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FM16 16.3.0

DM, M (C) · Gosport Borough

Ben Harding

Born 6 Sep 1984 · Carshalton (age 30)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2015

Current ability
68 of 200
Potential ability
90
Value (calc)
£18,267
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5000 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM 15 M (L) 14 M (C) 20 M (R) 10 AM (L) — AM (C) 14 AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) 5
  • 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 56 59
DM Accomplished 15 55 58
M (L) Competent 14 55 58
AM (C) Competent 14 51 54
M (R) Unconvincing 10 53 57
WB (R) Awkward 5 48 51
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 44 47
D (L) Not stored — 45 48
D (C) Not stored — 44 47
D (R) Not stored — 45 48
AM (L) Not stored — 51 54
AM (R) Not stored — 49 53
ST (C) Not stored — 44 47
WB (L) Not stored — 42 45

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·13
  • Crossing·8
  • Dribbling·8
  • Finishing·6
  • First touch·10
  • Free kicks·14
  • Heading·10
  • Long shots·8
  • Long throws·7
  • Marking·7
  • Passing·11
  • Penalty taking·9
  • Tackling·10
  • Technique·9

Mental 14

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

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·8
  • Agility·8
  • Balance·9
  • Jumping reach·10
  • Natural fitness·11
  • Pace·9
  • Stamina·9
  • Strength·11

Feet

  • Left foot·20
  • Right foot·8

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·14
  • Dirtiness·5
  • Important matches·11
  • Injury proneness·8
  • Versatility·8

Personality 8

  • Adaptability9
  • Ambition7
  • Controversy7
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism8
  • Sportsmanship10
  • Temperament10
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

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

  • Tries Killer Balls Often
  • Shoots With Power
  • Uses Outside Of Foot

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 35,335 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
damaged foot Severity 10Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 505 Oct 201330 Jan 2014
strained ankle ligaments Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.3 per season in a squad of 5018 Sep 20128 Nov 2012

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Ben
Last name
Harding
Common name
—
Date of birth
6 Sep 1984 age 30 at game start
Place of birth
Carshalton
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Left

Contract

Club
Gosport Borough
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Jul 2015
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
DM, M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 56
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
68
Current reputation
3,400
Home reputation
3,400
World reputation
500
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£9,133
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Playing career

19
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2014 Torquay United Vanarama National League 170 £0
2013 Torquay United Sky Bet League 2 170 Unknown fee
2012 Northampton Town Sky Bet League 2 352 £0
2011 Northampton Town Sky Bet League 2 140 Unknown fee
2011 Northampton Town Loan Sky Bet League 2 50 Unknown fee
2011 Wycombe Wanderers Sky Bet League 1 70 £0
2010 Aldershot Town Sky Bet League 2 352 £0
2009 Aldershot Town Sky Bet League 2 331 Unknown fee
2008 Aldershot Town Sky Bet League 2 293 Unknown fee
2007 Aldershot Town Vanarama National League 465 Unknown fee
2006 Grays Athletic Loan Vanarama National League 191 Unknown fee
2006 Aldershot Town Loan Vanarama National League 150 Unknown fee
2006 Milton Keynes Dons Sky Bet League 2 00 £0
2005 Forest Green Rovers Loan Vanarama National League 91 Unknown fee
2005 Milton Keynes Dons Sky Bet League 1 102 Unknown fee
2004 Milton Keynes Dons Sky Bet League 1 264 Unknown fee
2003 Wimbledon Sky Bet Championship 160 Unknown fee
2002 Wimbledon Youth Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2001 Wimbledon Youth Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)33319/19 recorded2119/19 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerVanarama National League1×2008

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

Career highlights

3
3 May 2014RelegatedTorquay UnitedSky Bet League 2
15 Apr 2008WinnerAldershot TownVanarama National League
2006RelegatedMilton Keynes DonsSky Bet League 1

Favourite people

Gary Waddock 75

Homegrown status

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 valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM23 23.4.0—376290£0
FM23 23.3.0—376290£0
FM23 23.0.0—376290£0
FM22 22.4.0Ramsgate366290£0
FM22 22.3.0Ramsgate366290£0
FM22 22.1.0Whitstable Town366290£0
FM22 22.0.1Whitstable Town366290£0
FM22 22.0.0Whitstable Town366290£0
FM21 21.4.0—356290£0
FM21 21.3.0—356290£0
FM21 21.1.1—356290£0
FM21 21.0.1—356290£0
FM21 21.0.0—356290£0
FM20 20.4.0—346290£0
FM20 20.3.0—346290£0
FM20 20.1.0—346290£0
FM20 20.0.1—346290£0
FM20 20.0.0—346290£0
FM19 19.3.0Truro City336290£4,181
FM19 19.1.0Truro City336290£4,181
FM19 19.0.1Truro City336290£4,181
FM19 19.0.0Truro City336290£4,181
FM18 18.3.0Truro City326290£7,712
FM18 18.1.0Truro City326290£7,712
FM18 18.0.0Truro City326290£7,712
FM17 17.3.0Gosport Borough316890£11,204
FM17 17.0.0Gosport Borough316890£11,204
FM16 16.3.0Gosport Borough306890£18,267
FM16 16.0.1Gosport Borough306890£18,267
FM16 16.0.0Gosport Borough306890£18,267
FM15 15.3.0Torquay United297090£23,845
FM15 15.0.0Torquay United297090£23,845
FM14 14.3.0Torquay United287390£52,155
FM14 14.0.0Torquay United287390£52,155
FM13 13.3.0Northampton Town277390£42,072
FM13 13.0.0Northampton Town276883£17,611
FM12 12.2.0Northampton Town266883£13,607
FM12 12.0.0Wycombe Wanderers266383£13,607
FM11 11.0.0Aldershot Town2568100£3,822
FM10 10.0.0Aldershot Town2470100£3,822

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.