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FM22 22.0.0

DM, M (C) · Bnei Sakhnin

Nir Lax

Born 10 Aug 1994 · Rishon LeZion (age 26)

  • Israel
  • Right foot
  • 178 cm
  • 71 kg
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Defensive Midfielder

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2021

Current ability
92 of 200
Potential ability
115
Value (calc)
£100,226
Best role (calc)
92 Ball-Winning Midfielder
World reputation
3,0001.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM 20 M (L) — M (C) 15 M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
DM Natural 20 62 67
M (C) Accomplished 15 61 66
GK Not stored — — —
D (L) Not stored — 52 57
D (C) Not stored — 48 53
D (R) Not stored — 52 57
M (L) Not stored — 50 55
M (R) Not stored — 50 55
AM (L) Not stored — 50 55
AM (C) Not stored — 45 50
AM (R) Not stored — 50 55
ST (C) Not stored — 49 54
WB (L) Not stored — 49 53
WB (R) Not stored — 49 53

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners9
  • Crossing10
  • Dribbling9
  • Finishing10
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks9
  • Heading10
  • Long shots11
  • Long throws—
  • Marking11
  • Passing10
  • Penalty taking11
  • Tackling12
  • Technique11

Mental 14

  • Aggression9
  • Anticipation11
  • Bravery12
  • Composure9
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions10
  • Determination12
  • Flair8
  • Leadership12
  • Off the ball11
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork13
  • Vision11
  • Work rate13

Physical 8

  • Acceleration10
  • Agility11
  • Balance10
  • Jumping reach10
  • Natural fitness11
  • Pace12
  • Stamina10
  • Strength12

Feet

  • Left foot9
  • Right foot20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency10
  • Dirtiness10
  • Important matches10
  • Injury proneness9
  • Versatility10

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty10
  • Pressure4
  • Professionalism10
  • Sportsmanship11
  • Temperament7
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band.

Best roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Ball-Winning Midfielder Support DM 92 115 5 of 5 stars
Ball-Winning Midfielder Defend DM 92 115 5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder Support DM 91 113 4.5 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Support DM 90 112 4 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Attack DM 90 112 4 of 5 stars
Anchor Defend DM 90 112 4 of 5 stars
Half-Back Defend DM 89 111 4 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Midfielder Support M (C) 89 111 4 of 5 stars
52 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Defensive Midfielder Defend DM 89 111 4 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Support DM 88 110 4 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Defend DM 88 110 4 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Defend M (C) 87 109 4 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Support M (C) 87 109 4 of 5 stars
Mezzala Support M (C) 87 109 4 of 5 stars
Regista Support DM 87 108 4 of 5 stars
Carrilero Support M (C) 87 108 4 of 5 stars
Mezzala Attack M (C) 86 107 3.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Attack M (C) 83 104 3.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker Attack M (C) 83 104 3.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker Support M (C) 83 104 3.5 of 5 stars
Roaming Playmaker Support DM 43 109 1 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Defend M (R) 32 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Support M (R) 32 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Defend D (R) 32 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Support D (R) 32 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Attack D (R) 32 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Defend D (R) 32 41 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Full-Back Defend D (R) 32 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Winger Attack M (L) 31 39 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Attack D (L) 31 39 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Support D (L) 31 39 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Defend D (L) 31 39 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Winger Support M (L) 31 39 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger Attack M (R) 31 39 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger Support M (R) 31 39 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Attack D (R) 31 39 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Support D (R) 31 39 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Attack ST (C) 30 37 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Cover D (C) 30 37 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward Attack AM (L) 30 37 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward Support AM (L) 30 37 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Support AM (R) 30 37 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Attack AM (R) 30 37 0.5 of 5 stars
Target Man Support ST (C) 30 37 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Support M (R) 30 37 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back Defend D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back Support D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Defender Defend D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back Attack D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Defend ST (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Defender Stopper D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Defender Cover D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Defend M (R) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Attack M (R) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Target Man Attack ST (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Defender Defend D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Support ST (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Stopper D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Defend D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Defender Cover D (C) 29 36 0.5 of 5 stars

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

No traits recorded

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 23,693 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
pulled thigh Severity 12Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 5015 Jan 20192 Feb 2019

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Nir
Last name
Lax
Common name
—
Date of birth
10 Aug 1994 age 26 at game start
Place of birth
Rishon LeZion
Nationality
Israel
Height
178 cm
Weight
71 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Hebrew, English (4/10), Arabic (1/10)

