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FM26 26.2.0

M (C) · Unattached

James Boote

James Peter Boote · Born 20 Oct 1999 · Southampton (age 25)

  • England
  • Right Only foot
  • 177 cm
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
69 of 200
Potential ability
90–120
Value (calc)
£0
Best role (calc)
69 Central Midfielder
World reputation
1,5000.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
—

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM 14 M (L) — M (C) 20 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
M (C) Natural 20 57 66
DM Competent 14 54 62
GK Not stored — — —
D (L) Not stored — 45 54
D (C) Not stored — 38 46
D (R) Not stored — 45 54
M (L) Not stored — 44 53
M (R) Not stored — 44 53
AM (L) Not stored — 44 53
AM (C) Not stored — 42 50
AM (R) Not stored — 44 53
ST (C) Not stored — 43 52
WB (L) Not stored — 44 51
WB (R) Not stored — 44 51

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

  • Corners4
  • Crossing5
  • Dribbling7
  • Finishing7
  • First touch10
  • Free kicks4
  • Heading6
  • Long shots5
  • Long throws3
  • Marking8
  • Passing13
  • Penalty taking6
  • Tackling9
  • Technique10

Mental 14

  • Aggression10
  • Anticipation11
  • Bravery6
  • Composure6
  • Concentration9
  • Decisions8
  • Determination—
  • Flair4
  • Leadership9
  • Off the ball10
  • Positioning8
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision13
  • Work rate12

Physical 8

  • Acceleration11
  • Agility10
  • Balance9
  • Jumping reach8
  • Natural fitness11
  • Pace13
  • Stamina13
  • Strength8

Feet

  • Left foot5
  • 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

  • Consistency6
  • Dirtiness4
  • Important matches8
  • Injury proneness7
  • Versatility6

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

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
Central Midfielder M (C) 69 105 5 of 5 stars
Wide Central Midfielder M (C) 68 103 4.5 of 5 stars
Midfield Playmaker M (C) 66 101 4 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Midfielder DM 65 99 4 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker M (C) 65 99 4 of 5 stars
Channel Midfielder M (C) 63 96 3.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker DM 61 93 3.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder DM 59 90 3 of 5 stars
29 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Attacking Midfielder M (C) 56 85 3 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Playmaker DM 31 47 1 of 5 stars
Half-Back DM 27 83 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder M (R) 24 37 0.5 of 5 stars
Playmaking Wing-Back D (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Winger M (R) 22 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back D (R) 22 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Wing-Back D (R) 22 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Second Striker AM (C) 22 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Channel Forward ST (C) 22 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward AM (R) 22 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back D (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger M (R) 22 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Centre-Back D (C) 21 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Overlapping Centre-Back D (C) 21 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Forward ST (C) 21 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Centre-Back D (C) 20 30 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back D (C) 20 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Full-Back D (R) 20 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back D (C) 20 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Centre Forward ST (C) 20 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Target Forward ST (C) 20 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Poacher ST (C) 20 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Forward AM (R) 11 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Playmaking Winger M (R) 11 16 0.5 of 5 stars
False Nine ST (C) 11 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Wing-Back WB (R) 11 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Centre-Back D (C) 10 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Free Role AM (C) 10 15 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.

Out-of-possession roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Pressing Central Midfielder M (C) 69 105 5 of 5 stars
Wide Covering Central Midfielder M (C) 67 102 4 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder M (C) 67 101 4 of 5 stars
Pressing Defensive Midfielder DM 67 101 4 of 5 stars
Screening Central Midfielder M (C) 60 91 3 of 5 stars
Wide Covering Defensive Midfielder DM 60 91 3 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder DM 60 91 3 of 5 stars
Dropping Defensive Midfielder DM 59 90 3 of 5 stars
22 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Screening Defensive Midfielder DM 58 88 3 of 5 stars
Tracking Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 23 35 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder M (R) 23 35 0.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Wide Midfielder M (R) 23 35 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger AM (R) 23 35 0.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Winger AM (R) 23 35 0.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Centre Forward ST (C) 23 35 0.5 of 5 stars
Splitting Outlet Centre Forward ST (C) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Splitting Outlet Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Outlet Wide Midfielder M (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Outlet Winger AM (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Centre Forward ST (C) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Holding Wing-Back WB (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Wing-Back WB (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back WB (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Holding Full-Back D (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Full-Back D (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back D (R) 22 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Outlet Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 21 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Covering Wide Centre-Back D (C) 21 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Outlet Winger AM (R) 21 33 0.5 of 5 stars

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200). Up to 30 recorded roles.

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 69,914 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
James Peter Boote
First name
James
Last name
Boote
Common name
—
Date of birth
20 Oct 1999 age 25 at game start
Place of birth
Southampton
Nationality
England
Height
177 cm
Weight
—
Build
Mesomorph
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
30 Jun 2024
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 57
Best role (calc)
Central Midfielder · 69
Best role at potential (calc)
Central Midfielder · 105
Default role
Central Midfielder
Perceived potential (calc)
69
Expected potential (calc)
105
Current reputation
3,450
Home reputation
3,450
World reputation
1,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
—
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

10
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2023 US Collegiate System — 94 £0
2022 US Collegiate System — 101 Unknown fee
2022 Peachtree City MOBA Soccer Academy Loan USL League Two South Central Division 10 Unknown fee
2021 US Collegiate System — 190 Unknown fee
2020 US Collegiate System — —— Unknown fee
2019 US Collegiate System — 10 Unknown fee
2019 Poole Town Loan Pitching In Southern Football League Premier South 141 Unknown fee
2018 AFC Bournemouth Youth Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2017 AFC Bournemouth Youth Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2016 AFC Bournemouth Youth Premier League 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)549/10 recorded69/10 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Career highlights

2
13 Apr 2019First Senior Club GoalPoole TownPitching In Southern Football League Premier South v Basingstoke Town
12 Jan 2019Senior Club DebutPoole TownPitching In Southern Football League Premier South v Tiverton Town

Homegrown status

AFC Bournemouth3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 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 27.0.0—266990–120£0
FM26 26.2.0—256990–120£0
FM21 21.4.0—206990–120£0
FM21 21.3.0—206990–120£0
FM21 21.1.1—206990–120£0
FM21 21.0.1—206990–120£0
FM21 21.0.0—206990–120£0
FM20 20.4.0—196990–120£0
FM20 20.3.0—196990–120£0
FM20 20.1.0—196990–120£0
FM20 20.0.1—196990–120£0
FM20 20.0.0—196990–120£0
FM19 19.3.0AFC Bournemouth186990–120—
FM19 19.1.0AFC Bournemouth186990–120—
FM19 19.0.1AFC Bournemouth186990–120—
FM19 19.0.0AFC Bournemouth186990–120—
FM18 18.3.0AFC Bournemouth184990–120—
FM18 18.1.0AFC Bournemouth174990–120—
FM18 18.0.0AFC Bournemouth184990–120—
FM17 17.3.0AFC Bournemouth174090–120—
FM17 17.0.0AFC Bournemouth174090–120—

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 2025.