder SupportM (C)4978
Box-to-Box Midfielder SupportM (C)4877
Ball-Winning Midfielder DefendM (C)4877
Mezzala AttackM (C)4774
Mezzala SupportM (C)4774
Deep-Lying Playmaker DefendM (C)4674
Deep-Lying Playmaker SupportM (C)4673
Carrilero SupportM (C)4673
Advanced Playmaker SupportM (C)4673
Advanced Playmaker AttackM (C)4674
Central Midfielder SupportM (C)4470
Defensive Midfielder DefendDM4266

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

Playing career

15
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2017 Glentoran Danske Bank Premiership 70 £0
2017 Glentoran Danske Bank Premiership 51 £0
2016 Glentoran Danske Bank Premiership 252 Unknown fee
2016 Galway United Irish Premier Division 62 £0
2015 Athlone Town Irish First Division 61 £0
2014 Athlone Town Irish Premier Division 120 Unknown fee
2014 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 121 £0
2013 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 171 Unknown fee
2012 Drogheda United Irish Premier Division 212 Unknown fee
2011 Monaghan United Irish First Division 293 £0
2010 Shelbourne F.C. Irish First Division 186 £0
2009 Sporting Fingal Irish First Division 80 £0
2008 Celtic Scottish Premiership 00 £0
2007 Celtic Scottish Premiership 00 Unknown fee
2006 Celtic Youth Scottish Premiership 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)16619

Honours

WinnerIrish League Cup1×2012
Third PlaceIrish First Division1×2011

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Republic of Ireland000 / 0

Career highlights

3
2014RelegatedAthlone TownIrish Premier Division
2012WinnerDrogheda UnitedIrish League Cup
2011Third PlaceMonaghan UnitedIrish First Division

Homegrown status

Celtic3 Years Between 15 and 21
Scotland3 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 27.0.0—364978£0
FM26 26.2.0—354978£0
FM26 26.0.0Glebe North FC354978£0
FM24 24.3.0Glebe North F.C.334978£0
FM22 22.4.0—314978£0
FM22 22.3.0—314978£0
FM22 22.1.0—314978£0
FM22 22.0.1—314978£0
FM22 22.0.0—314978£0
FM21 21.4.0—304978£0
FM21 21.3.0—304978£0
FM21 21.1.1—304978£0
FM21 21.0.1—304978£0
FM21 21.0.0—304978£0
FM20 20.4.0—294978£0
FM20 20.3.0—294978£0
FM20 20.1.0—294978£0
FM20 20.0.1—294978£0
FM20 20.0.0—294978£0
FM19 19.3.0—284978£0
FM19 19.1.0—284978£0
FM19 19.0.1—284978£0
FM19 19.0.0—284978£0
FM18 18.3.0Glenavon276578£23,115
FM18 18.1.0Glentoran276578£23,115
FM18 18.0.0Glentoran276578£23,115
FM17 17.3.0Athlone Town266478£61,495
FM17 17.0.0Athlone Town266478£61,495
FM16 16.3.0Athlone Town256478£67,991
FM16 16.0.1Athlone Town256478£67,991
FM16 16.0.0Athlone Town256478£67,991
FM15 15.3.0Athlone Town246478£70,752
FM15 15.0.0Athlone Town246478£80,454
FM14 14.3.0Drogheda United236994£8,053
FM14 14.0.0Drogheda United236994£803
FM13 13.3.0Drogheda United226994£826
FM13 13.0.0Drogheda United226094£161
FM12 12.2.0Drogheda United216094£357
FM12 12.0.0Monaghan United216094£0
FM10 10.0.0Sporting Fingal196384£193

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.