Contract

Club
Bnei Sakhnin
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
7 Jun 2021
Contract starts
7 Jun 2021
Contract expires
31 May 2022
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
DM, M (C)
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder · 62
Best role (calc)
Ball-Winning Midfielder (Defend) · 92
Best role at potential (calc)
Ball-Winning Midfielder (Defend) · 115
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
98
Current reputation
4,850
Home reputation
4,800
World reputation
3,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
£351,500
Sale value (calc)
£90,203
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
34
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Contract clauses

Optional Contract Extension By Club —

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
Hapoel Tel-AvivClub squad8
ACS Petrolul 52Club squad17
RomaniaCountry17
Bnei SakhninClub squad1

Stored integration at game start, 0–100. Club and national-team blending are separate from settling into life in a country. Up to 50 recorded entries.

Playing career

16
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2021 Bnei Sakhnin Israeli Premier League —— Unknown fee
2020 ACS Petrolul 52 Romanian Second League 170 £0
2020 Hapoel Tel-Aviv — 00 £0
2019 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Israeli Premier League 170 Unknown fee
2018 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Israeli Premier League 271 Unknown fee
2017 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Israeli National League 251 Unknown fee
2016 Bnei Sakhnin Loan Israeli Premier League 251 Unknown fee
2016 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Israeli Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2015 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Israeli Premier League 80 Unknown fee
2014 Beitar Tel-Aviv/Ramla Loan Israeli National League 300 Unknown fee
2014 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Israeli Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2013 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Israeli Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2012 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Israeli Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2011 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Israeli Premier League 10 Unknown fee
2010 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Youth Israeli Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2009 Hapoel Tel-Aviv Youth Israeli Premier League 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)15015/16 recorded315/16 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Israel000 / 0

Career highlights

2
2 Apr 2017First Senior Club GoalBnei SakhninIsraeli Premier League v Maccabi Ironi Petach-Tikva
24 Mar 2012Senior Club DebutHapoel Tel-AvivIsraeli Premier League v Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Homegrown status

Hapoel Tel-Aviv3 Years Between 15 and 21
Israel3 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 valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM27 27.0.0Ironi Modi'in3185115£84,555
FM26 26.2.0Ironi Modi'in3091115£152,121
FM26 26.0.0Ironi Modi'in3091115£152,121
FM24 24.3.0Hapoel Nof HaGalil2891115£165,657
FM23 23.4.0Hapoel Nof HaGalil2791115£298,311
FM23 23.3.0Hapoel Nof HaGalil2791115£298,311
FM23 23.0.0Hapoel Nof HaGalil2791115£298,311
FM22 22.4.0Hapoel Nof HaGalil2690115£100,226
FM22 22.3.0Hapoel Nof HaGalil2690115£100,226
FM22 22.1.0Bnei Sakhnin2692115£100,226
FM22 22.0.1Bnei Sakhnin2692115£100,226
FM22 22.0.0Bnei Sakhnin2692115£100,226
FM21 21.4.0ACS Petrolul 522592115£48,872
FM21 21.3.0ACS Petrolul 522592115£48,872
FM21 21.1.1ACS Petrolul 522595115£48,872
FM21 21.0.1ACS Petrolul 522595115£48,872
FM21 21.0.0ACS Petrolul 522595115£48,872
FM20 20.4.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv24100115£274,477
FM20 20.3.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv24100115£274,477
FM20 20.1.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv24103115£328,569
FM20 20.0.1Hapoel Tel-Aviv24103115£342,455
FM20 20.0.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv24103115£342,455
FM19 19.3.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv23103115£460,014
FM19 19.1.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv23103115£460,014
FM19 19.0.1Hapoel Tel-Aviv23103115£460,014
FM19 19.0.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv23103115£460,014
FM18 18.3.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv2295115£317,335
FM18 18.1.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv2295115£317,335
FM18 18.0.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv2295115£317,335
FM17 17.3.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv2195115£306,620
FM17 17.0.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv2196115£318,894
FM16 16.3.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv2096115£77,177
FM16 16.0.1Hapoel Tel-Aviv2085110£41,128
FM16 16.0.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv2085110£41,128
FM15 15.3.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv196570–100£12,936
FM15 15.0.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv196570–100£12,936
FM14 14.3.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv186570–100£13,771
FM14 14.0.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv186570–100£13,771
FM13 13.3.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv176570–100£13,340
FM13 13.0.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv175570–100£7,415
FM12 12.2.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv165570–100£5,562
FM12 12.0.0Hapoel Tel-Aviv165570–100£5,562

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.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2021.