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FM16 16.0.0

M (C) · Walsall

Sam Mantom

Born 20 Feb 1992 · Stourbridge (age 23)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2015

Current ability
104 of 200
Potential ability
123
Value (calc)
£322,620
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
2,2501 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM 10 M (L) 13 M (C) 20 M (R) 14 AM (L) — AM (C) 13 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
M (C) Natural 20 71 75
M (R) Competent 14 66 71
M (L) Competent 13 66 71
AM (C) Competent 13 63 67
DM Unconvincing 10 67 71
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 52 57
D (L) Not stored — 56 60
D (C) Not stored — 50 54
D (R) Not stored — 56 60
AM (L) Not stored — 61 66
AM (R) Not stored — 62 66
ST (C) Not stored — 54 59
WB (L) Not stored — 52 56
WB (R) Not stored — 52 56

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

  • Corners6
  • Crossing7
  • Dribbling10
  • Finishing11
  • First touch12
  • Free kicks9
  • Heading10
  • Long shots12
  • Long throws3
  • Marking10
  • Passing12
  • Penalty taking9
  • Tackling12
  • Technique12

Mental 14

  • Aggression12
  • Anticipation14
  • Bravery12
  • Composure12
  • Concentration9
  • Decisions12
  • Determination14
  • Flair9
  • Leadership12
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning13
  • Teamwork16
  • Vision14
  • Work rate14

Physical 8

  • Acceleration11
  • Agility9
  • Balance8
  • Jumping reach6
  • Natural fitness15
  • Pace10
  • Stamina14
  • Strength13

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

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness10
  • Important matches11
  • Injury proneness12
  • Versatility10

Personality 8

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition11
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty16
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament18
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
Reserved

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

  • Dictates Tempo

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 35,951 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
strained knee ligaments (right) Severity 15Base occurrence: 1 per season in a squad of 501 Jul 20145 Mar 2015

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Sam
Last name
Mantom
Common name
—
Date of birth
20 Feb 1992 age 23 at game start
Place of birth
Stourbridge
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Icelandic (1/10)

Contract

Club
Walsall
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
11 Jan 2013
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 71
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
104
Current reputation
5,100
Home reputation
5,100
World reputation
2,250
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£235,400
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Contract clauses

Minimum Fee Release Clause £250

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2014 Walsall Sky Bet League 1 120 Unknown fee
2013 Walsall Sky Bet League 1 435 Unknown fee
2012 Walsall Sky Bet League 1 181 Unknown fee
2012 Walsall Loan Sky Bet League 1 111 Unknown fee
2012 West Bromwich Albion English Premier Division 00 £0
2011 Walsall Loan Sky Bet League 1 133 Unknown fee
2011 West Bromwich Albion English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2010 Oldham Athletic Loan Sky Bet League 1 40 Unknown fee
2010 Tranmere Rovers Loan Sky Bet League 1 20 Unknown fee
2010 Haukar Loan Icelandic Premier Division 72 Unknown fee
2010 West Bromwich Albion English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2009 West Bromwich Albion Youth Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2008 West Bromwich Albion Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2007 Walsall Youth Sky Bet League 1 00 £20,000
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)11014/14 recorded1214/14 recorded

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

Honours

Runner-UpJohnstone's Paint Trophy1×2015

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

Career highlights

2
22 Mar 2015Runner-UpWalsallJohnstone's Paint Trophy
24 Aug 2010Senior Club DebutWest Bromwich Albion v Leyton Orient

Favourite clubs

West Bromwich Albion 75
Haukar 70

Favourite people

Dean Smith 75

Homegrown status

Walsall3 Years Between 15 and 21
West Bromwich Albion3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Panagiotis KorbosGSS PanioniosDM, M (C)291051151.78
Rafal MurawskiPogon SzczecinDM, M (C)331131251.78
Leandro VitielloBeneventoDM, M (C)29991021.78
David SvenssonFalkenbergs FFDM, M (C)311041071.80
Marcelo SaragosaTampa Bay RowdiesDM, M (C)33971051.80

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
FM27 27.0.0—3454115£0
FM26 26.2.0—3354115£0
FM26 26.0.0—3354115£0
FM24 24.3.0Rushall Olympic3164115£12,677
FM23 23.4.0Rushall Olympic3070115£19,315
FM23 23.3.0Rushall Olympic3070115£19,315
FM23 23.0.0Rushall Olympic3070115£19,315
FM22 22.4.0Hemel Hempstead Town2977115£13,623
FM22 22.3.0Hemel Hempstead Town2977115£13,623
FM22 22.1.0Hemel Hempstead Town2977115£13,623
FM22 22.0.1Hemel Hempstead Town2977115£13,623
FM22 22.0.0Hemel Hempstead Town2977115£13,623
FM21 21.4.0Hemel Hempstead Town2855115£50,775
FM21 21.3.0Hemel Hempstead Town2855115£50,775
FM21 21.1.1Rushall Olympic2855115£50,775
FM21 21.0.1Rushall Olympic2855115£50,775
FM21 21.0.0Rushall Olympic2855115£50,775
FM20 20.4.0Southend United2789115£109,689
FM20 20.3.0Southend United2789115£109,689
FM20 20.1.0Southend United2792115£138,469
FM20 20.0.1Southend United2792115£138,469
FM20 20.0.0Southend United2792115£138,469
FM19 19.3.0Southend United2698115£303,620
FM19 19.1.0Southend United26101115£303,620
FM19 19.0.1Southend United26101115£303,620
FM19 19.0.0Southend United26101115£303,620
FM18 18.3.0Scunthorpe United25106115£379,620
FM18 18.1.0Scunthorpe United25106115£379,620
FM18 18.0.0Scunthorpe United25106115£379,620
FM17 17.3.0Scunthorpe United24108118£341,620
FM17 17.0.0Scunthorpe United24111118£322,620
FM16 16.3.0Walsall23106118£322,620
FM16 16.0.1Walsall23104123£322,620
FM16 16.0.0Walsall23104123£322,620
FM15 15.3.0Walsall22102123£256,215
FM15 15.0.0Walsall22102123£256,215
FM14 14.3.0Walsall2193123£170,715
FM14 14.0.0Walsall2193123£170,715
FM13 13.3.0Walsall2082123£85,358
FM13 13.0.0West Bromwich Albion2082123£137,711
FM12 12.2.0West Bromwich Albion1978110–140£14,664
FM12 12.0.0West Bromwich Albion1978110–140£14,664
FM11 11.0.0West Bromwich Albion1867110–140£475
FM10 10.0.0West Bromwich Albion1755110–140£475

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 2015.