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VersionFM18 18.3.0
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Mackey
Squad number in club colours

Ben Mackey

Player
46Current ability
85Potential ability
£0Value (calc)
250Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Ben
Last name
Mackey
Common name
—
Date of birth
27 Oct 1986 age 30 at game start
Place of birth
Leamington Spa
Nationality
England
Height
178 cm
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Club
Coventry United
Job
Player
Contract type
Non-Contract
Joined club
1 Jul 2016
Contract starts
1 Jul 2016
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£49
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 52
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
46
Current reputation
2,000
Home reputation
2,000
World reputation
250
Reputation scope (calc)
Local
Sale value (calc)
£0
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·3
  • Crossing·3
  • Dribbling·6
  • Finishing·9
  • First touch·8
  • Free kicks·8
  • Heading·8
  • Long shots·5
  • Long throws·1
  • Marking·4
  • Passing·3
  • Penalty taking·17
  • Tackling·2
  • Technique·6

Mental

  • Aggression·9
  • Anticipation·8
  • Bravery·10
  • Composure·9
  • Concentration·6
  • Decisions·8
  • Determination·12
  • Flair·12
  • Leadership·8
  • Off the ball·9
  • Positioning·7
  • Teamwork·12
  • Vision·7
  • Work rate·13

Physical

  • Acceleration·7
  • Agility·9
  • Balance·10
  • Jumping reach·5
  • Natural fitness·12
  • Pace·8
  • Stamina·10
  • Strength·18

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency·13
  • Dirtiness·9
  • Important matches·11
  • Injury proneness·6
  • Versatility·1
  • Left foot·8
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition11
  • Controversy9
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure6
  • Professionalism10
  • Sportsmanship4
  • Temperament4
Personality (calc)
Fairly Loyal
Media handling (calc)
Volatile, Media-friendly, Confrontational

A dash is an attribute this database does not store for this player; the game generates those at the start of a new game. Arrows compare with FM18 18.1.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

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 52,646 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)—
  • DM—
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)—
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)14
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)20
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Sweeper3541
Defender (Left)3541
Defender (Centre)3439
Defender (Right)3541
Wing-Back (Left)3440
Wing-Back (Right)3440
Defensive Midfielder3843
Midfielder (Left)3843
Midfielder (Centre)3743
Midfielder (Right)3843
Attacking Midfielder (Left)3843
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4247
Attacking Midfielder (Right)3843
Striker5258

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

  • Shoots With Power
  • Gets Crowd Going
  • Tries First Time Shots

Injuries at game start

broken lower leg Severity 018 Jan 2011 – 1 Jun 2011

Playing career

21
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2015 Leamington English Southern League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
2014 St. Neots Town English Southern League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
2014 Hemel Hempstead Town Vanarama National League South 91 £0
2013 Hemel Hempstead Town English Southern League Premier Division 4033 Unknown fee
2012 Stourbridge English Southern League Premier Division 128 Unknown fee
2012 St. Neots Town English Southern League Premier Division 3021 Unknown fee
2011 St. Neots Town English Southern League First Division Central 1821 Unknown fee
2011 Evesham United English Southern League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
2011 Stratford Town English Midland Football Alliance —— Unknown fee
2011 Leamington English Southern League Premier Division 20 Unknown fee
2010 Brackley Town English Southern League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
2010 Corby Town Vanarama National League North 1910 Unknown fee
2009 Brackley Town English Southern League Premier Division 4023 Unknown fee
2008 Brackley Town English Southern League Premier Division 4021 Unknown fee
2007 Leamington English Southern League First Division Midlands 3421 Unknown fee
2006 Leamington English Midland Football Alliance 4219 Unknown fee
2005 Racing Club Warwick English Midland Football Alliance —— Unknown fee
2005 Linfield Danske Bank Premiership 41 Unknown fee
2004 Coventry City Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
2003 Coventry City Sky Bet Championship 30 Unknown fee
2002 Coventry City Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 6 with unknown appearances left out)293179

Honours

WinnerEnglish Southern League First Division Central1×2012
WinnerEnglish Midland Football Alliance1×2007
Runner-UpEnglish Southern League First Division Midlands1×2008

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Career highlights

3
2012WinnerSt. Neots TownEnglish Southern League First Division Central
2008Runner-UpLeamingtonEnglish Southern League First Division Midlands
2007WinnerLeamingtonEnglish Midland Football Alliance

Favourite clubs

Leamington 60
Coventry City 50

Favourite people

Gary McSheffrey 60

Homegrown status

Coventry City3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Andy BrownBrackley TownST (C)3158602.00
Sam Reed—ST (C)2942562.06
Carl Lamb—ST (C)3241482.18
Rhys GriffithsPenybontST (C)3761682.28
Craig Hughes—ST (C)3842682.31
Chris SummersBridgend StreetST (C)4533402.38
Zhang Shudong—ST (C)3433882.40
Darren StirlingBloomfieldST (C)3445672.41
Ellis Remy—AM (R), ST (C)3332372.46
Martin RoseGoytre UnitedST (C)3340652.46

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
FM24 24.3.0—364685£0
FM23 23.4.0—354685£0
FM23 23.3.0—354685£0
FM23 23.0.0—354685£0
FM22 22.4.0—344685£0
FM22 22.3.0—344685£0
FM22 22.1.0—344685£0
FM22 22.0.1—344685£0
FM22 22.0.0—344685£0
FM21 21.4.0Coventry United334685£0
FM21 21.3.0Coventry United334685£0
FM21 21.1.1Coventry United334685£0
FM21 21.0.1Coventry United334685£0
FM21 21.0.0Coventry United334685£0
FM20 20.4.0Coventry United324685£0
FM20 20.3.0Coventry United324685£0
FM20 20.1.0Coventry United324685£0
FM20 20.0.1Coventry United324685£0
FM20 20.0.0Coventry United324685£0
FM19 19.3.0Coventry United314685£0
FM19 19.1.0Coventry United314685£0
FM19 19.0.1Coventry United314685£0
FM19 19.0.0Coventry United314685£0
FM18 18.3.0Coventry United304685£0
FM18 18.1.0Coventry United304685£0
FM18 18.0.0Coventry United304685£0
FM17 17.3.0Coventry United294685£4,769
FM17 17.0.0Leamington294685£2,385
FM16 16.3.0St. Neots Town284685£2,510
FM16 16.0.1St. Neots Town284685£2,510
FM16 16.0.0St. Neots Town284685£2,510
FM15 15.3.0St. Neots Town274685£2,510
FM15 15.0.0Hemel Hempstead Town275085£2,510
FM14 14.3.0Hemel Hempstead Town263185£2,510
FM14 14.0.0Hemel Hempstead Town263185£2,510
FM13 13.3.0—252585£0
FM13 13.0.0St. Neots Town252585£2,025
FM12 12.2.0St. Neots Town242585£2,692
FM12 12.0.0Brackley Town245285£2,692
FM10 10.0.0Brackley Town2232(-4)£405

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.