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FM26 26.2.0

ST (C) · Hartlepool United

Danny Johnson

Daniel Johnson · Born 28 Feb 1993 · Middlesbrough (age 32)

Best position calc

  • Striker

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
75 of 200
Potential ability
105
Value (calc)
£36,550
Best role (calc)
75 Poacher
World reputation
1,7500.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£1,700 p/w

Positions

GK — 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) —
  • 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
ST (C) Natural 20 62 62
GK Not stored — — —
D (L) Not stored — 46 46
D (C) Not stored — 40 40
D (R) Not stored — 46 46
DM Not stored — 46 46
M (L) Not stored — 49 49
M (C) Not stored — 47 47
M (R) Not stored — 49 49
AM (L) Not stored — 49 49
AM (C) Not stored — 45 46
AM (R) Not stored — 49 49
WB (L) Not stored — 44 45
WB (R) Not stored — 44 45

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

  • Corners·3
  • Crossing·7
  • Dribbling·10
  • Finishing▼211
  • First touch·10
  • Free kicks·6
  • Heading·9
  • Long shots·8
  • Long throws·3
  • Marking·5
  • Passing·9
  • Penalty taking·9
  • Tackling·6
  • Technique·11

Mental 14

  • Aggression·10
  • Anticipation·15
  • Bravery·8
  • Composure·11
  • Concentration·10
  • Decisions·11
  • Determination·12
  • Flair·7
  • Leadership·7
  • Off the ball·12
  • Positioning·6
  • Teamwork·9
  • Vision·6
  • Work rate·14

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·8
  • Agility·10
  • Balance·11
  • Jumping reach·7
  • Natural fitness·9
  • Pace·9
  • Stamina·12
  • Strength·10

Feet

  • Left foot·20
  • Right foot·10

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

  • Consistency·10
  • Dirtiness·7
  • Important matches·7
  • Injury proneness·5
  • Versatility·5

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy4
  • Loyalty10
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism12
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament9
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band. Arrows compare with FM26 26.0.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

Best roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Poacher ST (C) 75 105 5 of 5 stars
Channel Forward ST (C) 74 104 4.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Forward ST (C) 73 103 4 of 5 stars
Centre Forward ST (C) 70 99 3.5 of 5 stars
Target Forward ST (C) 70 98 3.5 of 5 stars
False Nine ST (C) 34 96 1 of 5 stars
Second Striker AM (C) 25 35 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward AM (R) 25 35 0.5 of 5 stars
29 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Channel Midfielder M (C) 24 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder M (R) 24 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Midfielder DM 24 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker DM 23 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Winger M (R) 23 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker M (C) 23 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder M (C) 23 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Midfield Playmaker M (C) 23 33 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back D (R) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back D (C) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Full-Back D (R) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Central Midfielder M (C) 22 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Overlapping Centre-Back D (C) 22 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Wing-Back D (R) 22 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Playmaking Wing-Back D (R) 22 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Centre-Back D (C) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger M (R) 22 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder M (C) 22 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder DM 22 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back D (R) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Centre-Back D (C) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back D (C) 21 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Forward AM (R) 12 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Playmaker DM 12 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Wing-Back WB (R) 11 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Half-Back DM 11 15 0.5 of 5 stars
Playmaking Winger M (R) 11 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Free Role AM (C) 11 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Centre-Back D (C) 11 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
Centre Forward ST (C) 75 105 5 of 5 stars
Tracking Centre Forward ST (C) 66 92 3.5 of 5 stars
Central Outlet Centre Forward ST (C) 61 86 3 of 5 stars
Splitting Outlet Centre Forward ST (C) 60 84 3 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 24 34 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger AM (R) 23 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 23 32 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Central Midfielder M (C) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
22 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Wide Outlet Winger AM (R) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Outlet Winger AM (R) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Winger AM (R) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Outlet Wide Midfielder M (R) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Wide Midfielder M (R) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder M (R) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Outlet Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 22 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Covering Defensive Midfielder DM 21 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder M (C) 21 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Screening Defensive Midfielder DM 21 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Covering Central Midfielder M (C) 21 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Defensive Midfielder DM 21 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Dropping Defensive Midfielder DM 21 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder DM 21 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Splitting Outlet Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 21 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Wing-Back WB (R) 21 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Full-Back D (R) 21 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Stopping Centre-Back D (C) 20 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Covering Centre-Back D (C) 20 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back D (C) 20 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Stopping Wide Centre-Back D (C) 20 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Covering Wide Centre-Back D (C) 20 28 0.5 of 5 stars

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

Player traits

  • Moves Into Channels
  • Places Shots
  • Moves Ball To Left Foot Before Dribble Attempt
  • Gets Crowd Going
  • Tries First Time Shots

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 74,189 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
virus Severity 0Base occurrence: 1.5 per season in a squad of 5010 Jul 20245 Aug 2024
fractured toe Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.3 per season in a squad of 5020 Jan 202420 Mar 2024
partially torn ankle ligaments Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.01 per season in a squad of 509 Nov 20216 Jan 2022
foot stress fracture (right) Severity 5Base occurrence: 0.23 per season in a squad of 508 Apr 20178 Jun 2017

Personal

Full name
Daniel Johnson
First name
Danny
Last name
Johnson
Common name
—
Date of birth
28 Feb 1993 age 32 at game start
Place of birth
Middlesbrough
Nationality
England
Height
178 cm
Weight
—
Build
Meso-Endomorph
Preferred foot
Left
Languages
English, Spanish (1/10)

Contract

Club
Hartlepool United
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
4 Jul 2025
Contract starts
4 Jul 2025
Contract expires
30 Jun 2027
Weekly wage
£1,700
Squad numbers
#9 Hartlepool United
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
No

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 62
Best role (calc)
Poacher · 75
Best role at potential (calc)
Poacher · 105
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
75
Current reputation
3,750
Home reputation
3,750
World reputation
1,750
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£32,895
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
WalsallClub squad35

Stored integration at game start, 0–100. Club and national-team blending are separate from settling into life in a country. Up to 50 recorded entries.

