Club Info
StadiumSt James' Park (52,350)
RivalSunderland
Intl. Prestige16 / 10
Dom. Prestige15 / 10
Transfer Budget€16,000,000
Whole Team Avg Age23.5
Set Pieces
CaptainFabricio Coloccini
PenaltyDemba Ba
Free KickYohan Cabaye
Left CornerYohan Cabaye
Right CornerYohan Cabaye
Long KickYohan Cabaye
Tactics
Defensive StyleBalanced
Offensive StyleBalanced
Buildup PlayBalanced
Squad Depth
GK5 players
Best 7867
DEF11 players
Best 8070
MID14 players
Best 8069
ATK8 players
Best 8271
Kits
Squad (38 players)
| # | Player | Nation | Pos | Age | OVR | POT | Contract | Value | Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Demba Ba |  | RS | 26 | 82 | 85 | 2014 | €16,500,000 | €1,130,000 |
| 9 | Papiss Demba Cissé | | LS | 26 | 81 | 84 | 2017 | €11,500,000 | €820,000 |
| 2 | Fabricio Coloccini |  | LCB | 29 | 80 | 82 | 2013 | €7,000,000 | €730,000 |
| 4 | Yohan Cabaye |  | RCM | 25 | 80 | 84 | 2016 | €10,500,000 | €730,000 |
| 10 | Hatem Ben Arfa | | RM | 24 | 79 | 82 | 2015 | €8,000,000 | €790,000 |
| 18 | Jonás Gutiérrez | | LM | 28 | 78 | 80 | 2015 | €6,000,000 | €455,000 |
| 26 | Tim Krul |  | GK | 23 | 78 | 83 | 2014 | €7,000,000 | €455,000 |
| 24 | Cheick Tioté |  | LCM | 25 | 78 | 84 | 2017 | €9,000,000 | €455,000 |
| 27 | Steven Taylor |  | CB | 25 | 76 | 82 | 2016 | €5,500,000 | €435,000 |
| 22 | Sylvain Marveaux | | LM | 25 | 75 | 81 | 2016 | €4,100,000 | €195,000 |
| 5 | Danny Simpson | | RB | 24 | 75 | 78 | 2014 | €2,800,000 | €195,000 |
| 3 | Davide Santon |  | LB | 20 | 75 | 85 | 2016 | €6,000,000 | €195,000 |
| 16 | Ryan Taylor | | LB | 27 | 74 | 78 | 2014 | €2,800,000 | €195,000 |
| 6 | Mike Williamson | | RCB | 27 | 74 | 76 | 2013 | €2,300,000 | €195,000 |
| 8 | Danny Guthrie | | CM | 24 | 74 | 78 | 2012 | €3,200,000 | €195,000 |
| 20 | Leon Best |  | ST | 24 | 73 | 78 | 2013 | €3,200,000 | €210,000 |
| 15 | Dan Gosling | | CM | 21 | 73 | 79 | 2014 | €4,000,000 | €190,000 |
| 1 | Steve Harper | | GK | 36 | 72 | 72 | 2012 | €1,000 | €110,000 |
| 23 | Shola Ameobi |  | ST | 29 | 71 | 71 | 2014 | €1,100,000 | €150,000 |
| 11 | Peter Løvenkrands |  | CF | 31 | 71 | 71 | 2012 | €950,000 | €150,000 |
| 25 | Gabriel Obertan | | RM | 22 | 70 | 77 | 2016 | €2,500,000 | €135,000 |
| 14 | James Perch | | RB | 25 | 68 | 73 | 2014 | €1,000,000 | €86,000 |
| 30 | Nile Ranger | | ST | 20 | 67 | 75 | 2016 | €1,300,000 | €93,000 |
| 17 | Alan Smith | | CM | 30 | 66 | 66 | 2012 | €400,000 | €62,000 |
| 35 | Rob Elliot | | GK | 25 | 65 | 69 | 2016 | €300,000 | €61,000 |
| 40 | Tamás Kádár |  | CB | 21 | 65 | 70 | 2012 | €750,000 | €61,000 |
| 29 | Haris Vučkić |  | CF | 19 | 64 | 75 | 2016 | €1,100,000 | €36,000 |
| 31 | Shane Ferguson |  | LB | 20 | 64 | 76 | 2016 | €975,000 | €60,000 |
| 28 | Sammy Ameobi | | LM | 19 | 63 | 74 | 2015 | €675,000 | €39,000 |
| 13 | Mehdi Abeid |  | CM | 19 | 60 | 76 | 2016 | €525,000 | €15,500 |
| 32 | Ryan Donaldson | | ST | 20 | 60 | 68 | 2012 | €425,000 | €34,000 |
| 33 | Ole Söderberg |  | GK | 21 | 60 | 70 | 2012 | €350,000 | €31,000 |
| 58 | Jeff Henderson | | CB | 19 | 60 | 74 | 2012 | €450,000 | €31,000 |
| 57 | Jak Alnwick | | GK | 18 | 59 | 65 | 2012 | €170,000 | €15,000 |
| 39 | Michael Richardson | | CM | 19 | 58 | 62 | 2012 | €190,000 | €30,000 |
| 36 | Bradden Inman |  | CM | 19 | 57 | 64 | 2012 | €250,000 | €29,500 |
| 37 | Paul Dummett |  | LB | 19 | 55 | 67 | 2012 | €190,000 | €24,500 |
| 43 | Jóan Símun Edmundsson |  | CAM | 20 | 52 | 62 | 2012 | €110,000 | €25,500 |