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FM17 17.3.0

ST (C) · Zamalek Sporting Club

Paulo

Hossam Salama · Born 15 Nov 1983 · Cairo (age 32)

  • Egypt
  • Either foot
  • 180 cm
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Striker

Personality calc

  • Resilient

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2016

Current ability
100 of 200
Potential ability
115
Value (calc)
£26,917
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
1,0000.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) 20 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
ST (C) Natural 20 68 68
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 50 50
D (L) Not stored — 47 47
D (C) Not stored — 49 49
D (R) Not stored — 47 47
DM Not stored — 48 48
M (L) Not stored — 49 50
M (C) Not stored — 47 48
M (R) Not stored — 49 50
AM (L) Not stored — 49 50
AM (C) Not stored — 46 46
AM (R) Not stored — 49 50
WB (L) Not stored — 45 45
WB (R) Not stored — 45 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▼22
  • Crossing▼22
  • Dribbling▼36
  • Finishing▼313
  • First touch▼37
  • Free kicks▼33
  • Heading▼311
  • Long shots▼38
  • Long throws▼12
  • Marking·2
  • Passing▼39
  • Penalty taking▼39
  • Tackling▼32
  • Technique▼311

Mental 14

  • Aggression▼34
  • Anticipation▼312
  • Bravery▼39
  • Composure▼314
  • Concentration▼315
  • Decisions▼310
  • Determination·16
  • Flair▼39
  • Leadership▼33
  • Off the ball▼37
  • Positioning▼314
  • Teamwork▼38
  • Vision▼33
  • Work rate▼310

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·12
  • Agility·13
  • Balance·15
  • Jumping reach·15
  • Natural fitness·13
  • Pace·13
  • Stamina·13
  • Strength·16

Feet

  • Left foot·18
  • 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▼311
  • Dirtiness·6
  • Important matches▼35
  • Injury proneness·3
  • Versatility▼12

Personality 8

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition14
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty16
  • Pressure17
  • Professionalism14
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament11
Personality (calc)
Resilient
Media handling (calc)
Level-headed

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 FM17 17.0.0, 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 First Time Shots

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 15,693 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
Hossam Salama
First name
Hossam
Last name
Salama
Common name
Paulo
Date of birth
15 Nov 1983 age 32 at game start
Place of birth
Cairo
Nationality
Egypt
Height
180 cm
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Either
Languages
English (9/10)

Contract

Club
Zamalek Sporting Club
Job
Player
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Jan 2017
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 68
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
100
Current reputation
5,000
Home reputation
5,000
World reputation
1,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£14,804
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Low
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
2

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
El Dakhleya FCClub squad17

Stored integration at game start, 0–100. Club and national-team blending are separate from settling into life in a country. Up to 50 recorded entries.

Playing career

5
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2016 Smouha Sporting Club Egyptian Premier League —— Undisclosed fee
2015 Smouha Sporting Club Egyptian Premier League —— Unknown fee
2014 El Dakhleya FC Egyptian Premier League 3520 £0
2013 El Dakhleya FC — 133 Unknown fee
2012 Al-Shams Egyptian Second Division —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)482/5 recorded232/5 recorded

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

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Pablo VázquezClub Agropecuario Argentino de Carlos CasaresST (C)321021152.83
Taylan UzunoğluSultanbeyli BelediyesporST (C)3490902.83
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Eugenio Peralta CabreraFútbol Club LusitansST (C)38921152.88
Gonzalo BaroniClub Atlético Las Palmas de CórdobaST (C)3189942.90
Juan Ignacio Acosta CabreraClub Atlético Germinal de RawsonST (C)31891042.93
Walter GarceteClub Deportivo UAI UrquizaST (C)33991022.98

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
FM27 27.0.0Samannoud Sporting Club4280100£1,849
FM26 26.2.0Samannoud Sporting Club4180100£1,053
FM26 26.0.0Shubra El Kheima Sporting Club4180100£852
FM24 24.3.0Shubra El Kheima Sporting Club3980100£1,568
FM23 23.4.0Shubra El Kheima Sporting Club3880100£1,571
FM23 23.3.0Shubra El Kheima Sporting Club3880100£1,571
FM23 23.0.0Shubra El Kheima Sporting Club3880100£1,571
FM22 22.4.0Shubra El Kheima SC3780100£3,382
FM22 22.3.0Shubra El Kheima SC3780100£3,382
FM22 22.1.0Shubra El Kheima SC3780100£3,382
FM22 22.0.1Shubra El Kheima SC3780100£3,382
FM22 22.0.0Shubra El Kheima SC3780100£1,434
FM21 21.4.0Tersana Sporting Club368585£16,581
FM21 21.3.0Tersana Sporting Club368585£16,581
FM21 21.1.1Tala'e Al-Gaish368585£16,581
FM21 21.0.1Tala'e Al-Gaish368585£16,581
FM21 21.0.0Tala'e Al-Gaish368585£16,581
FM20 20.4.0Tala'e Al-Gaish358585£5,256
FM20 20.3.0Tala'e Al-Gaish358585£5,256
FM20 20.1.0Tala'e Al-Gaish358585£5,256
FM20 20.0.1Tala'e Al-Gaish358585£5,256
FM20 20.0.0Tala'e Al-Gaish358585£5,256
FM19 19.3.0Zamalek Sporting Club34100115£5,256
FM19 19.1.0Zamalek Sporting Club34100115£5,256
FM19 19.0.1Zamalek Sporting Club34100115£5,256
FM19 19.0.0Zamalek Sporting Club34100115£5,256
FM18 18.3.0Zamalek Sporting Club33100115£15,427
FM18 18.1.0Zamalek Sporting Club33100115£15,427
FM18 18.0.0Zamalek Sporting Club33100115£15,427
FM17 17.3.0Zamalek Sporting Club32100115£26,917
FM17 17.0.0Smouha Sporting Club25115115£508,711
FM16 16.3.0Smouha Sporting Club2488123£33,654
FM16 16.0.1Smouha Sporting Club2488123£33,654
FM16 16.0.0Smouha Sporting Club2488123£33,654

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 2016.