TheFMDB
VersionFM14 14.3.0
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Smith
Squad number in club colours

Ben Smith

Player
56Current ability
80Potential ability
£1,998Value (calc)
1,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Ben
Last name
Smith
Common name
—
Date of birth
22 Nov 1978 age 34 at game start
Place of birth
Chelmsford
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Thurrock
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M/AM (C)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Centre) · 55
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
56
Current reputation
3,250
Home reputation
3,250
World reputation
1,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£1,098
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
30
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·10
  • Crossing·8
  • Dribbling·10
  • Finishing·8
  • First touch·9
  • Free kicks·5
  • Heading·5
  • Long shots·10
  • Long throws·2
  • Marking·6
  • Passing·12
  • Penalty taking·9
  • Tackling·6
  • Technique·10

Mental

  • Aggression·8
  • Anticipation·10
  • Bravery·8
  • Composure·9
  • Concentration·8
  • Decisions·9
  • Determination·16
  • Flair·13
  • Leadership·12
  • Off the ball·10
  • Positioning·7
  • Teamwork·11
  • Vision·11
  • Work rate·9

Physical

  • Acceleration·5
  • Agility·8
  • Balance·12
  • Jumping reach·6
  • Natural fitness·11
  • Pace·6
  • Stamina·8
  • Strength·9

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·8
  • Dirtiness·5
  • Important matches·8
  • Injury proneness·9
  • Versatility·7
  • Left foot·12
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability11
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism13
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament15
Personality (calc)
Fairly Determined
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. Arrows compare with FM14 14.0.0, 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 16,805 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)18
  • M (R)10
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)20
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper4040
Defender (Left)4141
Defender (Centre)3636
Defender (Right)4141
Wing-Back (Left)4040
Wing-Back (Right)4040
Defensive Midfielder4343
Midfielder (Left)4646
Midfielder (Centre)5555
Midfielder (Right)5454
Attacking Midfielder (Left)4646
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5555
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5050
Striker4545

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

  • Tries Killer Balls Often
  • Likes Ball Played Into Feet

Playing career

24
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2012 Thurrock English Isthmian League Premier Division 272 Unknown fee
2012 AFC Sudbury English Isthmian League First Division North 50 £0
2011 Aldershot Town Loan Sky Bet League 2 80 Unknown fee
2011 Kettering Town Loan Skrill Premier 30 Unknown fee
2011 Crawley Town Sky Bet League 2 51 £0
2010 Crawley Town Skrill Premier 294 Unknown fee
2009 Crawley Town Skrill Premier 347 Unknown fee
2008 Hereford United Sky Bet League 1 371 £0
2007 Hereford United Sky Bet League 2 445 Unknown fee
2006 Hereford United Sky Bet League 2 181 Unknown fee
2006 Weymouth Skrill Premier 2510 £20,000
2005 Weymouth Skrill South 193 Unknown fee
2005 Shrewsbury Town Sky Bet League 2 121 £0
2004 Shrewsbury Town Sky Bet League 2 123 Unknown fee
2003 Hereford United Skrill Premier 2813 £0
2002 Hereford United Skrill Premier 245 Unknown fee
2001 Southend United Sky Bet League 2 10 £0
2000 Yeovil Town Skrill Premier 324 £0
1999 Yeovil Town Skrill Premier 364 Unknown fee
1998 Yeovil Town Skrill Premier 322 Unknown fee
1997 Yeovil Town Skrill Premier 145 Unknown fee
1997 Reading Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
1996 Reading Sky Bet Championship 10 Unknown fee
1995 Arsenal English Premier Division 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)44671

Honours

WinnerSkrill Premier1×2011
WinnerSkrill South1×2006
Runner-UpSkrill Premier1×2004
Third PlaceSky Bet 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 UnitedSky Bet League 1
3 May 2008Third PlaceHereford UnitedSky Bet League 2
2011WinnerCrawley TownSkrill Premier
2006WinnerWeymouthSkrill South
2004Runner-UpHereford UnitedSkrill Premier

Favourite clubs

West Ham United Supporter75

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 the attributes both players have stored.

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
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.