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FM21 21.4.0

WB (R), M/AM (RC) · FSV Trier-Tarforst

Benjamin Arnold

Born 25 Sep 1995 · Kaiserslautern (age 24)

  • Germany
  • Right Only foot
  • 175 cm
  • 68 kg
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Balanced

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2020

Current ability
74 of 200
Potential ability
97
Value (calc)
£18,543
Best role (calc)
74 Winger
World reputation
9000 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£0 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) 13 DM 7 M (L) — M (C) 20 M (R) 16 AM (L) — AM (C) 17 AM (R) 20 ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) 17
  • 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
M (C) Natural 20 51 56
AM (R) Natural 20 51 57
AM (C) Accomplished 17 45 51
WB (R) Accomplished 17 51 56
M (R) Accomplished 16 50 56
D (R) Competent 13 51 57
DM Awkward 7 46 51
GK Not stored — — —
D (L) Not stored — 42 47
D (C) Not stored — 35 40
M (L) Not stored — 41 46
AM (L) Not stored — 41 46
ST (C) Not stored — 39 44
WB (L) Not stored — 41 46

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·7
  • Crossing·8
  • Dribbling·7
  • Finishing·5
  • First touch·9
  • Free kicks·7
  • Heading·6
  • Long shots·6
  • Long throws·4
  • Marking·8
  • Passing·12
  • Penalty taking·7
  • Tackling·5
  • Technique·8

Mental 14

  • Aggression·14
  • Anticipation·8
  • Bravery·8
  • Composure·8
  • Concentration·7
  • Decisions·7
  • Determination·13
  • Flair·6
  • Leadership·5
  • Off the ball·6
  • Positioning·8
  • Teamwork·10
  • Vision·6
  • Work rate·12

Physical 8

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

Feet

  • Left foot·6
  • 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·8
  • Dirtiness·6
  • Important matches·8
  • Injury proneness—
  • Versatility·14

Personality 8

  • Adaptability6
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy6
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure10
  • Professionalism11
  • Sportsmanship12
  • 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. Arrows compare with FM21 21.3.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

Best roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Winger Support AM (R) 74 97 5 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Support M (R) 72 94 4 of 5 stars
Winger Attack AM (R) 72 95 4 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Defend M (R) 71 93 4 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Defend WB (R) 70 91 4 of 5 stars
Ball-Winning Midfielder Defend M (C) 70 91 4 of 5 stars
Ball-Winning Midfielder Support M (C) 70 92 4 of 5 stars
Carrilero Support M (C) 67 88 3.5 of 5 stars
52 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Wing-Back Support WB (R) 67 88 3.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Attack WB (R) 67 88 3.5 of 5 stars
Complete Wing-Back Support WB (R) 67 88 3.5 of 5 stars
Complete Wing-Back Attack WB (R) 66 87 3.5 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Midfielder Support M (C) 66 86 3.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Attack M (R) 66 86 3.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Support M (C) 65 85 3 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Attack M (C) 65 85 3 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Support M (R) 65 85 3 of 5 stars
Mezzala Support M (C) 64 84 3 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Defend M (C) 63 83 3 of 5 stars
Inverted Winger Attack AM (R) 63 83 3 of 5 stars
Full-Back Attack D (R) 63 83 3 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Support AM (R) 62 82 3 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker Attack M (C) 62 81 3 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Support M (C) 62 81 3 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Defend M (C) 62 82 3 of 5 stars
Inside Forward Support AM (R) 62 81 3 of 5 stars
Mezzala Attack M (C) 62 81 3 of 5 stars
Inverted Winger Support AM (R) 62 82 3 of 5 stars
Full-Back Defend D (R) 62 82 3 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Defend M (R) 62 82 3 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker Support M (C) 60 78 3 of 5 stars
Full-Back Support D (R) 60 78 3 of 5 stars
Inside Forward Attack AM (R) 59 77 2.5 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Attack AM (R) 58 76 2.5 of 5 stars
Shadow Striker Attack AM (C) 58 76 2.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Full-Back Defend D (R) 58 76 2.5 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder Attack AM (C) 56 73 2.5 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder Support AM (C) 56 74 2.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Support WB (R) 55 72 2.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Attack WB (R) 55 72 2.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Defend WB (R) 54 71 2.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder Support DM 38 49 1.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder Defend DM 38 49 1.5 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Support DM 36 48 1 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Attack DM 34 44 1 of 5 stars
Roaming Playmaker Support M (C) 34 45 1 of 5 stars
Anchor Defend DM 33 43 1 of 5 stars
Wide Playmaker Support M (R) 29 38 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Playmaker Attack M (R) 29 38 0.5 of 5 stars
Trequartista Attack AM (R) 29 38 0.5 of 5 stars
Raumdeuter Attack AM (R) 28 36 0.5 of 5 stars
Enganche Support AM (C) 28 37 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Defend ST (C) 23 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Support ST (C) 23 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Attack ST (C) 22 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Defender Stopper D (C) 21 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Defender Cover D (C) 21 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Target Man Support ST (C) 21 27 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Cover D (C) 20 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Defender Defend D (C) 20 27 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 50,955 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Benjamin
Last name
Arnold
Common name
—
Date of birth
25 Sep 1995 age 24 at game start
Place of birth
Kaiserslautern
Nationality
Germany
Height
175 cm
Weight
68 kg
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
German, Letzburgesch (10/10), English (4/10)

