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VersionFM10 10.0.0
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Sidney Sam

Player
125Current ability
130–160Potential ability
£83,951Value (calc)
2,250Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Sidney
Last name
Sam
Common name
—
Date of birth
31 Jan 1988 age 21 at game start
Place of birth
Kiel
Nationality
Germany
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Either

Contract

Club
Hamburger SV
Team
3602620
Job
Chief Scout
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
30 Jun 2011
Weekly wage
£1,130
Needs work permit
—

On loan

Loan club
1.FC Kaiserslautern
From
1 Jul 2008
Until
30 Jun 2010
Wage share paid
—
Monthly fee
—
Option to buy
—
Can be recalled
No

Player profile

Positions
AM (RLC), ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right) · 82
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
125
Expected potential (calc)
145
Current reputation
6,400
Home reputation
6,400
World reputation
2,250
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£58,765
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners8
  • Crossing13
  • Dribbling16
  • Finishing14
  • First touch15
  • Free kicks8
  • Heading11
  • Long shots12
  • Long throws4
  • Marking7
  • Passing13
  • Penalty taking11
  • Tackling8
  • Technique16

Mental

  • Aggression8
  • Anticipation12
  • Bravery11
  • Composure12
  • Concentration12
  • Decisions13
  • Determination12
  • Flair13
  • Leadership9
  • Off the ball14
  • Positioning4
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision14
  • Work rate13

Physical

  • Acceleration12
  • Agility15
  • Balance14
  • Jumping reach10
  • Natural fitness13
  • Pace15
  • Stamina15
  • Strength14

Goalkeeping

  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden

  • Consistency14
  • Dirtiness8
  • Important matches13
  • Injury proneness8
  • Versatility14
  • Left foot20
  • Right foot16

Personality

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy8
  • Loyalty11
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism14
  • Sportsmanship13
  • Temperament8
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Level-headed

A dash is an attribute this database does not store for this player; the game generates those at the start of a new game.

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 6,718 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)—
  • DM—
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)—
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)18
  • AM (C)18
  • AM (R)20
  • ST (C)15
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper5661
Defender (Left)5863
Defender (Centre)4954
Defender (Right)5863
Wing-Back (Left)5863
Wing-Back (Right)5963
Defensive Midfielder5762
Midfielder (Left)7983
Midfielder (Centre)6166
Midfielder (Right)8084
Attacking Midfielder (Left)8287
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)7882
Attacking Midfielder (Right)8287
Striker8186

Calculated by fm-reader from the stored attributes (0–100, Genie Scout style). Blank where the database stores too few attributes to rate.

Playing career

6
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 1.FC Kaiserslautern Loan German Second Division 264 Unknown fee
2007 Hamburger SV German First Division 40 £0
2007 3602620 German Regional Division North 213 Unknown fee
2006 3602620 German Regional Division North 234 Unknown fee
2005 3602620 German Regional Division North 00 Unknown fee
2004 3602620 German Regional Division North 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)7411

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Germany000 / 0

Favourite people

Steve Sam 100

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Silvestre VarelaFutebol Clube do Porto - SADAM (R), ST (C)241331451.46
Serge GakpéAS Monaco FCAM (RC), ST (C)221321651.56
Wojciech LobodzinskiWisla KrakowAM (RC), ST (C)261151351.59
Charles DiersAngers SCOM/AM (R)281121151.73
Fabrice JauSC BastiaM/AM (RC)301221401.73
Pedro RíosGetafe C.F., S.A.D.M (R), AM (RC)271291381.78
Anouar HadouirRoda JCAM (R)261311381.80
AlanSporting Clube de Braga - SADAM (R)291361431.80
Thomas DosseviFC NantesAM (R), ST (C)301161281.83
Kemal BourhaniVannes OCAM (R), ST (C)271181251.83

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 the attributes both players have stored.

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM22 22.4.0—33110146£0
FM22 22.3.0—33110146£0
FM22 22.1.0—33110146£0
FM22 22.0.1—33110146£0
FM22 22.0.0—33110146£0
FM21 21.4.0Antalyaspor32115146£635,934
FM21 21.3.0Antalyaspor32115146£635,934
FM21 21.1.1Antalyaspor32117146£1,773,692
FM21 21.0.1Antalyaspor32117146£1,773,692
FM21 21.0.0Antalyaspor A.Ş.32117146£1,773,692
FM20 20.4.0Sportclub Rheindorf Altach31117146£638,141
FM20 20.3.0Sportclub Rheindorf Altach31117146£638,141
FM20 20.1.0Sportclub Rheindorf Altach31117146£638,141
FM20 20.0.1Sportclub Rheindorf Altach31121146£962,544
FM20 20.0.0Sportclub Rheindorf Altach31121146£962,544
FM19 19.3.0VfL Bochum 184830126147£1,958,159
FM19 19.1.0VfL Bochum 184830126147£1,958,159
FM19 19.0.1VfL Bochum 184830126147£1,958,159
FM19 19.0.0VfL Bochum 184830126147£1,958,159
FM18 18.3.0Bochum29126147£2,671,097
FM18 18.1.0Bochum29128147£3,005,402
FM18 18.0.0Bochum29128147£3,005,402
FM17 17.3.0Gelsenkirchen28132147£5,225,723
FM17 17.0.0Gelsenkirchen28134147£4,636,212
FM16 16.3.0Gelsenkirchen27137147£3,992,142
FM16 16.0.1Gelsenkirchen27142147£5,589,000
FM16 16.0.0Gelsenkirchen27142147£5,990,000
FM15 15.3.0Gelsenkirchen26147147£7,909,348
FM15 15.0.0Gelsenkirchen26146147£8,613,519
FM14 14.3.0Bayer 04 Leverkusen25148148£9,374,207
FM14 14.0.0Bayer 04 Leverkusen25140147£6,346,669
FM13 13.3.0Bayer 04 Leverkusen24137149£5,471,304
FM13 13.0.0Bayer 04 Leverkusen24137149£5,471,304
FM12 12.2.0Bayer 04 Leverkusen23138156£5,472,391
FM12 12.0.0Bayer 04 Leverkusen23142158£4,897,174
FM10 10.0.0Hamburger SV21125(-8)£83,951

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.