Playing career

22
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2024 Walsall Sky Bet League Two 245 £0
2023 Walsall Sky Bet League Two 235 Unknown fee
2022 Walsall Loan Sky Bet League Two 2212 Unknown fee
2022 Mansfield Town Sky Bet League Two 81 £0
2021 Mansfield Town Sky Bet League Two 224 Unknown fee
2020 Leyton Orient Sky Bet League Two 4217 £0
2019 Leyton Orient Sky Bet League Two 62 Unknown fee
2019 Dundee William Hill Championship 195 £0
2018 Motherwell William Hill Premiership 226 £0
2017 Gateshead Enterprise National League 3613 £0
2016 Gateshead Enterprise National League 3818 Unknown fee
2015 Gateshead Enterprise National League 3613 Unknown fee
2014 Stevenage Loan Sky Bet League Two 40 Unknown fee
2014 Tranmere Rovers Loan Sky Bet League Two 41 Unknown fee
2014 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
2013 Guisborough Town Ebac Northern Football League Division One 3945 Undisclosed fee
2012 Guisborough Town Ebac Northern Football League Division One 96 Unknown fee
2012 Billingham Synthonia Ebac Northern Football League Division One 219 £0
2012 Harrogate Town Enterprise National League North 20 £0
2011 Real Murcia C.F. LaLiga Hypermotion 00 £0
2010 Hartlepool United Youth Sky Bet League One 00 £0
2009 Hartlepool United Youth Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)37722/22 recorded16222/22 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

Transfers

3
DateFromToTypeFee
4 Jul 2025—Hartlepool UnitedTransfer Unknown fee
30 Jun 2025Walsall—Transfer £0
1 Jul 2023—WalsallTransfer Unknown fee

Career highlights

2
29 Aug 2015First Senior Club GoalGatesheadEnterprise National League v Guiseley
7 Jan 2012Senior Club DebutHarrogate TownEnterprise National League North v Histon

Disliked clubs

Mansfield Town 90

Disliked people

Mat Sadler 85
Nigel Clough 75
John Radford 75

Favourite clubs

Gateshead Player75
Walsall Player70

Favourite people

Michael Flynn Manager/Former Manager50

Homegrown status

England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Victorio MartiniClub Sportivo 9 de Julio de San JuanST (C)4085961.78
Cristiano—ST (C)38821171.79
Charlie BrownAccrington StanleyWB/M (R), AM (RL), ST (C)25791121.80
Vegard BraatenIL FreaST (C)3865971.83
Serhiy Tretiak—ST (C)40721101.85
Mensur Kurtiši—ST (C)3975901.88

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 27.0.0Spennymoor Town3372105£22,374
FM26 26.2.0Hartlepool United3275105£36,550
FM26 26.0.0Hartlepool United3279105£89,132
FM24 24.3.0Walsall3094105£169,857
FM23 23.4.0Mansfield Town2998105£196,342
FM23 23.3.0Mansfield Town2998105£196,342
FM23 23.0.0Mansfield Town2998105£196,342
FM22 22.4.0Mansfield Town2886105£51,726
FM22 22.3.0Mansfield Town2886105£51,726
FM22 22.1.0Mansfield Town2892105£77,557
FM22 22.0.1Mansfield Town2892105£77,557
FM22 22.0.0Mansfield Town2892105£77,557
FM21 21.4.0Leyton Orient2792105£73,550
FM21 21.3.0Leyton Orient2792105£79,689
FM21 21.1.1Leyton Orient2787105£79,689
FM21 21.0.1Leyton Orient2787105£79,689
FM21 21.0.0Leyton Orient2785105£79,689
FM20 20.4.0Leyton Orient2699105£194,700
FM20 20.3.0Leyton Orient2699105£194,700
FM20 20.1.0Dundee2699105£139,800
FM20 20.0.1Dundee2699105£184,300
FM20 20.0.0Dundee2699105£184,300
FM19 19.3.0Motherwell25101105£184,300
FM19 19.1.0Motherwell25103105£219,300
FM19 19.0.1Motherwell25103105£219,300
FM19 19.0.0Motherwell25103105£219,300
FM18 18.3.0Gateshead247480£36,320
FM18 18.1.0Gateshead247780£48,453
FM18 18.0.0Gateshead247780£48,453
FM17 17.3.0Gateshead236880£22,980
FM17 17.0.0Gateshead236680£20,980
FM16 16.3.0Gateshead226580£19,980
FM16 16.0.1Gateshead226380£17,980
FM16 16.0.0Gateshead226380£17,980
FM15 15.3.0Cardiff City216395£35,960
FM15 15.0.0Cardiff City215695£23,970
FM14 14.3.0Guisborough Town203650£2,349
FM14 14.0.0Guisborough Town203650£2,349
FM13 13.3.0Harrogate Town193650£2,349
FM13 13.0.0Harrogate Town193650£1,895
FM12 12.2.0Hartlepool United1836——
FM12 12.0.0Hartlepool United1836——
FM11 11.0.0Hartlepool United1736——
FM10 10.0.0Hartlepool United16———

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.