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VersionFM22 22.0.0
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Devlin2
Squad number in club colours

Nicky Devlin

Player
108Current ability
118Potential ability
£600,573Value (calc)
2,500Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Nicholas Devlin
First name
Nicky
Last name
Devlin
Common name
—
Date of birth
11 Aug 1993 age 27 at game start
Place of birth
Glasgow
Nationality
Scotland
Height
183 cm
Weight
79 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Livingston
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
1 Jul 2019
Contract starts
15 Aug 2021
Contract expires
31 May 2023
Weekly wage
£850
Squad numbers
#2 Livingston
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D/WB (R)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 74
Best role (calc)
Full-Back (Attack) · 108
Best role at potential (calc)
Full-Back (Attack) · 118
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
111
Current reputation
5,600
Home reputation
5,600
World reputation
2,500
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£600,573
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Low
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
2

Contract clauses

Appearance Fee £300

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners3
  • Crossing13
  • Dribbling11
  • Finishing8
  • First touch12
  • Free kicks3
  • Heading11
  • Long shots2
  • Long throws10
  • Marking10
  • Passing14
  • Penalty taking3
  • Tackling12
  • Technique10

Mental

  • Aggression16
  • Anticipation8
  • Bravery13
  • Composure10
  • Concentration14
  • Decisions14
  • Determination14
  • Flair9
  • Leadership15
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning12
  • Teamwork13
  • Vision10
  • Work rate18

Physical

  • Acceleration13
  • Agility11
  • Balance9
  • Jumping reach11
  • Natural fitness12
  • Pace13
  • Stamina15
  • Strength14

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency13
  • Dirtiness9
  • Important matches12
  • Injury proneness3
  • Versatility9
  • Left foot8
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability11
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy11
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure14
  • Professionalism14
  • Sportsmanship11
  • Temperament11
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Level-headed

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 29,098 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)11
  • D (C)14
  • D (R)20
  • DM—
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)—
  • M (R)7
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)18
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)7173
Defender (Centre)6668
Defender (Right)7476
Wing-Back (Left)5658
Wing-Back (Right)7072
Defensive Midfielder5557
Midfielder (Left)5658
Midfielder (Centre)5658
Midfielder (Right)6466
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5658
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4951
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5658
Striker5355

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
Full-Back AttackD (R)108118
Full-Back SupportD (R)107117
Wing-Back DefendD (R)107117
Wing-Back SupportD (R)107117
Wing-Back AttackD (R)107117
Complete Wing-Back SupportD (R)105115
Complete Wing-Back AttackD (R)104114
Full-Back DefendD (R)103112
Wide Centre-Back AttackD (C)102111
Wide Centre-Back SupportD (C)102111
Wide Centre-Back DefendD (C)102111
No-Nonsense Full-Back DefendD (R)102111

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

Player traits

  • Runs With Ball Down Right
  • Gets Forward Whenever Possible
  • Knocks Ball Past Opponent
  • Gets Crowd Going

Injuries at game start

damaged cruciate ligaments Severity 08 Sep 2011 – 1 Mar 2012

Playing career

15
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2020 Livingston cinch Premiership 362 Unknown fee
2019 Livingston cinch Premiership 110 Unknown fee
2018 Walsall Sky Bet League One 433 £0
2017 Walsall Sky Bet League One 330 Unknown fee
2016 Ayr United cinch Championship 340 £0
2015 Ayr United cinch League 1 341 Unknown fee
2014 Ayr United cinch League 1 362 Unknown fee
2013 Stenhousemuir cinch League 1 300 £0
2012 Stenhousemuir Loan cinch League 1 80 Unknown fee
2012 Dumbarton Loan cinch Championship 160 Unknown fee
2012 Motherwell cinch Premiership 00 £0
2011 Stenhousemuir Loan cinch League 1 60 Unknown fee
2011 Motherwell cinch Premiership 00 Unknown fee
2010 Dumbarton cinch League 1 230 £0
2009 Dumbarton Youth cinch League 1 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)3108

Honours

Runner-UpPremier Sports Cup1×2021
Playoff Winnercinch League 11×2016

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Scotland000 / 0

Career highlights

6
28 Feb 2021Runner-UpLivingstonPremier Sports Cup
4 May 2019RelegatedWalsallSky Bet League One
6 May 2017RelegatedAyr Unitedcinch Championship
15 May 2016Playoff WinnerAyr Unitedcinch League 1
3 Mar 2015First Senior Club GoalAyr Unitedcinch League 1 v Peterhead
23 Oct 2010Senior Club DebutDumbartoncinch League 1 v Stenhousemuir

Favourite people

Jordan Preston Friend90

Favourite clubs

Ayr United Player70
Dumbarton Player50

Bans

Global ban—1 matches

Homegrown status

Dumbarton3 Years Between 15 and 21
Scotland3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Abdoulaye CisséKocaelisporD (RC), DM251051152.02
Mladen Zeljković—D (RLC)33951082.03
Eddy OrtizCD HerediaD (RL), DM, M (C)391051152.03
Hamza AgrebiClub AfricainD (RL), WB (R)30991282.03
Javi MoyanoCastellónD/WB (R)351231302.05

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 27.0.0Aberdeen32103113£87,631
FM26 26.2.0Aberdeen31108113£240,538
FM26 26.0.0Aberdeen31109113£260,148
FM24 24.3.0Aberdeen29111113£532,440
FM23 23.4.0Livingston28110113£508,749
FM23 23.3.0Livingston28110113£508,749
FM23 23.0.0Livingston28113115£508,749
FM22 22.4.0Livingston27108118£287,752
FM22 22.3.0Livingston27108118£287,752
FM22 22.1.0Livingston27108118£287,752
FM22 22.0.1Livingston27108118£600,573
FM22 22.0.0Livingston27108118£600,573
FM21 21.4.0Livingston26110112£253,645
FM21 21.3.0Livingston26110112£253,645
FM21 21.1.1Livingston26105112£145,594
FM21 21.0.1Livingston26105112£145,594
FM21 21.0.0Livingston26105112£145,594
FM20 20.4.0Livingston25105112£245,905
FM20 20.3.0Livingston25105112£245,905
FM20 20.1.0Livingston25105112£245,905
FM20 20.0.1Livingston25105112£245,905
FM20 20.0.0Livingston2596112£93,330
FM19 19.3.0Walsall2498112£185,434
FM19 19.1.0Walsall2498112£185,434
FM19 19.0.1Walsall2498112£185,434
FM19 19.0.0Walsall2498112£185,434
FM18 18.3.0Walsall23102112£288,660
FM18 18.1.0Walsall23102112£288,660
FM18 18.0.0Walsall23102112£288,660
FM17 17.3.0Ayr United2292105£32,929
FM17 17.0.0Ayr United2282102£8,251
FM16 16.3.0Ayr United217595£7,433
FM16 16.0.1Ayr United216790£5,733
FM16 16.0.0Ayr United216790£5,733
FM15 15.3.0Ayr United206790£5,733
FM15 15.0.0Ayr United206790£5,733
FM14 14.3.0Stenhousemuir1965(-5)£6,379
FM14 14.0.0Stenhousemuir1965(-5)£6,379
FM13 13.3.0Motherwell1885(-7)£23,958
FM13 13.0.0Motherwell1885(-7)£23,958
FM12 12.2.0Motherwell1785(-7)£12,763
FM12 12.0.0Motherwell1785(-7)£12,763

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.