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FM16 16.3.0

D (C), DM · Gateshead

Ben Clark

Benjamin Clark · Born 24 Jan 1983 · Consett (age 32)

Best position calc

  • Defender (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2015

Current ability
69 of 200
Potential ability
86
Value (calc)
£9,233
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
1,7500.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) 5 D (C) 20 D (R) 10 DM 15 M (L) — M (C) 14 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 59 60
DM Accomplished 15 55 56
M (C) Competent 14 51 52
D (R) Unconvincing 10 56 56
D (L) Awkward 5 53 53
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 45 45
M (L) Not stored — 39 39
M (R) Not stored — 39 39
AM (L) Not stored — 39 40
AM (C) Not stored — 33 33
AM (R) Not stored — 39 39
ST (C) Not stored — 43 44
WB (L) Not stored — 43 43
WB (R) Not stored — 43 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·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 14

  • 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·14
  • Vision·4
  • Work rate·14

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·8
  • Agility·7
  • Balance·10
  • Jumping reach·14
  • Natural fitness·12
  • Pace·8
  • Stamina·15
  • Strength·12

Feet

  • Left foot·8
  • Right foot·20

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

  • Consistency·10
  • Dirtiness·8
  • Important matches·11
  • Injury proneness·4
  • Versatility·8

Personality 8

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition8
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty17
  • Pressure14
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship15
  • Temperament10
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. Arrows compare with FM16 16.0.1, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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

  • Marks Opponent Tightly

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 45,517 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
groin strain Severity 1Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 502 Mar 201512 Apr 2015
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 32 at game start
Place of birth
Consett
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Gateshead
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
14 Jun 2010
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
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) · 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
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£8,309
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
6
Injury risk
Low
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

17
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2014 Gateshead Vanarama National League 330 Unknown fee
2013 Gateshead Vanarama National League 440 Unknown fee
2012 Gateshead Vanarama National League 331 Unknown fee
2011 Gateshead Vanarama National League 400 Unknown fee
2010 Gateshead Vanarama National League 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)36417/17 recorded1017/17 recorded

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

Career highlights

1
26 Sep 2000Senior Club DebutSunderland v Luton Town

Favourite clubs

Gateshead 100
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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Ken OmanPortadownD (C)32651021.95
Adam LockwoodGuiseleyD (C)33751021.98

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 2015.