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FM12 12.0.0

M/AM (C) · Crawley Town

Ben Smith

Born 23 Nov 1978 (age 32)

Best position calc

  • Attacking Midfielder (Centre)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2011

Current ability
70 of 200
Potential ability
96
Value (calc)
£7,315
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
1,0000.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£800 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) 18 M (R) 10 AM (L) — AM (C) 20 AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • 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
AM (C) Natural 20 58 59
M (C) Natural 18 57 58
M (R) Unconvincing 10 57 58
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 42 42
D (L) Not stored — 44 44
D (C) Not stored — 37 38
D (R) Not stored — 44 44
DM Not stored — 44 45
M (L) Not stored — 48 49
AM (L) Not stored — 49 49
AM (R) Not stored — 53 54
ST (C) Not stored — 48 49
WB (L) Not stored — 43 43
WB (R) Not stored — 43 43

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

Technical 14

  • Corners10
  • Crossing8
  • Dribbling10
  • Finishing8
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks5
  • Heading5
  • Long shots10
  • Long throws2
  • Marking6
  • Passing12
  • Penalty taking9
  • Tackling6
  • Technique11

Mental 14

  • Aggression8
  • Anticipation10
  • Bravery8
  • Composure9
  • Concentration8
  • Decisions9
  • Determination16
  • Flair13
  • Leadership12
  • Off the ball10
  • Positioning7
  • Teamwork11
  • Vision11
  • Work rate9

Physical 8

  • Acceleration8
  • Agility10
  • Balance12
  • Jumping reach6
  • Natural fitness11
  • Pace9
  • Stamina8
  • Strength9

Feet

  • Left foot14
  • Right foot20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency8
  • Dirtiness5
  • Important matches8
  • Injury proneness9
  • Versatility7

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

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

  • Tries Killer Balls Often
  • Likes Ball Played Into Feet

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 15,087 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Ben
Last name
Smith
Common name
—
Date of birth
23 Nov 1978 age 32 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Crawley Town
Job
—
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
7 May 2011
Contract expires
30 Jun 2012
Weekly wage
£800
Squad numbers
#12 Crawley Town
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (C)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre) · 58
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
70
Current reputation
3,600
Home reputation
3,250
World reputation
1,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£4,023
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

19
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2010 Crawley Town Blue Square Bet Premier 294 Unknown fee
2009 Crawley Town Blue Square Bet Premier 347 Unknown fee
2008 Hereford United npower League 1 371 £0
2007 Hereford United npower League 2 445 Unknown fee
2006 Hereford United npower League 2 181 Unknown fee
2006 Weymouth Blue Square Bet Premier 2510 £20,000
2005 Weymouth Blue Square Bet South 193 Unknown fee
2005 Shrewsbury Town npower League 2 121 £0
2004 Shrewsbury Town npower League 2 123 Unknown fee
2003 Hereford United Blue Square Bet Premier 2813 £0
2002 Hereford United Blue Square Bet Premier 245 Unknown fee
2001 Southend United npower League 2 10 £0
2000 Yeovil Town Blue Square Bet Premier 324 £0
1999 Yeovil Town Blue Square Bet Premier 364 Unknown fee
1998 Yeovil Town Blue Square Bet Premier 322 Unknown fee
1997 Yeovil Town Blue Square Bet Premier 145 Unknown fee
1997 Reading npower Championship 00 £0
1996 Reading npower Championship 10 Unknown fee
1996 Arsenal English Premier Division 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)39819/19 recorded6819/19 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerBlue Square Bet Premier1×2011
WinnerBlue Square Bet South1×2006
Runner-UpBlue Square Bet Premier1×2004
Third Placenpower League 21×2008

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

Career highlights

5
18 Apr 2009Reached PlayoffsHereford Unitednpower League 1
3 May 2008Third PlaceHereford Unitednpower League 2
2011WinnerCrawley TownBlue Square Bet Premier
2006WinnerWeymouthBlue Square Bet South
2004Runner-UpHereford UnitedBlue Square Bet Premier

Favourite clubs

West Ham United 75

Homegrown status

Tranmere Rovers3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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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 15.0.0Thurrock355680£1,998
FM14 14.3.0Thurrock345680£1,998
FM14 14.0.0Thurrock345680£1,998
FM13 13.3.0AFC Sudbury336696£5,584
FM13 13.0.0—336996£0
FM12 12.2.0Crawley Town327096£7,315
FM12 12.0.0Crawley Town327096£7,315
FM11 11.0.0Crawley Town317096£1,783
FM10 10.0.0Crawley Town3077100£1,908

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 2011.