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FM21 21.4.0

D (C), DM · Palmelense Futebol Clube

Samuel

Norberto Samuel Silva Francisco · Born 9 Aug 1986 · Setúbal (age 33)

  • Portugal
  • Right Only foot
  • 176 cm
  • 78 kg
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Defensive Midfielder

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2020

Current ability
48 of 200
Potential ability
56
Value (calc)
£0
Best role (calc)
48 Ball-Winning Midfielder
World reputation
500 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK 1 D (L) — D (C) 16 D (R) — DM 20 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
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
DM Natural 20 50 50
D (C) Accomplished 16 53 53
GK Ineffectual 1 — —
M (L) Ineffectual 1 34 34
M (C) Ineffectual 1 37 37
M (R) Ineffectual 1 34 34
AM (L) Ineffectual 1 34 34
AM (C) Ineffectual 1 28 28
AM (R) Ineffectual 1 34 34
ST (C) Ineffectual 1 37 37
WB (L) Ineffectual 1 37 37
WB (R) Ineffectual 1 37 37
D (L) Not stored — 41 41
D (R) Not stored — 41 41

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners·2
  • Crossing·3
  • Dribbling·5
  • Finishing·3
  • First touch·7
  • Free kicks·2
  • Heading·9
  • Long shots·3
  • Long throws·6
  • Marking·10
  • Passing·8
  • Penalty taking·3
  • Tackling·12
  • Technique·6

Mental 14

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

Physical 8

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

Feet

  • Left foot·5
  • Right foot·20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency·12
  • Dirtiness—
  • Important matches—
  • Injury proneness—
  • Versatility—

Personality 8

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

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band. Arrows compare with FM21 21.3.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

Best roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Ball-Winning Midfielder Support DM 48 56 5 of 5 stars
Ball-Winning Midfielder Defend DM 48 56 5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder Defend DM 46 54 4 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder Support DM 46 54 4 of 5 stars
Central Defender Stopper D (C) 45 53 3.5 of 5 stars
Anchor Defend DM 45 53 3.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Stopper D (C) 45 53 3.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Defend D (C) 45 53 3.5 of 5 stars
52 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Central Defender Defend D (C) 45 53 3.5 of 5 stars
Central Defender Cover D (C) 42 50 3 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Support DM 42 49 3 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Cover D (C) 42 50 3 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Defender Stopper D (C) 41 48 3 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Defender Defend D (C) 41 48 3 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Defender Cover D (C) 38 44 2.5 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Attack DM 37 44 2.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Defend DM 37 43 2.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Support DM 35 41 2.5 of 5 stars
Half-Back Defend DM 23 27 1 of 5 stars
Roaming Playmaker Support DM 18 21 0.5 of 5 stars
Libero Support D (C) 18 21 0.5 of 5 stars
Libero Attack D (C) 17 20 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Full-Back Defend D (R) 17 20 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Defend M (C) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Defend D (R) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Defend D (R) 15 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Support M (R) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Defend ST (C) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Support ST (C) 15 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Support D (R) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Regista Support DM 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Defend M (R) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Support AM (R) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Attack AM (R) 15 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Defend D (L) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Support D (L) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Carrilero Support M (C) 15 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Target Man Support ST (C) 15 18 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Support M (C) 14 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Defend M (R) 14 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Support D (R) 14 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Attack D (R) 14 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Support M (R) 14 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Attack D (L) 14 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Midfielder Support M (C) 14 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Target Man Attack ST (C) 14 17 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Attack ST (C) 14 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Attack M (R) 13 15 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Attack M (C) 13 15 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger Support M (R) 13 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Winger Support M (L) 13 15 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger Attack M (R) 13 15 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Attack D (R) 13 16 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward Support AM (L) 12 14 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward Attack AM (L) 12 14 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Winger Attack M (L) 12 14 0.5 of 5 stars
Mezzala Attack M (C) 12 14 0.5 of 5 stars
Poacher Attack ST (C) 12 14 0.5 of 5 stars
Mezzala Support M (C) 12 14 0.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Forward Support ST (C) 12 14 0.5 of 5 stars

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

No traits recorded

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 22,014 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
Norberto Samuel Silva Francisco
First name
Norberto
Last name
Francisco
Common name
Samuel
Date of birth
9 Aug 1986 age 33 at game start
Place of birth
Setúbal
Nationality
Portugal
Height
176 cm
Weight
78 kg
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
Portuguese

Contract

Club
Palmelense Futebol Clube
Job
Player
Contract type
Amateur
Joined club
15 Jul 2020
Contract starts
15 Jul 2020
Contract expires
30 Jun 2021
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (C), DM
Best position (calc)
Defensive Midfielder
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Centre) · 53
Best role (calc)
Ball-Winning Midfielder (Defend) · 48
Best role at potential (calc)
Ball-Winning Midfielder (Defend) · 56
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
48
Current reputation
2,400
Home reputation
2,400
World reputation
50
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
£24,662
Sale value (calc)
£0
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
—
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
Estrela Futebol ClubeClub squad7
Grupo Desportivo «O Coruchense»Club squad4
Clube Recreativo O GrandolenseClub squad8

Stored integration at game start, 0–100. Club and national-team blending are separate from settling into life in a country. Up to 50 recorded entries.

Playing career

21
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2020 Palmelense Futebol Clube Portuguese Setúbal First Division —— Unknown fee
2019 Clube Recreativo O Grandolense Portuguese Setúbal First Division 80 £0
2019 Grupo Desportivo «O Coruchense» Portuguese Santarém First Division 40 £0
2018 Estrela Futebol Clube Portuguese Évora First Division 150 £0
2017 União Futebol Comércio e Indústria — 100 £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 £0
2013 Palmelense Futebol Clube Portuguese Setúbal First Division 274 £0
2012 Associação para Desenvolvimento da Quinta do Conde Portuguese Setúbal Second Division —— £0
2011 Atlético Clube Alcacerense Portuguese Setúbal First Division 120 £0
2010 Atlético Clube Alcacerense Portuguese Setúbal Second Division —— Unknown fee
2009 Atlético Clube Alcacerense Portuguese Setúbal Second Division —— Unknown fee
2008 Estrela Futebol Clube Portuguese Évora First Division —— £0
2008 União Futebol Comércio e Indústria Portuguese Setúbal First Division —— £0
2007 Grupo Desportivo Samora Correia Portuguese Santarém First Division —— £0
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 00 £0
2003 Futebol Clube Barreirense Youth Portuguese Second Division - South 00 £0
2002 Clube Desportivo Os Pelezinhos Youth — 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)15512/21 recorded912/21 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Portugal000 / 0

Homegrown status

Grupo Desportivo Samora Correia3 Years Between 15 and 21
Clube Desportivo Os Pelezinhos3 Years Before 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 valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

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.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2020.