Matthew Pennington

CB

28 y.o.185 cm77 kg

OVR

66

POT

68

Value

€900K

Wage

€3K/wk

Career History

Profile

Preferred FootRight

Skill Moves

Weak Foot

International Rep.

Work RateHigh / High

Body TypeLean (Tall)

Real FaceNo

Acceleration TypeLengthy

Specialities

None

Club

Shrewsbury Town England League One (3)

Rating

PositionRCB

Kit Number#5

JoinedJuly 1, 2021

Contract2023

View Shrewsbury Town →

National team

Not called up

Traits & PlayStyles

Long Throw-in

65PAC

36SHO

52PAS

54DRI

66DEF

74PHY

Pace

65

Acceleration

63

Sprint Speed

67

Shooting

36

Attacking Position

31

Finishing

30

Shot Power

44

Long Shots

26

Volleys

36

Penalties

48

Passing

52

Crossing

58

Short Passing

61

Long Passing

54

Curve

51

Free Kick Accuracy

34

Vision

42

Dribbling

54

Dribbling

49

Ball Control

54

Agility

50

Balance

58

Reactions

58

Composure

54

Defending

66

Tactical Awareness

66

Heading Accuracy

67

Standing Tackle

65

Sliding Tackle

64

Defensive Awareness

66

Physical

74

Jumping

85

Stamina

68

Strength

78

Aggression

66

Career History

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Latest Updates

FC 26 Feb 17, 2026

RemovedCB Stopper

FC 25 → FC 26

83↘82Jumping

60↘58Acceleration

€725K↘€700KValue

€9K↘€2KWage

AddedCB Wide Back

RemovedCB Defender

RemovedCB Ball-Playing Defender

Blackpool→

Bradford City

FC 24 → FC 25

67↘66Potential

67↘66Overall Rating

67↘66Defensive Awareness

84↘83Jumping

68↘66Heading Accuracy

66↘65Aggression

77↘76Strength

66↘65Tactical Awareness

62↘60Acceleration

67↘66Standing Tackle

€875K↘€725KValue

€4K↗€9KWage

AddedCB Defender

AddedCB Stopper

AddedCB Ball-Playing Defender

FIFA 23 → FC 24

68↘67Potential

66↗67Overall Rating

64↗65Sliding Tackle

66↗67Defensive Awareness

85↘84Jumping

67↗68Heading Accuracy

54↗57Long Passing

78↘77Strength

63↘62Acceleration

68↗74Stamina

58↗65Reactions

65↗67Standing Tackle

42↗51Vision

54↗59Composure

€900K↘€875KValue

€3K↗€4KWage

Shrewsbury Town→

Blackpool

FIFA 22 → FIFA 23

61↘58Balance

35↗51Curve

70↘67Sprint Speed

61↘58Crossing

€925K↘€900KValue

FIFA 21 → FIFA 22

66↘64Sliding Tackle

76↗85Jumping

60↗66Aggression

73↗78Strength

69↘66Tactical Awareness

63↘62Sprint Speed

66↘63Acceleration

68↘65Standing Tackle

31↗42Vision

50↗54Composure

€950K↘€925KValue

€17K↘€3KWage

FIFA 20 → FIFA 21

73↘72Potential

68↘67Overall Rating

60↗61Balance

75↗76Jumping

65↗66Heading Accuracy

€1.1M↗€1.3MValue

€5K↗€19KWage