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VersionFM18 18.0.0
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Mantom8
Squad number in club colours

Sam Mantom

Player
106Current ability
115Potential ability
£379,620Value (calc)
2,250Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Sam
Last name
Mantom
Common name
—
Date of birth
20 Feb 1992 age 25 at game start
Place of birth
Stourbridge
Nationality
England
Height
176 cm
Weight
70 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Icelandic (1/10)

Contract

Club
Scunthorpe United
Job
Player
Squad status
Not Set
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
1 Jul 2016
Contract starts
1 Jul 2016
Contract expires
30 Jun 2019
Weekly wage
£3,000
Squad numbers
#8 Scunthorpe United
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)
115
Current reputation
5,250
Home reputation
5,250
World reputation
2,250
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£379,620
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
34
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Contract clauses

Appearance Fee £250

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners6
  • Crossing7
  • Dribbling11
  • Finishing11
  • First touch12
  • Free kicks9
  • Heading10
  • Long shots13
  • Long throws3
  • Marking10
  • Passing12
  • Penalty taking9
  • Tackling12
  • Technique12

Mental

  • Aggression12
  • Anticipation14
  • Bravery12
  • Composure12
  • Concentration9
  • Decisions12
  • Determination14
  • Flair9
  • Leadership12
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning12
  • Teamwork16
  • Vision12
  • Work rate14

Physical

  • Acceleration11
  • Agility9
  • Balance8
  • Jumping reach6
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace10
  • Stamina12
  • Strength12

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness10
  • Important matches11
  • Injury proneness14
  • Versatility10
  • Left foot12
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability8
  • Ambition11
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament18
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.

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 41,362 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK—
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)—
  • D (R)—
  • DM10
  • M (L)13
  • M (C)20
  • M (R)14
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)13
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper5355
Defender (Left)5759
Defender (Centre)5153
Defender (Right)5759
Wing-Back (Left)5355
Wing-Back (Right)5355
Defensive Midfielder6769
Midfielder (Left)6769
Midfielder (Centre)7173
Midfielder (Right)6770
Attacking Midfielder (Left)6265
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)6466
Attacking Midfielder (Right)6365
Striker5658

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

  • Dictates Tempo

Injuries at game start

groin strain Severity 028 Jan 2017 – 16 Feb 2017
sprained knee ligaments (right) Severity 28 Jul 2016 – 5 Aug 2016
sprained knee ligaments Severity 1212 Nov 2014 – 13 Mar 2015
sprained knee ligaments (right) Severity 151 Jul 2014 – 20 Oct 2014

Playing career

16
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2016 Scunthorpe United Sky Bet League One 262 Unknown fee
2015 Walsall Sky Bet League One 378 £0
2014 Walsall Sky Bet League One 120 Unknown fee
2013 Walsall Sky Bet League One 435 Unknown fee
2012 Walsall Sky Bet League One 181 Unknown fee
2012 Walsall Loan Sky Bet League One 111 Unknown fee
2012 West Bromwich Albion English Premier Division 00 £0
2011 Walsall Loan Sky Bet League One 133 Unknown fee
2011 West Bromwich Albion English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2010 Oldham Athletic Loan Sky Bet League One 40 Unknown fee
2010 Tranmere Rovers Loan Sky Bet League One 20 Unknown fee
2010 Knattspyrnufélagið 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 One 00 £20,000
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)17322

Honours

Runner-UpCheckatrade Trophy1×2015
Third PlaceSky Bet League One1×2016

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England003 / 0

Career highlights

4
8 May 2016Third PlaceWalsallSky Bet League One
22 Mar 2015Runner-UpWalsallCheckatrade Trophy
29 Dec 2012First Senior Club GoalWalsall v Leyton Orient
24 Aug 2010Senior Club DebutWest Bromwich AlbionCarabao Cup v Leyton Orient

Favourite clubs

Birmingham City 100
West Bromwich Albion 75
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar 70
Walsall 60

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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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
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 Albion1978(-7)£14,664
FM12 12.0.0West Bromwich Albion1978(-7)£14,664
FM10 10.0.0West Bromwich Albion1755(-7)£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.