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VersionFM23 23.0.0
Light
Eldershaw19
Squad number in club colours

Simon Eldershaw

Player
16Current ability
70Potential ability
£0Value (calc)
200Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Simon
Last name
Eldershaw
Common name
—
Date of birth
3 Dec 1983 age 38 at game start
Place of birth
Stoke-on-Trent
Nationality
England
Height
178 cm
Weight
71 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Stone Dominoes
Job
Player
Contract type
Non-Contract
Joined club
1 Jun 2009
Contract starts
1 Jan 2000
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£30
Squad numbers
#19 Stone Dominoes

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 40
Best role (calc)
Pressing Forward (Defend) · 16
Best role at potential (calc)
Pressing Forward (Defend) · 70
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
16
Current reputation
800
Home reputation
800
World reputation
200
Reputation scope (calc)
Local
Sale value (calc)
£0
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
32
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
1

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners6
  • Crossing3
  • Dribbling6
  • Finishing7
  • First touch6
  • Free kicks6
  • Heading3
  • Long shots7
  • Long throws4
  • Marking1
  • Passing4
  • Penalty taking11
  • Tackling2
  • Technique6

Mental

  • Aggression5
  • Anticipation6
  • Bravery8
  • Composure4
  • Concentration3
  • Decisions5
  • Determination9
  • Flair9
  • Leadership3
  • Off the ball7
  • Positioning5
  • Teamwork10
  • Vision2
  • Work rate11

Physical

  • Acceleration9
  • Agility8
  • Balance8
  • Jumping reach7
  • Natural fitness9
  • Pace10
  • Stamina8
  • Strength5

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency10
  • Dirtiness5
  • Important matches5
  • Injury proneness7
  • Versatility2
  • Left foot9
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability9
  • Ambition9
  • Controversy4
  • Loyalty11
  • Pressure7
  • Professionalism10
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament12
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 65,413 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK1
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)—
  • DM—
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)—
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)20
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)2929
Defender (Centre)2323
Defender (Right)2929
Wing-Back (Left)3030
Wing-Back (Right)3030
Defensive Midfielder2828
Midfielder (Left)3131
Midfielder (Centre)3030
Midfielder (Right)3131
Attacking Midfielder (Left)3232
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)2828
Attacking Midfielder (Right)3232
Striker4040

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
Pressing Forward DefendST (C)1670
Pressing Forward SupportST (C)1670
Poacher AttackST (C)1566
Pressing Forward AttackST (C)1567
Target Man AttackST (C)1461
Target Man SupportST (C)1463
Advanced Forward AttackST (C)1359
Deep-Lying Forward AttackST (C)1254
Deep-Lying Forward SupportST (C)1254
Trequartista AttackST (C)629
Complete Forward SupportST (C)628
Complete Forward AttackST (C)629

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

Player traits

  • Likes To Try To Beat Offside Trap

Playing career

11
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 Newcastle Town — —— Unknown fee
2007 Newcastle Town — —— Unknown fee
2007 Newcastle Town — —— Unknown fee
2007 Alsager Town Loan English Northern Premier League Division One South —— Unknown fee
2006 Alsager Town — —— Unknown fee
2006 Leek Town English Northern Premier League Premier Division 152 Unknown fee
2005 Leek Town English Northern Premier League Premier Division 354 Unknown fee
2004 Port Vale Sky Bet League One 131 Unknown fee
2003 Port Vale Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
2002 Port Vale Sky Bet League One 20 Unknown fee
2001 Port Vale Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 5 with unknown appearances left out)657

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Favourite clubs

Port Vale 90

Favourite people

Dean Glover 80

Disliked clubs

Stoke City 60

Homegrown status

Port Vale3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Adam Muller—ST (C)4028781.61
Wu Lei—AM (RL), ST (C)3631781.80
Pat McFaddenCheadle TownAM (L), ST (C)3524471.80
Scott Bibby—ST (C)3125501.97
Lee Sze Yin—AM (L), ST (C)3712352.02
Marco Adaggio—ST (C)3430652.02
Leighton McGivern—ST (C)3830702.10
Fead Rama—M/AM (R), ST (C)3526462.22
Dean Oliver—D (C), ST (C)3420622.24
Jamie Brotherton—AM (RC), ST (C)3227312.29

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 23.4.0Stone Dominoes381670£0
FM23 23.3.0Stone Dominoes381670£0
FM23 23.0.0Stone Dominoes381670£0
FM22 22.4.0Stone Dominoes371670£0
FM22 22.3.0Stone Dominoes371670£0
FM22 22.1.0Stone Dominoes371670£0
FM22 22.0.1Stone Dominoes371670£0
FM22 22.0.0Stone Dominoes371670£0
FM21 21.4.0Stone Dominoes361670£0
FM21 21.3.0Stone Dominoes361670£0
FM21 21.1.1Stone Dominoes361670£0
FM21 21.0.1Stone Dominoes361670£0
FM21 21.0.0Stone Dominoes361670£0
FM20 20.4.0Stone Dominoes351670£0
FM20 20.3.0Stone Dominoes351670£0
FM20 20.1.0Stone Dominoes351670£0
FM20 20.0.1Stone Dominoes351670£0
FM20 20.0.0Stone Dominoes351670£0
FM19 19.3.0Stone Dominoes341670£0
FM19 19.1.0Stone Dominoes341670£0
FM19 19.0.1Stone Dominoes341670£0
FM19 19.0.0Stone Dominoes341670£0
FM18 18.3.0Stone Dominoes331670£0
FM18 18.1.0Stone Dominoes331670£0
FM18 18.0.0Stone Dominoes331670£0
FM17 17.3.0Stone Dominoes321670£276
FM17 17.0.0Stone Dominoes321670£276
FM16 16.3.0Stone Dominoes311670£410
FM16 16.0.1Stone Dominoes311670£410
FM16 16.0.0Stone Dominoes311670£410
FM15 15.3.0Stone Dominoes301670£530
FM15 15.0.0Stone Dominoes301670£530
FM14 14.3.0Stone Dominoes291670£598
FM14 14.0.0Stone Dominoes291670£598
FM13 13.3.0Stone Dominoes281670£0
FM13 13.0.0Stone Dominoes281670£0
FM12 12.2.0Stone Dominoes271670£0
FM12 12.0.0Stone Dominoes271670£0
FM10 10.0.0Newcastle Town251670£500

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.