TheFMDB
VersionFM21 21.4.0
Light
Salama
Squad number in club colours

Paulo

Player
85Current ability
85Potential ability
£16,581Value (calc)
1,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Hossam Salama
First name
Hossam
Last name
Salama
Common name
Paulo
Date of birth
15 Nov 1983 age 36 at game start
Place of birth
Cairo
Nationality
Egypt
Height
180 cm
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Either
Languages
Arabic, English (4/10)

Contract

Club
Tersana Sporting Club
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
22 Nov 2020
Contract starts
22 Nov 2020
Contract expires
31 Jul 2022
Weekly wage
£0
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
ST (C)
Best position (calc)
Striker
Best rated position (calc)
Striker · 63
Best role (calc)
Poacher (Attack) · 85
Best role at potential (calc)
Poacher (Attack) · 85
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
85
Current reputation
5,000
Home reputation
5,000
World reputation
1,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
Not for sale
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
13
Injury risk
Low
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
2

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners·1
  • Crossing·1
  • Dribbling·5
  • Finishing·15
  • First touch·6
  • Free kicks·2
  • Heading·14
  • Long shots·7
  • Long throws·1
  • Marking·1
  • Passing·8
  • Penalty taking·8
  • Tackling·7
  • Technique·10

Mental

  • Aggression·4
  • Anticipation·10
  • Bravery·13
  • Composure·9
  • Concentration·15
  • Decisions·10
  • Determination·16
  • Flair·9
  • Leadership·3
  • Off the ball·14
  • Positioning·7
  • Teamwork·8
  • Vision·3
  • Work rate·10

Physical

  • Acceleration·8
  • Agility·8
  • Balance·8
  • Jumping reach·13
  • Natural fitness·11
  • Pace·10
  • 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·11
  • Dirtiness·6
  • Important matches·5
  • Injury proneness·3
  • Versatility·1
  • Left foot·18
  • Right foot·20

Personality

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

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 FM21 21.3.0, 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 59,096 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)—
  • 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
Defender (Left)4343
Defender (Centre)4545
Defender (Right)4343
Wing-Back (Left)4141
Wing-Back (Right)4141
Defensive Midfielder4343
Midfielder (Left)4545
Midfielder (Centre)4444
Midfielder (Right)4545
Attacking Midfielder (Left)4545
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)4242
Attacking Midfielder (Right)4545
Striker6363

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

Best roles

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars
Poacher AttackST (C)8585
Target Man AttackST (C)8181
Target Man SupportST (C)8080
Pressing Forward SupportST (C)7373
Pressing Forward AttackST (C)7373
Pressing Forward DefendST (C)7272
Advanced Forward AttackST (C)7272
Deep-Lying Forward AttackST (C)7171
Deep-Lying Forward SupportST (C)7171
Complete Forward AttackST (C)3636
Complete Forward SupportST (C)3535
Trequartista AttackST (C)3333

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability.

Player traits

  • Tries First Time Shots

Playing career

10
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2019 Tala'ea Al-Gaish Egyptian Premier League 120 Unknown fee
2018 El Dakhleya FC Egyptian Premier League 2911 Unknown fee
2017 El Dakhleya FC Egyptian Premier League 92 Unknown fee
2017 Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egyptian Premier League 151 Unknown fee
2017 Zamalek Sporting Club Egyptian Premier League 92 Unknown fee
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 Egyptian Premier League 133 Unknown fee
2012 Al-Shams Egyptian Second Division - Group 3 —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 3 with unknown appearances left out)12239

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Egypt000 / 0

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Pablo FerrettiClub Everton de La PlataST (C)41901032.53
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Danny van den MeirackerVV IJsselmeervogelsST (C)31901012.64
Vedran GercNK Orijent 1919ST (C)34841042.64
István FerencziBFC SiófokST (C)42701152.65
David O'SullivanBangor GGST (C)3274832.66
Ferdinando SforziniCittà di CampobassoST (C)35761192.66
Berlin Nlome-NdebiBan Bueng FCST (C)3277872.71
NunesResende Futebol ClubeST (C)38931312.73
Juho Mäkelä—ST (C)3785852.76

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 27.0.0Samannoud 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.