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Dan Spence

Player
56Current ability
60Potential ability
£0Value (calc)
450Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Daniel Spence
First name
Dan
Last name
Spence
Common name
—
Date of birth
22 Oct 1989 age 30 at game start
Place of birth
Reading
Nationality
England
Height
178 cm
Weight
78 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Hayes & Yeading United
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Jun 2020
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (RL)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 55
Best role (calc)
Full-Back (Defend) · 56
Best role at potential (calc)
Full-Back (Defend) · 60
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
56
Current reputation
3,000
Home reputation
3,000
World reputation
450
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Sale value (calc)
—
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·3
  • Crossing·7
  • Dribbling·8
  • Finishing·4
  • First touch·7
  • Free kicks·4
  • Heading·8
  • Long shots·2
  • Long throws·11
  • Marking·9
  • Passing·7
  • Penalty taking·2
  • Tackling·10
  • Technique·7

Mental

  • Aggression·12
  • Anticipation·8
  • Bravery·11
  • Composure·9
  • Concentration·8
  • Decisions·7
  • Determination·12
  • Flair·7
  • Leadership·8
  • Off the ball·9
  • Positioning·10
  • Teamwork·11
  • Vision·8
  • Work rate·11

Physical

  • Acceleration·11
  • Agility·8
  • Balance·8
  • Jumping reach·10
  • Natural fitness·14
  • Pace·10
  • Stamina·10
  • Strength·6

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·10
  • Dirtiness·12
  • Important matches·12
  • Injury proneness·14
  • Versatility·9
  • Left foot·10
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure10
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament12
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 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)—
  • D (R)20
  • DM—
  • M (L)8
  • M (C)—
  • M (R)8
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)10
  • WB (R)10
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)5455
Defender (Centre)4142
Defender (Right)5555
Wing-Back (Left)4949
Wing-Back (Right)4949
Defensive Midfielder4141
Midfielder (Left)4748
Midfielder (Centre)4141
Midfielder (Right)4748
Attacking Midfielder (Left)4141
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)3636
Attacking Midfielder (Right)4141
Striker3940

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)5660
Full-Back DefendD (R)5660
Wing-Back DefendD (R)5559
Full-Back SupportD (R)5458
Full-Back AttackD (R)5458
Wing-Back SupportD (R)5458
Inverted Wing-Back DefendD (L)5357
Wing-Back AttackD (R)5357
Inverted Wing-Back SupportD (L)5357
Inverted Wing-Back AttackD (L)5256
Defensive Winger SupportM (R)3437
Defensive Winger DefendM (R)3437

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

Injuries at game start

pulled hamstring Severity 12 Dec 2016 – 26 Dec 2016
groin strain Severity 021 Jul 2016 – 21 Aug 2016
damaged shoulder Severity 51 Mar 2013 – 1 Jun 2013
pulled ankle ligaments Severity 027 Oct 2011 – 29 Jan 2012

Playing career

20
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2019 Hayes & Yeading United English Southern League Premier South 30 Unknown fee
2018 Kingstonian Loan English Isthmian League Premier Division 40 Unknown fee
2018 Woking Vanarama National League South 90 Unknown fee
2017 Sutton United Vanarama National League 170 Unknown fee
2016 Sutton United Vanarama National League 240 Unknown fee
2015 Sutton United Vanarama National League South 251 Unknown fee
2014 Eastleigh Vanarama National League 360 £0
2013 Eastleigh Vanarama National League South 360 Unknown fee
2012 Eastleigh Vanarama National League South 40 Unknown fee
2012 Hayes & Yeading United Vanarama National League South 200 £0
2011 Hayes & Yeading United Vanarama National League 200 Unknown fee
2010 Mansfield Town Vanarama National League 60 £0
2010 Jerez Industrial C.F. Spanish Third Division Group 10 —— £0
2009 Glenn Hoddle Academy — 00 £0
2009 Salisbury City Vanarama National League 90 £0
2008 Salisbury City Loan Vanarama National League 40 Unknown fee
2008 Woking Loan Vanarama National League 110 Unknown fee
2008 Reading Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
2007 Reading Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2006 Reading Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 1 with unknown appearances left out)2281

Honours

WinnerVanarama National League South2×2014, 2016
Runner-UpVanarama National League South1×2019
Runner-UpEnglish FA Trophy1×2011
Playoff WinnerVanarama National League South1×2019

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Career highlights

5
12 May 2019Playoff WinnerWokingVanarama National League South
27 Apr 2019Runner-UpWokingVanarama National League South
23 Apr 2016WinnerSutton UnitedVanarama National League South
7 May 2011Runner-UpMansfield TownEnglish FA Trophy
2014WinnerEastleighVanarama National League South

Homegrown status

Reading3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Wojciech MusułaPogoń LęborkD (RL)3770811.67
Supriyono—D/WB (R)3867851.71
Christos LazaridisAMS VataniakosD/WB/M (R)3560701.71
Li Siyuan—D (RC)3449871.71
Marco FilippiniGhediD (R)3152751.73
Dimitris PapastergiouAMES Achilleas NeokaisareiasD/WB (R), DM3255751.73
Henry OkorojiCamporaD/WB (R)3644651.75
Davide BianchiSan Giorgio in BoscoD (RC), WB (R)3350611.76
Kyron StabanaTamworthD/WB (R)21551051.78
Valerio GenesioMazara CalcioD/WB (RL), DM3342921.78

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—325660£0
FM22 22.4.0—315660£0
FM22 22.3.0—315660£0
FM22 22.1.0—315660£0
FM22 22.0.1—315660£0
FM22 22.0.0—315660£0
FM21 21.4.0—305660£0
FM21 21.3.0—305660£0
FM21 21.1.1—305660£0
FM21 21.0.1—305660£0
FM21 21.0.0—305660£0
FM20 20.4.0—295660£0
FM20 20.3.0—295660£0
FM20 20.1.0Hayes & Yeading United295660£10,356
FM20 20.0.1Hayes & Yeading United295660£10,356
FM20 20.0.0Hayes & Yeading United295660£10,356
FM19 19.3.0Woking286070£10,328
FM19 19.1.0Woking286070£10,328
FM19 19.0.1Woking286070£10,328
FM19 19.0.0Woking286070£10,328
FM18 18.3.0Sutton United276070£10,328
FM18 18.1.0Sutton United276070£10,328
FM18 18.0.0Sutton United276070£10,328
FM17 17.3.0Sutton United266070£12,767
FM17 17.0.0Sutton United265770£10,825
FM16 16.3.0Sutton United256470£16,133
FM16 16.0.1Sutton United256470£16,133
FM16 16.0.0Sutton United256470£16,133
FM15 15.3.0Eastleigh246470£16,133
FM15 15.0.0Eastleigh246270£14,433
FM14 14.3.0Eastleigh235178£4,242
FM14 14.0.0Eastleigh235178£4,242
FM13 13.3.0Hayes & Yeading United225178£4,242
FM13 13.0.0Hayes & Yeading United225582£3,422
FM12 12.2.0Hayes & Yeading United215582£2,469
FM12 12.0.0Mansfield Town215582£3,043
FM10 10.0.0Salisbury City1945(-5)£425

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.