Contract

Club
FSV Trier-Tarforst
Job
Player
Contract type
Part Time
Joined club
1 Jul 2020
Contract starts
1 Jul 2020
Contract expires
30 Jun 2021
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
WB (R), M/AM (RC)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right) · 51
Best role (calc)
Winger (Support) · 74
Best role at potential (calc)
Winger (Support) · 97
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
76
Current reputation
3,700
Home reputation
3,400
World reputation
900
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
£139,800
Sale value (calc)
£20,397
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
—
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
FC Etzella EttelbruckClub squad10
LuxembourgCountry10

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

12
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2020 FSV Trier-Tarforst German Lower Division —— Unknown fee
2019 FC Etzella Ettelbruck Luxembourg National Division —— Unknown fee
2018 FC Etzella Ettelbruck Luxembourg National Division 201 Unknown fee
2017 FC Etzella Ettelbruck Luxembourg Promotion Division 162 Unknown fee
2016 Union Titus Pétange Luxembourg National Division 70 Unknown fee
2015 Union Titus Pétange — 21 Unknown fee
2014 SVN 1929 Zweibrücken German Regional Division Southwest 230 £0
2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern Youth Bundesliga 2 00 £0
2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern Youth Bundesliga 2 00 Unknown fee
2011 1. FC Kaiserslautern Youth Bundesliga 00 Unknown fee
2010 1. FC Kaiserslautern Youth Bundesliga 00 Unknown fee
2009 1. FC Kaiserslautern Youth Bundesliga 2 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)6810/12 recorded410/12 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Germany000 / 0

Career highlights

2
24 Aug 2014Senior Club DebutSVN 1929 Zweibrücken v SV Waldhof Mannheim 07
2015RelegatedSVN 1929 ZweibrückenGerman Regional Division Southwest

Favourite clubs

1. FC Kaiserslautern Player80

Homegrown status

1. FC Kaiserslautern3 Years Between 15 and 21
Germany3 Years Between 15 and 21

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Mario BarišićNK NAŠK NašiceD/M (C)3960822.19
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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
FM27 27.0.0FSV Trier-Tarforst305297£0
FM26 26.2.0FSV Trier-Tarforst295297£0
FM26 26.0.0FSV Trier-Tarforst295297£0
FM24 24.3.0FSV Trier-Tarforst277497£18,763
FM23 23.4.0FSV Trier-Tarforst267497£18,814
FM23 23.3.0FSV Trier-Tarforst267497£18,814
FM23 23.0.0FSV Trier-Tarforst267497£18,814
FM22 22.4.0FSV Trier-Tarforst257497£17,626
FM22 22.3.0FSV Trier-Tarforst257497£17,626
FM22 22.1.0FSV Trier-Tarforst257497£17,626
FM22 22.0.1FSV Trier-Tarforst257497£17,626
FM22 22.0.0FSV Trier-Tarforst257497£17,626
FM21 21.4.0FSV Trier-Tarforst247497£18,543
FM21 21.3.0FSV Trier-Tarforst247497£18,543
FM21 21.1.1FSV Trier-Tarforst247497£18,543
FM21 21.0.1FSV Trier-Tarforst247497£18,543
FM21 21.0.0FSV Trier-Tarforst247497£18,543
FM20 20.4.0FC Etzella Ettelbruck237497£2,430
FM20 20.3.0FC Etzella Ettelbruck237497£2,430
FM20 20.1.0FC Etzella Ettelbruck237497£2,430
FM20 20.0.1FC Etzella Ettelbruck237497£2,535
FM20 20.0.0FC Etzella Ettelbruck237497£2,535
FM19 19.3.0FC Etzella Ettelbruck227497£37,145
FM19 19.1.0FC Etzella Ettelbruck227497£35,287
FM19 19.0.1FC Etzella Ettelbruck227497£35,287
FM19 19.0.0FC Etzella Ettelbruck227497£35,287
FM18 18.3.0—216890–120£0
FM18 18.1.0—216890–120£0
FM18 18.0.0—216890–120£0
FM17 17.3.0SG SVN Zweibrücken / FC Oberauerbach206890–120£17,151
FM17 17.0.0SG SVN Zweibrücken / FC Oberauerbach206890–120£17,151
FM16 16.3.0SVN Zweibrücken196890–120£14,222
FM16 16.0.1SVN Zweibrücken196890–120£19,912
FM16 16.0.0SVN Zweibrücken196890–120£19,912
FM15 15.3.0SVN Zweibrücken186890–120£14,800
FM15 15.0.0SVN Zweibrücken186890–120£16,829
FM14 14.3.01.FC Kaiserslautern175070–100£357
FM14 14.0.01.FC Kaiserslautern175070–100£357

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.