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VersionFM23 23.0.0
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Squad number in club colours

Tom James

Player
95Current ability
120Potential ability
£171,896Value (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 26 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

Contract

Club
Leyton Orient
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
19 Jul 2021
Contract starts
13 May 2022
Contract expires
30 Jun 2024
Weekly wage
£2,250
Squad numbers
#2 Leyton Orient

Player profile

Positions
D (RL), WB (R), DM
Best position (calc)
Defender (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Right) · 64
Best role (calc)
Full-Back (Defend) · 95
Best role at potential (calc)
Full-Back (Defend) · 120
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
101
Current reputation
4,750
Home reputation
4,350
World reputation
2,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£171,896
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
32
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners10
  • Crossing12
  • Dribbling9
  • Finishing8
  • First touch12
  • Free kicks14
  • Heading10
  • Long shots10
  • Long throws11
  • Marking10
  • Passing12
  • Penalty taking10
  • Tackling10
  • Technique13

Mental

  • Aggression7
  • Anticipation11
  • Bravery11
  • Composure10
  • Concentration9
  • Decisions10
  • Determination8
  • Flair13
  • Leadership6
  • Off the ball8
  • Positioning11
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision12
  • Work rate10

Physical

  • Acceleration10
  • Agility9
  • Balance9
  • Jumping reach11
  • Natural fitness11
  • Pace10
  • Stamina10
  • Strength10

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency9
  • Dirtiness9
  • Important matches13
  • Injury proneness5
  • Versatility18
  • Left foot14
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability13
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty13
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament12
Personality (calc)
Fairly 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.

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 31,189 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)10
  • D (R)20
  • DM15
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)11
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)13
  • WB (R)20
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)6469
Defender (Centre)5762
Defender (Right)6470
Wing-Back (Left)5964
Wing-Back (Right)6066
Defensive Midfielder6166
Midfielder (Left)5358
Midfielder (Centre)6166
Midfielder (Right)5358
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5358
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4955
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5358
Striker5156

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 DefendD (R)95120
Full-Back SupportD (R)95120
Full-Back AttackD (R)95120
Wing-Back DefendD (R)94118
No-Nonsense Full-Back DefendD (R)94118
Wing-Back SupportD (R)93117
Wing-Back AttackD (R)93117
Complete Wing-Back AttackD (R)93117
Complete Wing-Back SupportD (R)93117
Deep-Lying Playmaker DefendDM92116
Deep-Lying Playmaker SupportDM91115
Inverted Wing-Back DefendD (L)90114

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 hamstring (right) Severity 011 Dec 2021 – 1 May 2022
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

13
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2021 Leyton Orient Sky Bet League Two 214 Unknown fee
2020 Salford City Loan Sky Bet League Two 40 Unknown fee
2020 Wigan Athletic Loan Sky Bet League One 203 Unknown fee
2020 Hibernian cinch Premiership 00 Undisclosed fee
2019 Hibernian cinch 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)13012

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Wales000 / 0

Career highlights

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

Favourite people

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

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Steven Inzerillo—D/WB (R), DM3782851.66
Jesús ArismendiClub Alianza Atlético SullanaD/WB/M (R)351081111.66
Nicola Madonna—D/WB (R)35831201.68
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Zine El Abidine BoulakhouaChabab Riadhi BélouizdadD/WB (R)32951101.70
Hamza AgrebiClub AfricainD (RL), WB (R)31991201.70
Dor MalulHapoel HaifaD/WB/M/AM (R)33871181.71
Sayed El ShabrawyGhazl El-MahallaD (RL), WB (R)2980851.75

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.