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FM21 21.0.0

GK · Unattached

Sam Ramsbottom

Born 3 Apr 1996 · Birkenhead (age 24)

  • England
  • Right foot
  • 185 cm
  • 70 kg
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Goalkeeper

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2020

Current ability
70 of 200
Potential ability
85
Value (calc)
£0
Best role (calc)
70 Goalkeeper
World reputation
7500 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
—

Positions

GK 20 D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) — M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • 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
GK Natural 20 58 61
D (L) Not stored — — —
D (C) Not stored — — —
D (R) Not stored — — —
DM Not stored — — —
M (L) Not stored — — —
M (C) Not stored — — —
M (R) Not stored — — —
AM (L) Not stored — — —
AM (C) Not stored — — —
AM (R) Not stored — — —
ST (C) Not stored — — —
WB (L) Not stored — — —
WB (R) Not stored — — —

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

Goalkeeping 11

  • Aerial reach13
  • Command of area10
  • Communication10
  • Eccentricity7
  • Handling10
  • Kicking13
  • One on ones11
  • Punching (tendency)9
  • Reflexes9
  • Rushing out (tendency)9
  • Throwing12

Mental 14

  • Aggression8
  • Anticipation9
  • Bravery10
  • Composure9
  • Concentration9
  • Decisions8
  • Determination12
  • Flair—
  • Leadership5
  • Off the ball9
  • Positioning9
  • Teamwork11
  • Vision7
  • Work rate12

Physical 8

  • Acceleration7
  • Agility9
  • Balance8
  • Jumping reach12
  • Natural fitness11
  • Pace10
  • Stamina10
  • Strength13

Feet

  • Left foot10
  • Right foot20

Technical

All 14 attributes
  • Corners—
  • Crossing—
  • Dribbling—
  • Finishing—
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks—
  • Heading5
  • Long shots—
  • Long throws—
  • Marking—
  • Passing8
  • Penalty taking—
  • Tackling—
  • Technique7

Hidden 5

  • Consistency9
  • Dirtiness4
  • Important matches8
  • Injury proneness5
  • Versatility—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism11
  • Sportsmanship13
  • Temperament10
Personality (calc)
Balanced
Media handling (calc)
Level-headed

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band.

Best roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Goalkeeper Defend GK 70 85 5 of 5 stars
Sweeper Keeper Defend GK 68 83 4 of 5 stars
Sweeper Keeper Support GK 67 81 4 of 5 stars
Sweeper Keeper Attack GK 66 80 4 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Support DM 20 25 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 38,498 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Sam
Last name
Ramsbottom
Common name
—
Date of birth
3 Apr 1996 age 24 at game start
Place of birth
Birkenhead
Nationality
England
Height
185 cm
Weight
70 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Greenock Morton
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
31 Jul 2020
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
GK
Best position (calc)
Goalkeeper
Best rated position (calc)
Goalkeeper · 58
Best role (calc)
Goalkeeper (Defend) · 70
Best role at potential (calc)
Goalkeeper (Defend) · 85
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
70
Current reputation
3,500
Home reputation
3,500
World reputation
750
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
£37,575
Sale value (calc)
—
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
31
Development peak age
28
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
2

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
Alfreton TownClub squad20
Greenock MortonClub squad8
ScotlandCountry8

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

9
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2019 Greenock Morton Scottish Championship 80 £0
2018 Alfreton Town Vanarama National League North 400 Unknown fee
2017 Macclesfield Town Vanarama National League 60 £0
2017 Barrow Vanarama National League 00 Unknown fee
2016 Galway United Irish Premier Division 50 £0
2015 Tranmere Rovers Vanarama National League 00 £0
2014 Tranmere Rovers Sky Bet League Two 00 Unknown fee
2013 Tranmere Rovers Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
2012 Tranmere Rovers Youth Sky Bet League One 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)599/9 recorded09/9 recorded

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

Honours

WinnerVanarama National League1×2018

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Career highlights

1
2018WinnerMacclesfield TownVanarama National League

Favourite clubs

Tranmere Rovers Player100

Homegrown status

Tranmere Rovers3 Years Between 15 and 21
England3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Kostas Drabalis—GK3755851.66
Filipe LeãoClub Football Estrela da Amadora SADGK3682821.66
Christos AthanasopoulosGS PanaigialeiosGK3880901.67
Igor AraújoSporting Clube da CovilhãGK3385901.68
Tomasz LaskowskiWarta MiędzychódGK3582851.70
Justin HaberGzira United FCGK3959961.70
Hicham RhoufirFootball Club Albères-ArgelèsGK3869951.74

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
FM27 27.0.0Gartcairn307585£5,636
FM26 26.2.0Bo'ness Athletic297585£4,869
FM26 26.0.0Bo'ness Athletic297585£4,869
FM24 24.3.0Cape Town Spurs Football Club278185£5,955
FM23 23.4.0FC Edinburgh266485£3,004
FM23 23.3.0FC Edinburgh266485£3,004
FM23 23.0.0FC Edinburgh266485£3,004
FM22 22.4.0Dumbarton257085£3,295
FM22 22.3.0Dumbarton257085£3,295
FM22 22.1.0Dumbarton257085£3,295
FM22 22.0.1Dumbarton257085£3,295
FM22 22.0.0Dumbarton257085£3,295
FM21 21.4.0—247085£0
FM21 21.3.0—247085£0
FM21 21.1.1—247085£0
FM21 21.0.1—247085£0
FM21 21.0.0—247085£0
FM20 20.4.0Greenock Morton237480–110£7,328
FM20 20.3.0Greenock Morton237480–110£7,328
FM20 20.1.0Greenock Morton237480–110£7,328
FM20 20.0.1Greenock Morton237480–110£7,328
FM20 20.0.0Greenock Morton237480–110£7,328
FM19 19.3.0Alfreton Town226150–80£7,726
FM19 19.1.0Alfreton Town226150–80£7,726
FM19 19.0.1Alfreton Town226150–80£7,726
FM19 19.0.0Alfreton Town226050–80£7,726
FM18 18.3.0Macclesfield Town215750–80£9,551
FM18 18.1.0Macclesfield Town215750–80£9,551
FM18 18.0.0Barrow215750–80£7,726
FM17 17.3.0Galway United205750–80£34,735
FM17 17.0.0Galway United205750–80£11,733
FM16 16.3.0Tranmere Rovers195240–70£6,739
FM16 16.0.1Tranmere Rovers195750–80£9,551
FM16 16.0.0Tranmere Rovers195750–80£9,551
FM15 15.3.0Tranmere Rovers185770–100£14,985
FM15 15.0.0Tranmere Rovers185770–100£37,425
FM14 14.3.0Tranmere Rovers184050–80—
FM14 14.0.0Tranmere Rovers183550–80—
FM13 13.3.0Tranmere Rovers163550–80—
FM13 13.0.0Tranmere Rovers163550–80—

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.