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VersionFM24 24.3.0
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Kitching3
Squad number in club colours

Mark Kitching

Player
85Current ability
105Potential ability
£53,474Value (calc)
1,750Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Mark
Last name
Kitching
Common name
—
Date of birth
4 Sep 1995 age 27 at game start
Place of birth
Guisborough
Nationality
England
Height
188 cm
Weight
74 kg
Preferred foot
Left Only
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Oldham Athletic
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
31 Oct 2022
Contract starts
31 Oct 2022
Contract expires
30 Jun 2025
Weekly wage
£1,000
Squad numbers
#3 Oldham Athletic
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (LC), WB (L)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Left)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Left) · 65
Best role (calc)
Complete Wing-Back (Support) · 85
Best role at potential (calc)
Complete Wing-Back (Support) · 105
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
88
Current reputation
3,950
Home reputation
3,950
World reputation
1,750
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Sale value (calc)
£53,474
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
34
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners9
  • Crossing14
  • Dribbling12
  • Finishing7
  • First touch11
  • Free kicks9
  • Heading8
  • Long shots9
  • Long throws10
  • Marking10
  • Passing11
  • Penalty taking6
  • Tackling11
  • Technique11

Mental

  • Aggression8
  • Anticipation11
  • Bravery8
  • Composure10
  • Concentration8
  • Decisions10
  • Determination10
  • Flair10
  • Leadership5
  • Off the ball13
  • Positioning9
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision9
  • Work rate14

Physical

  • Acceleration11
  • Agility11
  • Balance11
  • Jumping reach11
  • Natural fitness12
  • Pace11
  • Stamina11
  • Strength9

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness5
  • Important matches11
  • Injury proneness8
  • Versatility14
  • Left foot20
  • Right foot7

Personality

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy6
  • Loyalty10
  • Pressure10
  • Professionalism10
  • Sportsmanship9
  • Temperament6
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Volatile, Media-friendly

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 28,468 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)20
  • D (C)16
  • D (R)—
  • DM—
  • M (L)11
  • M (C)10
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)16
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)6569
Defender (Centre)5357
Defender (Right)5256
Wing-Back (Left)6266
Wing-Back (Right)5054
Defensive Midfielder4852
Midfielder (Left)6367
Midfielder (Centre)5963
Midfielder (Right)5256
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5862
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4751
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5257
Striker4953

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
Complete Wing-Back SupportD (L)85105
Complete Wing-Back AttackD (L)84104
Wing-Back AttackD (L)83103
Wing-Back SupportD (L)83103
Full-Back AttackD (L)82101
Wing-Back DefendD (L)82101
Wide Centre-Back AttackD (C)8098
Inverted Wing-Back AttackD (L)8099
Inverted Wing-Back SupportD (L)8099
Inverted Wing-Back DefendD (L)8099
Full-Back SupportD (L)7796
Full-Back AutomaticD (L)7796

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

Player traits

  • Runs With Ball Down Left
  • Gets Forward Whenever Possible

Injuries at game start

slipped disc Severity 03 Feb 2021 – 15 Sep 2021

Playing career

13
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2022 Oldham Athletic Vanarama National League 302 Unknown fee
2021 Stockport County Vanarama National League 60 £0
2020 Stockport County Vanarama National League 162 Unknown fee
2019 Hartlepool United Vanarama National League 381 £0
2018 Hartlepool United Vanarama National League 402 Unknown fee
2017 Rochdale Sky Bet League One 132 £0
2016 Rochdale Sky Bet League One 40 Unknown fee
2016 Rochdale Loan Sky Bet League One 10 Unknown fee
2016 Middlesbrough Premier League 00 Undisclosed fee
2015 Middlesbrough Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2014 Middlesbrough Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2013 Middlesbrough Youth Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2012 Middlesbrough Youth Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)1489

Honours

WinnerVanarama National League1×2022

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Career highlights

4
15 May 2022WinnerStockport CountyVanarama National League
12 Sep 2017First Senior Club GoalRochdaleSky Bet League One v Doncaster Rovers
28 Nov 2015Senior Club DebutYork CitySky Bet League Two v Accrington Stanley
2021Reached PlayoffsStockport CountyVanarama National League

Favourite clubs

Middlesbrough Supporter75

Homegrown status

Middlesbrough3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Abdeljalil JbiraRenaissance Club Athletic ZemamraD/WB/M/AM (L)33821211.50
Pierre Derville—D/WB (L)3681841.53
Dimitri LegboFC Inter TurkuD/WB (L)219490–1201.54
Álex Cruz—D (LC)36801101.56
Ali AfifUmm-Salal Sports ClubD/WB/M/AM (L)35901101.59
Islam RamadanEl Fayoum Sporting ClubD (LC), WB/M (L)3271711.59
Nicolás Crovetto—D/WB (L)37971151.63
Igor ŽuržinovFK Stari TamišD/WB (L)42851001.65

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 27.0.0York City3088105£63,950
FM26 26.2.0York City2990105£135,873
FM26 26.0.0York City2988105£135,873
FM24 24.3.0Oldham Athletic2785105£53,474
FM23 23.4.0Oldham Athletic2680105£53,474
FM23 23.3.0Oldham Athletic2680105£53,474
FM23 23.0.0Stockport County2679105£43,255
FM22 22.4.0Stockport County2581105£25,643
FM22 22.3.0Stockport County2581105£25,643
FM22 22.1.0Stockport County2582105£25,643
FM22 22.0.1Stockport County2582105£25,643
FM22 22.0.0Stockport County2581105£25,643
FM21 21.4.0Stockport County2481105£30,146
FM21 21.3.0Stockport County2481105£30,146
FM21 21.1.1Stockport County2480105£30,146
FM21 21.0.1Stockport County2480105£24,318
FM21 21.0.0Stockport County2480105£24,318
FM20 20.4.0Hartlepool United2379105£48,193
FM20 20.3.0Hartlepool United2379105£48,193
FM20 20.1.0Hartlepool United2379105£48,193
FM20 20.0.1Hartlepool United2379105£48,193
FM20 20.0.0Hartlepool United2379105£48,193
FM19 19.3.0Hartlepool United2279105£59,415
FM19 19.1.0Hartlepool United2287105£108,248
FM19 19.0.1Hartlepool United2287105£108,248
FM19 19.0.0Hartlepool United2287105£108,248
FM18 18.3.0Rochdale2187105£80,572
FM18 18.1.0Rochdale2183105£80,572
FM18 18.0.0Rochdale2183105£80,572
FM17 17.3.0Rochdale2074(-5)£42,655
FM17 17.0.0Middlesbrough2074(-5)£85,310
FM16 16.3.0Middlesbrough1974(-5)£63,983
FM16 16.0.1Middlesbrough1965(-5)£28,472
FM16 16.0.0Middlesbrough1965(-5)£28,472
FM15 15.3.0Middlesbrough1865(-5)£28,472
FM15 15.0.0Middlesbrough1864(-5)£27,047
FM14 14.3.0Middlesbrough1764(-5)£27,047
FM14 14.0.0Middlesbrough1755(-5)£5,686
FM13 13.3.0Middlesbrough1629(-3)£2,355
FM13 13.0.0Middlesbrough16———

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.