Matthew James

CMCAM

22 y.o.178 cm73 kg

OVR

66

POT

74

Value

€1.1M

Wage

€62K/wk

Career History

Profile

Preferred FootRight

Skill Moves

Weak Foot

International Rep.

Work RateMedium / Medium

Body TypeUnique

Real FaceNo

Specialities

None

Club

Leicester City England League Championship (2)

Rating

PositionRCM

Kit Number#16

JoinedMay 1, 2012

Contract2015

View Leicester City →

National team

Not called up

Traits & PlayStyles

Long Shot Taker

69PAC

58SHO

69PAS

68DRI

58DEF

70PHY

Pace

69

Acceleration

69

Sprint Speed

70

Shooting

58

Attacking Position

61

Finishing

60

Shot Power

71

Long Shots

64

Volleys

43

Penalties

51

Passing

69

Crossing

60

Short Passing

73

Long Passing

68

Curve

64

Free Kick Accuracy

61

Vision

66

Dribbling

68

Dribbling

65

Ball Control

71

Agility

67

Balance

71

Reactions

64

Defending

58

Tactical Awareness

52

Heading Accuracy

60

Standing Tackle

60

Sliding Tackle

51

Defensive Awareness

65

Physical

70

Jumping

67

Stamina

80

Strength

68

Aggression

63

Career History

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Latest Updates

FC 26 Feb 17, 2026

AddedCDM Centre-Half

RemovedCDM Wide Half

FC 25 → FC 26

68↗69Potential

68↗69Overall Rating

68↗72Long Passing

68↗69Ball Control

€800K↘€700KValue

€9K↗€22KWage

AddedCDM Wide Half

AddedCM Box-to-Box

RemovedCM Deep-Lying Playmaker

FC 24 → FC 25

70↘68Potential

70↘68Overall Rating

65↘63Dribbling

69↘67Shot Power

63↘59Balance

63↘62Sliding Tackle

70↘69Defensive Awareness

69↘68Jumping

70↘68Long Passing

71↗72Strength

74↘73Short Passing

50↘49Sprint Speed

54↘52Acceleration

67↘63Stamina

70↘68Crossing

65↘63Standing Tackle

58↘56Agility

63↘61Attacking Position

71↘69Vision

70↘68Ball Control

€1.1M↘€800KValue

€17K↘€9KWage

AddedCDM Holding

AddedCM Deep-Lying Playmaker

Bristol City→

Wrexham

FIFA 23 → FC 24

69↗70Potential

69↗70Overall Rating

66↘65Dribbling

64↘63Balance

64↘63Sliding Tackle

71↘70Long Passing

73↘72Curve

70↗71Strength

65↗66Tactical Awareness

64↗67Stamina

72↘70Crossing

64↘63Attacking Position

€1.3M↘€1.1MValue

€16K↗€17KWage

FIFA 22 → FIFA 23

€1.2M↗€1.3MValue

€15K↗€16KWage

FIFA 21 → FIFA 22

69↘68Aggression

68↗70Strength

63↗66Stamina

65↗66Reactions

58↗60Long Shots

€30K↘€15KWage

FIFA 20 → FIFA 21

67↘66Potential

67↘66Overall Rating

56↘52Stamina

€775K↗€850KValue

€22K↘€20KWage