D (C), DM · Gateshead

Ben Clark

Benjamin Clark · Born 24 Jan 1983 (age 29)

Best position calc

  • Defender (Centre)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2012

Current ability
79 of 200
Potential ability
86
Value (calc)
£54,559
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
2,0001 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£600 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) 20 D (R) 5 DM 15 M (L) — M (C) 10 M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — 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
D (C) Natural 20 61 62
DM Accomplished 15 55 56
M (C) Unconvincing 10 52 53
D (R) Awkward 5 52 54
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 46 47
D (L) Not stored — 46 47
M (L) Not stored — 42 43
M (R) Not stored — 42 43
AM (L) Not stored — 42 43
AM (C) Not stored — 37 38
AM (R) Not stored — 42 43
ST (C) Not stored — 46 47
WB (L) Not stored — 42 43
WB (R) Not stored — 42 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

  • Corners—
  • Crossing3
  • Dribbling6
  • Finishing3
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks—
  • Heading13
  • Long shots3
  • Long throws—
  • Marking11
  • Passing8
  • Penalty taking—
  • Tackling11
  • Technique10

Mental 14

  • Aggression12
  • Anticipation11
  • Bravery14
  • Composure11
  • Concentration8
  • Decisions8
  • Determination14
  • Flair2
  • Leadership14
  • Off the ball9
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork10
  • Vision6
  • Work rate10

Physical 8

  • Acceleration10
  • Agility10
  • Balance11
  • Jumping reach11
  • Natural fitness12
  • Pace9
  • Stamina14
  • Strength14

Feet

  • Left foot8
  • 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

  • Consistency10
  • Dirtiness8
  • Important matches11
  • Injury proneness8
  • Versatility8

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 To Play Way Out Of Trouble

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
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Tackling 50.7 pct
Marking 51.2 pct
Heading 69.2 pct
Positioning 41.3 pct
Anticipation 64.3 pct
Concentration 23.3 pct
Jumping reach 33.6 pct
Strength 79.1 pct
Pace 35.8 pct
Passing 44.6 pct
Composure 75.5 pct
Bravery 80.8 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 47,910 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
hernia Severity 0Base occurrence: 1 per season in a squad of 5023 Jul 200923 Aug 2009

Personal

Full name
Benjamin Clark
First name
Ben
Last name
Clark
Common name
—
Date of birth
24 Jan 1983 age 29 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
—
Contract starts
1 Jul 2012
Contract expires
30 Jun 2013
Weekly wage
£600
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (C), DM
Best position (calc)
Defender (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Centre) · 61
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
79
Current reputation
4,000
Home reputation
4,000
World reputation
2,000
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£54,559
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2011 Gateshead Blue Square Bet Premier 400 Unknown fee
2010 Gateshead Blue Square Bet Premier 442 Unknown fee
2009 Hartlepool United npower League 1 110 £0
2008 Hartlepool United npower League 1 352 Unknown fee
2007 Hartlepool United npower League 1 192 Unknown fee
2006 Hartlepool United npower League 2 403 Unknown fee
2005 Hartlepool United npower League 1 320 Unknown fee
2004 Hartlepool United npower League 1 250 Unknown fee
2004 Sunderland npower Championship 20 Unknown fee
2003 Sunderland npower Championship 50 Unknown fee
2002 Sunderland English Premier Division 10 Unknown fee
2001 Sunderland English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2000 Sunderland English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
1999 Manchester United English Premier Division 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)25414/14 recorded914/14 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

Homegrown status

RC Strasbourg3 Years Between 15 and 21
FSV Frankfurt3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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ÁvalosClube do RemoD (C)34891341.74
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RenatoHNK Branitelj MostarD (C)28901001.80
Márcio MunizAAD Vitória das TabocasD (C)34811031.83
Giorgos GiannakouMS Anagennisi DeryneiasD (C)2875801.84

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
FM16 16.3.0Gateshead326986£9,233
FM16 16.0.1Gateshead326986£9,233
FM16 16.0.0Gateshead326986£9,233
FM15 15.3.0Gateshead316986£12,829
FM15 15.0.0Gateshead316586£12,829
FM14 14.3.0Gateshead306586£40,419
FM14 14.0.0Gateshead306586£40,419
FM13 13.3.0Gateshead297986£36,228
FM13 13.0.0Gateshead297986£54,559
FM12 12.2.0Gateshead287986£22,914
FM12 12.0.0Gateshead288386£22,914
FM11 11.0.0Gateshead2783110£4,730
FM10 10.0.0Hartlepool United2695120£4,730

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 2012.