TheFMDB
VersionFM20 20.3.0
Light
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 32 at game start
Place of birth
Setúbal
Nationality
Portugal
Height
176 cm
Weight
78 kg
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
Portuguese, Spanish (3/10)

Contract

Club
Clube Recreativo O Grandolense
Job
Player
Contract type
Amateur
Joined club
12 Oct 2019
Contract starts
12 Oct 2019
Contract expires
30 Jun 2020
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 FM20 20.1.0, 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 19,963 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)4040
Defender (Centre)5151
Defender (Right)4040
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

19
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2019 Clube Recreativo O Grandolense Portuguese Setúbal First Division —— Unknown fee
2019 Grupo Desportivo «O Coruchense» Portuguese Santarém First Division 50 Unknown fee
2018 Estrela Futebol Clube (Vendas Novas) Portuguese Évora First Division 150 £0
2017 União Futebol Comércio e Indústria — —— £0
2016 União Futebol Comércio e Indústria Portuguese Setúbal First Division 252 Unknown fee
2015 União Futebol Comércio e Indústria Portuguese Setúbal First Division 261 Unknown fee
2014 União Futebol Comércio e Indústria Portuguese Setúbal First Division 282 Unknown fee
2013 Palmelense Futebol Clube Portuguese Setúbal First Division 274 Unknown fee
2012 AD Quinta do Conde — —— Unknown fee
2011 Atlético Clube Alcacerense Portuguese Setúbal First Division 120 Unknown fee
2010 Atlético Clube Alcacerense — —— Unknown fee
2009 Atlético Clube Alcacerense — —— Unknown fee
2008 Estrela Futebol Clube (Vendas Novas) Portuguese Évora First Division —— Unknown fee
2008 União Futebol Comércio e Indústria Portuguese Setúbal First Division —— Unknown fee
2007 Grupo Desportivo Samora Correia Portuguese Santarém First Division —— Unknown fee
2006 Grupo Desportivo Samora Correia — —— Unknown fee
2005 Grupo Desportivo Samora Correia Portuguese Santarém First Division —— Unknown fee
2004 Grupo Desportivo de Sesimbra Youth Portuguese Third Division - Group F —— Unknown fee
2003 Futebol Clube Barreirense Youth Portuguese Second Division - South —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 12 with unknown appearances left out)1389

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Portugal000 / 0

Homegrown status

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.