TheFMDB
VersionFM15 15.3.0
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Clark
Squad number in club colours

Ben Clark

Player
69Current ability
86Potential ability
£12,829Value (calc)
1,750Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Benjamin Clark
First name
Ben
Last name
Clark
Common name
—
Date of birth
24 Jan 1983 age 31 at game start
Place of birth
Consett
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

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

Player profile

Positions
D (C), DM
Best position (calc)
Defender (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Centre) · 59
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
69
Current reputation
3,250
Home reputation
3,250
World reputation
1,750
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£11,546
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
6
Injury risk
Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·3
  • Crossing·3
  • Dribbling·6
  • Finishing·3
  • First touch·8
  • Free kicks·2
  • Heading·14
  • Long shots·4
  • Long throws·4
  • Marking·13
  • Passing·8
  • Penalty taking·5
  • Tackling·9
  • Technique·7

Mental

  • Aggression·10
  • Anticipation·10
  • Bravery·9
  • Composure·8
  • Concentration·10
  • Decisions·9
  • Determination·14
  • Flair·1
  • Leadership·16
  • Off the ball·7
  • Positioning·11
  • Teamwork▲314
  • Vision·4
  • Work rate▲314

Physical

  • Acceleration·8
  • Agility·7
  • Balance·10
  • Jumping reach·14
  • Natural fitness·12
  • Pace·8
  • Stamina▲215
  • Strength·12

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·10
  • Dirtiness·8
  • Important matches·11
  • Injury proneness·4
  • Versatility·8
  • Left foot·8
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition8
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty17
  • Pressure14
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament10
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
Reserved

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 FM15 15.0.0, 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 47,077 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)5
  • D (C)20
  • D (R)10
  • DM15
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)14
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper4546
Defender (Left)5354
Defender (Centre)5960
Defender (Right)5657
Wing-Back (Left)4344
Wing-Back (Right)4344
Defensive Midfielder5556
Midfielder (Left)3940
Midfielder (Centre)5153
Midfielder (Right)3940
Attacking Midfielder (Left)3940
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)3334
Attacking Midfielder (Right)3940
Striker4344

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

  • Marks Opponent Tightly

Injuries at game start

hernia Severity 023 Jul 2009 – 23 Aug 2009

Playing career

16
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2013 Gateshead Vanarama Conference 440 Unknown fee
2012 Gateshead Vanarama Conference 331 Unknown fee
2011 Gateshead Vanarama Conference 400 Unknown fee
2010 Gateshead Vanarama Conference 442 Unknown fee
2009 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League 1 110 £0
2008 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League 1 352 Unknown fee
2007 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League 1 192 Unknown fee
2006 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League 2 403 Unknown fee
2005 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League 1 320 Unknown fee
2004 Hartlepool United Sky Bet League 1 250 Unknown fee
2004 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 20 Unknown fee
2003 Sunderland Sky Bet 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)33110

Career highlights

1
26 Sep 2000Senior Club DebutSunderland v Luton Town

Favourite clubs

Hartlepool United 75

Homegrown status

Manchester United3 Years Between 15 and 21
Sunderland3 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
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
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.