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VersionFM26 26.2.0
Light
Barrett29
Squad number in club colours

Paddy Barrett

Player
96Current ability
100Potential ability
£171,128Value (calc)
2,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Patrick Barrett
First name
Paddy
Last name
Barrett
Common name
—
Date of birth
22 Jul 1993 age 31 at game start
Place of birth
Waterford
Nationality
The Republic of Ireland
Height
185 cm
Weight
—
Build
Ecto-Mesomorph
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Shelbourne F.C.
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
17 Dec 2022
Contract starts
21 Nov 2024
Contract expires
30 Nov 2026
Weekly wage
£1,253
Squad numbers
#29 Shelbourne F.C.
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (C)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Centre) · 65
Best role (calc)
Ball-Playing Centre-Back · 96
Best role at potential (calc)
Ball-Playing Centre-Back · 100
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
96
Current reputation
4,800
Home reputation
4,800
World reputation
2,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
Not for sale
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·4
  • Crossing▼19
  • Dribbling·9
  • Finishing·6
  • First touch·11
  • Free kicks·5
  • Heading·13
  • Long shots·4
  • Long throws·8
  • Marking·11
  • Passing·12
  • Penalty taking·8
  • Tackling·12
  • Technique·12

Mental

  • Aggression·12
  • Anticipation·10
  • Bravery·11
  • Composure·12
  • Concentration·10
  • Decisions·11
  • Determination·11
  • Flair·8
  • Leadership▲115
  • Off the ball·8
  • Positioning·11
  • Teamwork·12
  • Vision▼111
  • Work rate·12

Physical

  • Acceleration·11
  • Agility·10
  • Balance·12
  • Jumping reach·13
  • Natural fitness·12
  • Pace·11
  • Stamina·11
  • Strength·13

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·11
  • Dirtiness·13
  • Important matches·12
  • Injury proneness▲210
  • Versatility·11
  • Left foot·7
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability13
  • Ambition15
  • Controversy11
  • Loyalty8
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism7
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament12
Personality (calc)
Fairly Ambitious
Media handling (calc)
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. Arrows compare with FM26 26.0.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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 78,119 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)20
  • D (R)11
  • DM—
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)—
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)8
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)5252
Defender (Centre)6565
Defender (Right)6262
Wing-Back (Left)4848
Wing-Back (Right)5757
Defensive Midfielder5050
Midfielder (Left)5050
Midfielder (Centre)5050
Midfielder (Right)5050
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5050
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4646
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5050
Striker5050

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
Ball-Playing Centre-BackD (C)96100
Advanced Centre-BackD (C)9599
Overlapping Centre-BackD (C)9296
Centre-BackD (C)9195
Wide Centre-BackD (C)9194
No-Nonsense Centre-BackD (C)9195
Inside Full-BackD (R)6871
Playmaking Wing-BackD (R)6669
Inside Wing-BackD (R)6669
Wing-BackD (R)6568
Full-BackD (R)6467
Deep-Lying PlaymakerDM3233

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

Out-of-possession roles

RolePositionRatingStars
Centre-BackD (C)96
Wide Centre-BackD (C)95
Stopping Centre-BackD (C)94
Stopping Wide Centre-BackD (C)94
Covering Centre-BackD (C)93
Covering Wide Centre-BackD (C)92
Full-BackD (R)66
Pressing Full-BackD (R)66

Calculated by fm-reader (FM26+ out-of-possession roles), on the current-ability scale.

Player traits

  • Tries To Play Way Out Of Trouble
  • Brings Ball Out of Defence

Playing career

21
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2025 Shelbourne F.C. SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 200 Unknown fee
2024 Shelbourne F.C. SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 310 Unknown fee
2023 Shelbourne F.C. SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 262 Unknown fee
2022 St. Patrick's Athletic SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 20 £0
2021 St. Patrick's Athletic SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 280 Unknown fee
2021 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC Metfone C-League 00 £0
2020 Indy Eleven United Soccer League Championship 131 £0
2019 Indy Eleven United Soccer League Championship Eastern Conference 311 Unknown fee
2018 FC Cincinnati United Soccer League Championship Eastern Conference 181 £0
2017 Waterford F.C. Loan SSE Airtricity Men's First Division 40 Unknown fee
2017 Dundalk F.C. SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 150 £0
2016 Dundalk F.C. SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 163 Unknown fee
2015 Dundalk F.C. SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 110 Unknown fee
2014 Galway United SSE Airtricity Men's First Division 111 £0
2014 Waterford United SSE Airtricity Men's First Division 173 £0
2013 Waterford United Loan SSE Airtricity Men's First Division 110 Unknown fee
2013 Dundee United William Hill Premiership 00 Unknown fee
2012 Dundee United William Hill Premiership 00 Unknown fee
2011 Dundee United William Hill Premiership 00 Unknown fee
2010 Dundee United William Hill Premiership 00 Unknown fee
2009 Aberdeen William Hill Premiership 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)25412

