Francisco
Squad number in club colours

Samuel

Player
45Current ability
47Potential ability
£0Value (calc)
200Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Norberto Samuel Silva Francisco
First name
Norberto
Last name
Francisco
Common name
Samuel
Date of birth
9 Aug 1986 age 31 at game start
Place of birth
Setúbal
Nationality
Portugal
Height
176 cm
Weight
78 kg
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
Portuguese, Spanish (9/10)

Contract

Job
Player
Contract type
Amateur
Joined club
1 Jul 2018
Contract starts
1 Jul 2018
Contract expires
30 Jun 2019
Weekly wage
£0
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (C), DM
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Centre) · 51
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
45
Current reputation
750
Home reputation
750
World reputation
200
Reputation scope (calc)
Local
Sale value (calc)
£0
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
—
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners+2
  • Crossing+3
  • Dribbling+5
  • Finishing+3
  • First touch+7
  • Free kicks+2
  • Heading+9
  • Long shots+3
  • Long throws+6
  • Marking+9
  • Passing+8
  • Penalty taking+3
  • Tackling+12
  • Technique+6

Mental

  • Aggression+13
  • Anticipation+6
  • Bravery+12
  • Composure+7
  • Concentration+10
  • Decisions+7
  • Determination+12
  • Flair+3
  • Leadership+9
  • Off the ball+6
  • Positioning+8
  • Teamwork+11
  • Vision+3
  • Work rate+12

Physical

  • Acceleration+8
  • Agility+7
  • Balance+12
  • Jumping reach+10
  • Natural fitness+13
  • Pace+9
  • Stamina+11
  • Strength+12

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency+12
  • Dirtiness—
  • Important matches—
  • Injury proneness—
  • Versatility—
  • Left foot·5
  • Right foot·20

Personality

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship7
  • Temperament9
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

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 FM19 19.1.0, 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
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Passing 9.5 pct
Tackling 65.4 pct
Vision 0.3 pct
Decisions 6.0 pct
Teamwork 27.5 pct
Work rate 41.8 pct
Stamina 35.6 pct
First touch 7.8 pct
Technique 3.8 pct
Anticipation 2.1 pct
Positioning 9.5 pct
Composure 8.1 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 19,338 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK1
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)16
  • D (R)—
  • DM20
  • M (L)1
  • M (C)1
  • M (R)1
  • AM (L)1
  • AM (C)1
  • AM (R)1
  • ST (C)1
  • WB (L)1
  • WB (R)1
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)4041
Defender (Centre)5151
Defender (Right)4041
Wing-Back (Left)3737
Wing-Back (Right)3737
Defensive Midfielder4949
Midfielder (Left)3434
Midfielder (Centre)3737
Midfielder (Right)3434
Attacking Midfielder (Left)3434
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)2828
Attacking Midfielder (Right)3434
Striker3737

Calculated by fm-reader from the stored attributes (0–100, Genie Scout style). Blank where the database stores too few attributes to rate.

Playing career

17

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Portugal000 / 0

Homegrown status

Futebol Clube Barreirense3 Years Between 15 and 21
Grupo Desportivo Samora Correia3 Years Between 15 and 21
Portugal3 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
FM23 23.4.0—354856£0
FM23 23.3.0—354856£0
FM23 23.0.0—354856£0
FM22 22.4.0Palmelense Futebol Clube344856£0
FM22 22.3.0Palmelense Futebol Clube344856£0
FM22 22.1.0Palmelense Futebol Clube344856£0
FM22 22.0.1Palmelense Futebol Clube344856£0
FM22 22.0.0Palmelense Futebol Clube344856£0
FM21 21.4.0Palmelense Futebol Clube334856£0
FM21 21.3.0Palmelense Futebol Clube334856£0
FM21 21.1.1Palmelense Futebol Clube334856£0
FM21 21.0.1Palmelense Futebol Clube334856£0
FM21 21.0.0Palmelense Futebol Clube334856£0
FM20 20.4.0Clube Recreativo O Grandolense324547£0
FM20 20.3.0Clube Recreativo O Grandolense324547£0
FM20 20.1.0Grupo Desportivo «O Coruchense»324547£0
FM20 20.0.1Grupo Desportivo «O Coruchense»324547£0
FM20 20.0.0Grupo Desportivo «O Coruchense»324547£0
FM19 19.3.0Estrela Futebol Clube (Vendas Novas)314547£0
FM19 19.1.0Estrela Futebol Clube (Vendas Novas)313535£0
FM19 19.0.1Estrela Futebol Clube (Vendas Novas)313535£0
FM19 19.0.0Estrela Futebol Clube (Vendas Novas)313535£0
FM18 18.3.0União Futebol Comércio e Indústria303535£0
FM18 18.1.0União Futebol Comércio e Indústria303535£0
FM18 18.0.0União Futebol Comércio e Indústria303535£0
FM17 17.3.0União Futebol Comércio e Indústria293033£182
FM17 17.0.0União Futebol Comércio e Indústria293033£182

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.