The FMDB
FM10 10.0.0

GK · Doncaster Rovers

Ben Smith

Benjamin Smith · Born 5 Sep 1986 · Newcastle (age 22)

Best position calc

  • Goalkeeper

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2009

Current ability
77 of 200
Potential ability
85
Value (calc)
£2,229
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
1,2000.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£600 p/w

Positions

GK 20 SW 1 D (L) 1 D (C) 1 D (R) 1 DM 1 M (L) 1 M (C) 1 M (R) 1 AM (L) 1 AM (C) 1 AM (R) 1 ST (C) 1 WB (L) 1 WB (R) 1
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
GK Natural 20 — —
SW Ineffectual 1 — —
D (L) Ineffectual 1 — —
D (C) Ineffectual 1 — —
D (R) Ineffectual 1 — —
DM Ineffectual 1 — —
M (L) Ineffectual 1 — —
M (C) Ineffectual 1 — —
M (R) Ineffectual 1 — —
AM (L) Ineffectual 1 — —
AM (C) Ineffectual 1 — —
AM (R) Ineffectual 1 — —
ST (C) Ineffectual 1 — —
WB (L) Ineffectual 1 — —
WB (R) Ineffectual 1 — —

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Goalkeeping 11

  • Aerial reach12
  • Command of area12
  • Communication9
  • Eccentricity2
  • Handling11
  • Kicking8
  • One on ones11
  • Punching (tendency)5
  • Reflexes14
  • Rushing out (tendency)8
  • Throwing8

Mental 14

  • Aggression—
  • Anticipation7
  • Bravery6
  • Composure9
  • Concentration8
  • Decisions7
  • Determination14
  • Flair—
  • Leadership—
  • Off the ball—
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork10
  • Vision6
  • Work rate10

Physical 8

  • Acceleration9
  • Agility13
  • Balance13
  • Jumping reach11
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace5
  • Stamina13
  • Strength9

Feet

  • Left foot5
  • Right foot20

Technical

All 14 attributes
  • Corners—
  • Crossing—
  • Dribbling—
  • Finishing—
  • First touch—
  • Free kicks—
  • Heading—
  • Long shots—
  • Long throws—
  • Marking—
  • Passing—
  • Penalty taking—
  • Tackling3
  • Technique—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency8
  • Dirtiness—
  • Important matches—
  • Injury proneness—
  • Versatility1

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition9
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty10
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship17
  • Temperament16
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly, Reserved

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band.

Best roles (calc)

No role ratings recorded

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

  • Gets Crowd Going

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 29,173 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
Benjamin Smith
First name
Ben
Last name
Smith
Common name
—
Date of birth
5 Sep 1986 age 22 at game start
Place of birth
Newcastle
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
Swedish (10/10)

Contract

Club
Doncaster Rovers
Job
Player/Assistant Manager First Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
31 Jan 2009
Contract expires
30 Jun 2010
Weekly wage
£600
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
GK
Best position (calc)
Goalkeeper
Best rated position (calc)
—
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
77
Current reputation
3,350
Home reputation
3,350
World reputation
1,200
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£2,497
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
—
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

7
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 Doncaster Rovers Coca-Cola Championship 00 Unknown fee
2007 Doncaster Rovers Coca-Cola League 1 20 Unknown fee
2006 Doncaster Rovers Coca-Cola League 1 130 Unknown fee
2005 Stockport County Coca-Cola League 2 00 £0
2005 Newcastle United English Premier Division 00 £0
2004 Newcastle United Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2003 Newcastle United Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)157/7 recorded07/7 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Favourite clubs

Newcastle United 100
Doncaster Rovers 60

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Michalis FaniAPOP Kinyras PegeiasGK2880851.93
Roddy McKenzieLivingstonGK33901071.94
Stefano VisiTernanaGK37771022.03
Alan MarriottMansfield TownGK30711022.03
Phil SmithSwindon TownGK2982922.28
Danijel MadjaricNK VarteksGK31921102.29
Giorgio BianchiCremoneseGK33821152.30
Jan Mucha1. FC Tatran PresovGK31801002.30
Sofronis AvgoustiAris LimassolGK32901002.40
Scott BevanTorquay UnitedGK2972762.43

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 valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM15 15.3.0Southport2765105£15,735
FM15 15.0.0Southport2765105£15,735
FM14 14.3.0Southport2665105£15,735
FM14 14.0.0Southport2665105£15,735
FM13 13.3.0Rochdale2574105£18,825
FM13 13.0.0Rochdale2574105£0
FM12 12.2.0Shrewsbury Town247085£7,896
FM12 12.0.0Shrewsbury Town247085£7,896
FM11 11.0.0Shrewsbury Town237085£2,593
FM10 10.0.0Doncaster Rovers227785£2,229

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.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2009.