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VersionFM12 12.2.0
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Zaaboub21
Squad number in club colours

Sofiane Zaaboub

Player
90Current ability
105Potential ability
£46,301Value (calc)
1,750Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Sofiane
Last name
Zaaboub
Common name
—
Date of birth
23 Jan 1983 age 28 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
France
Other nationalities
Algeria Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left
Languages
English (10/10), Arabic (9/10)

Contract

Club
Entente Sportive Sétifienne
Job
—
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
3 Jan 2011
Contract expires
30 Jun 2012
Weekly wage
£1,798
Squad numbers
#21 Entente Sportive Sétifienne
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D/WB/M/AM (L)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Left)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Left) · 61
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
90
Current reputation
4,250
Home reputation
4,250
World reputation
1,750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£25,465
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·11
  • Crossing·12
  • Dribbling·12
  • Finishing·7
  • First touch·12
  • Free kicks·10
  • Heading·7
  • Long shots·7
  • Long throws▲110
  • Marking▲28
  • Passing·10
  • Penalty taking·7
  • Tackling·9
  • Technique·11

Mental

  • Aggression·15
  • Anticipation▲19
  • Bravery·11
  • Composure▲28
  • Concentration▲28
  • Decisions▲18
  • Determination·11
  • Flair·12
  • Leadership·12
  • Off the ball·10
  • Positioning▲210
  • Teamwork▲19
  • Vision·9
  • Work rate·10

Physical

  • Acceleration·12
  • Agility·11
  • Balance▲211
  • Jumping reach▲19
  • Natural fitness·9
  • Pace·13
  • Stamina▲211
  • Strength▲110

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·12
  • Dirtiness·15
  • Important matches·8
  • Injury proneness·13
  • Versatility·12
  • Left foot·20
  • Right foot▼38

Personality

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

A dash is an attribute this database does not store for this player; the game generates those at the start of a new game. Arrows compare with FM12 12.0.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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 5,608 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK1
  • D (L)15
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)—
  • DM—
  • M (L)16
  • M (C)10
  • M (R)12
  • AM (L)20
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)12
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)15
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper4547
Defender (Left)5962
Defender (Centre)4346
Defender (Right)4851
Wing-Back (Left)5759
Wing-Back (Right)4649
Defensive Midfielder4547
Midfielder (Left)6063
Midfielder (Centre)5558
Midfielder (Right)5962
Attacking Midfielder (Left)6164
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4547
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5962
Striker4750

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

Player traits

  • Argues With Officials
  • Knocks Ball Past Opponent
  • Dives Into Tackles
  • Runs With Ball Often

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2010 Entente Sportive Sétifienne — 30 Unknown fee
2010 Southend United npower League 2 30 £0
2008 Walsall npower League 1 290 £0
2007 Swindon Town npower League 1 290 £0
2006 Swindon Town npower League 2 271 Unknown fee
2005 FC Molenbeek Brussels Belgian Pro League 201 £0
2004 Real Jaén C.F. Spanish Second Division B4 00 Unknown fee
2003 Sora Loan Italian Serie C1/B 60 Unknown fee
2003 Modena Serie A 00 Unknown fee
2002 Modena Serie A 00 Unknown fee
2002 AS Saint-Etienne Ligue 2 00 Unknown fee
2001 AS Saint-Etienne Ligue 2 00 Unknown fee
2000 AS Saint-Etienne Youth Ligue 1 00 Unknown fee
1999 AS Saint-Etienne Youth Ligue 1 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)1172

Honours

Third Placenpower League 21×2007

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

Career highlights

1
5 May 2007Third PlaceSwindon Townnpower League 2

Favourite people

Mohamed Zaaboub 100
Mario Espartero 60
Robert Nouzaret 50

Disliked clubs

Sora 75
AS Saint-Etienne 50

Disliked people

Bertrand Reuzeau 75

Homegrown status

BVSC-Zugló3 Years Between 15 and 21
France3 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 the attributes both players have stored.

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM21 21.1.1Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3782100£3,647
FM21 21.0.1Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3782100£3,647
FM21 21.0.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3782100£3,647
FM20 20.4.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3682100£2,376
FM20 20.3.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3682100£2,376
FM20 20.1.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3682100£2,376
FM20 20.0.1Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3682100£2,376
FM20 20.0.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3682100£2,376
FM19 19.3.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3582100£1,778
FM19 19.1.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3582100£2,370
FM19 19.0.1Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3582100£2,370
FM19 19.0.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3582100£2,370
FM18 18.3.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3482100£2,141
FM18 18.1.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3482100£2,141
FM18 18.0.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3482100£2,141
FM17 17.3.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3382100£7,034
FM17 17.0.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3382100£7,034
FM16 16.3.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3282100£11,152
FM16 16.0.1Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3282100£11,152
FM16 16.0.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3282100£11,152
FM15 15.3.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3182100£20,797
FM15 15.0.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3182100£20,797
FM14 14.3.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3082100£26,256
FM14 14.0.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba3082100£26,256
FM13 13.3.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba2982100£598
FM13 13.0.0Union Sportive Madinet Annaba2982100£598
FM12 12.2.0Entente Sportive Sétifienne2890105£46,301
FM12 12.0.0Entente Sportive Sétifienne2884105£16,610
FM10 10.0.0Walsall2692105£6,497

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.