Honours

WinnerSSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division3×2015, 2016, 2024
WinnerClub Orange Men's FAI Cup2×2015, 2021
WinnerPresident of Ireland's Cup1×2025
WinnerSSE Airtricity Men's First Division1×2017
WinnerPTSB LFA Senior Cup1×2015
Runner-UpPresident of Ireland's Cup2×2016, 2017
Runner-UpSSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division1×2021
Runner-UpClub Orange Men's FAI Cup1×2016
Third PlaceSSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division1×2025
Playoff WinnerSSE Airtricity Men's First Division1×2014

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
The Republic of Ireland000 / 0

Transfers

1
DateFromToTypeFee
17 Dec 2022—Shelbourne F.C.TransferUnknown fee

Career highlights

14
1 Nov 2025Third PlaceShelbourne F.C.SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division
7 Feb 2025WinnerShelbourne F.C.President of Ireland's Cup
1 Nov 2024WinnerShelbourne F.C.SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division
28 Nov 2021WinnerSt. Patrick's AthleticClub Orange Men's FAI Cup
19 Nov 2021Runner-UpSt. Patrick's AthleticSSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division
22 Sep 2017WinnerWaterford F.C.SSE Airtricity Men's First Division
17 Feb 2017Runner-UpDundalk F.C.President of Ireland's Cup
6 Nov 2016Runner-UpDundalk F.C.Club Orange Men's FAI Cup
28 Oct 2016WinnerDundalk F.C.SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division
27 Feb 2016Runner-UpDundalk F.C.President of Ireland's Cup
8 Nov 2015WinnerDundalk F.C.Club Orange Men's FAI Cup
30 Oct 2015WinnerDundalk F.C.SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division
26 Oct 2015WinnerDundalk F.C.PTSB LFA Senior Cup
31 Oct 2014Playoff WinnerGalway UnitedSSE Airtricity Men's First Division

Favourite clubs

Waterford F.C. Supporter75

Homegrown status

Scotland3 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 the attributes both players have stored.

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM27 27.0.0Shelbourne F.C.3294100£34,146
FM26 26.2.0Shelbourne F.C.3196100£171,128
FM26 26.0.0Shelbourne F.C.3196100£171,128
FM24 24.3.0Shelbourne F.C.298995£201,277
FM23 23.4.0Shelbourne F.C.288995£202,374
FM23 23.3.0Shelbourne F.C.288895£195,390
FM23 23.0.0St. Patrick's Athletic288995£202,374
FM22 22.4.0St. Patrick's Athletic278995£223,001
FM22 22.3.0St. Patrick's Athletic278995£223,001
FM22 22.1.0St. Patrick's Athletic278594£192,221
FM22 22.0.1St. Patrick's Athletic278594£192,221
FM22 22.0.0St. Patrick's Athletic278594£192,221
FM21 21.4.0St. Patrick's Athletic268594£184,902
FM21 21.3.0Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC268594£10,283
FM21 21.1.1Indy Eleven268594£71,596
FM21 21.0.1Indy Eleven268594£71,596
FM21 21.0.0Indy Eleven268594£71,596
FM20 20.4.0Indy Eleven258594£235,724
FM20 20.3.0Indy Eleven258594£235,724
FM20 20.1.0Indy Eleven258594£235,724
FM20 20.0.1Indy Eleven258594£233,043
FM20 20.0.0Indy Eleven258594£233,043
FM19 19.3.0Indy Eleven248594£310,723
FM19 19.1.0FC Cincinnati248594£233,043
FM19 19.0.1FC Cincinnati248594£233,043
FM19 19.0.0FC Cincinnati248594£233,043
FM18 18.3.0FC Cincinnati237988£133,342
FM18 18.1.0Dundalk F.C.237988£62,278
FM18 18.0.0Dundalk F.C.237988£62,278
FM17 17.3.0Dundalk F.C.2276101£60,175
FM17 17.0.0Dundalk F.C.2276101£60,175
FM16 16.3.0Dundalk F.C.2176101£147,727
FM16 16.0.1Dundalk F.C.2176101£147,727
FM16 16.0.0Dundalk F.C.2176101£147,727
FM15 15.3.0Dundalk F.C.2076112£153,726
FM15 15.0.0Galway F.C.2076112£174,805
FM14 14.3.0Waterford United1971109£114,217
FM14 14.0.0Dundee United1980109£31,446
FM13 13.3.0Dundee United1885(-7)£31,446
FM13 13.0.0Dundee United1885(-7)£31,446
FM12 12.2.0Dundee United1755(-6)£275
FM12 12.0.0Dundee United1755(-6)£275
FM10 10.0.0Aberdeen1568(-6)£450

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.