EURO4PlayerSkillsSep11: Soccer player skill ratings (Sep 2011)
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Soccer player skill ratings (at the time of September 2011) provided by the PES Stats Database.

1	data(EURO4PlayerSkillsSep11)

A data frame with 1851 observations on the following 43 variables. The description of the skills are from the PES Stats Database.

Name: Player name
League: Soccer league (Bundesliga, LaLiga, PremierLeague or SerieA
Team: Team name
Number: Squad number
Position: Player's position (Goalkeeper < Defender < Midfielder < Forward)
Positions: Player's position in more detail
Birthday: Birthday
Nationality: Nationality
Age: Age
Height: Height
Weight: Weight
InjuryTolerance: Injury tolerance (A < B < C)
Foot: Main foot, "handedness" (L, R)
Side: Preferred side of the field (B, L, R)
Attack: Resistance of marker attentions
Defence: Performance of achallenges and sliding tackles
Balance: Stableness
Stamina: Endurance
TopSpeed: Top speed without ball dribbling
Acceleration: Acceleration towards top speed
Response: Reaction time
Agility: Agility during kicks, tricks, and general movements
DribbleAccuracy: Movement with the ball at the feet
DribbleSpeed: Top speed during ball dribbling
ShortPassAccuracy: Preciseness of passes along the ground
ShortPassSpeed: Speed of passes along the ground
LongPassAccuracy: Preciseness of airborne passes and crosses
LongPassSpeed: Speed of airborne passes and crosses
ShotAccuracy: Preciseness of shots
ShotPower: Power of shots
ShotTechnique: Preciseness of shots
FreeKickAccuracy: Preciseness of free kicks
Curling: Curling of shots, free kicks, etc.
Header: Preciseness of headers
Jump: Jump ability
Technique: Ball trapping and controlling
Aggression: Aggressiveness
Mentality: Commitment and drive
KeeperSkills: Keeper skills
Teamwork: Interaction with teammates
ConditionFitness: Fatigue after matches
WeakFootAccuracy: Preciseness of kicks with the weaker foot
WeakFootFrequency: Frequency of kicks with the weaker foot

The skill ratings are from the PES Stats Database (PSD), a community-based approach to create a database with accurate statistics and skill ratings for soccer players (originally for the video game "Pro Evolution Soccer" by Konami).

http://pesstatsdatabase.com/