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VersionFM22 22.0.0
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Bowen37
Squad number in club colours

Sam Bowen

Player
102Current ability
90–120Potential ability
£97,370Value (calc)
2,000Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
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First name
Sam
Last name
Bowen
Common name
—
Date of birth
14 Jan 2001 age 20 at game start
Place of birth
—
Nationality
Wales
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
English, Welsh (9/10)

Contract

Club
Cardiff City
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
1 Jun 2014
Contract starts
24 Jun 2021
Contract expires
30 Jun 2023
Weekly wage
£1,000
Squad numbers
#37 Cardiff City
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 66
Best role (calc)
Mezzala (Attack) · 102
Best role at potential (calc)
Mezzala (Attack) · 111
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
134
Expected potential (calc)
111
Current reputation
5,100
Home reputation
5,100
World reputation
2,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Sale value (calc)
£1,749,000
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Average
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Contract clauses

Optional Contract Extension By Club —

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners10
  • Crossing10
  • Dribbling11
  • Finishing10
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks13
  • Heading9
  • Long shots12
  • Long throws6
  • Marking11
  • Passing13
  • Penalty taking9
  • Tackling10
  • Technique11

Mental

  • Aggression7
  • Anticipation11
  • Bravery9
  • Composure12
  • Concentration12
  • Decisions12
  • Determination—
  • Flair11
  • Leadership11
  • Off the ball12
  • Positioning13
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision14
  • Work rate12

Physical

  • Acceleration12
  • Agility11
  • Balance11
  • Jumping reach8
  • Natural fitness11
  • Pace11
  • Stamina12
  • Strength9

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency11
  • Dirtiness6
  • Important matches10
  • Injury proneness8
  • Versatility9
  • Left foot8
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—
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.

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 55,553 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)—
  • DM14
  • M (L)—
  • M (C)20
  • M (R)—
  • AM (L)—
  • AM (C)—
  • AM (R)—
  • ST (C)—
  • WB (L)—
  • WB (R)—
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)5456
Defender (Centre)4749
Defender (Right)5456
Wing-Back (Left)5153
Wing-Back (Right)5153
Defensive Midfielder6365
Midfielder (Left)5456
Midfielder (Centre)6668
Midfielder (Right)5456
Attacking Midfielder (Left)5456
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)5153
Attacking Midfielder (Right)5456
Striker5254

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
Mezzala AttackM (C)102111
Deep-Lying Playmaker DefendM (C)101110
Deep-Lying Playmaker SupportM (C)101110
Advanced Playmaker SupportM (C)101110
Mezzala SupportM (C)101110
Central Midfielder DefendM (C)100109
Carrilero SupportM (C)100109
Box-to-Box Midfielder SupportM (C)100109
Central Midfielder AttackM (C)100109
Roaming Playmaker SupportM (C)100109
Advanced Playmaker AttackM (C)100109
Central Midfielder SupportM (C)99108

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

Playing career

5
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2020 Barry Town United Loan JD Cymru Premier 72 Unknown fee
2020 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2019 Cardiff City Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2018 Cardiff City Youth English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2017 Cardiff City Youth Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)72

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Wales000 / 0

Career highlights

1
12 Sep 2021Senior Club DebutCardiff CitySky Bet Championship v Nottingham Forest

Homegrown status

Cardiff City3 Years Between 15 and 21
Wales3 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
FM27 27.0.0Gateshead257390£41,801
FM26 26.2.0Gateshead247490£47,932
FM26 26.0.0Solihull Moors2477120£62,341
FM24 24.3.0Newport County2277120£41,542
FM23 23.4.0Newport County2174120£38,390
FM23 23.3.0Newport County2174120£38,390
FM23 23.0.0Newport County2188120£115,297
FM22 22.4.0Cardiff City20102(-6)£97,370
FM22 22.3.0Cardiff City20102(-6)£97,370
FM22 22.1.0Cardiff City20102(-6)£97,370
FM22 22.0.1Cardiff City20102(-6)£97,370
FM22 22.0.0Cardiff City20102(-6)£97,370
FM21 21.4.0Cardiff City1965(-55)£5,150
FM21 21.3.0Cardiff City1965(-55)£5,150
FM21 21.1.1Cardiff City1965(-55)£5,150
FM21 21.0.1Cardiff City1965(-55)£5,150
FM21 21.0.0Cardiff City1965(-55)£5,150
FM20 20.4.0Cardiff City1865(-55)£37,962
FM20 20.3.0Cardiff City1865(-55)£37,962
FM20 20.1.0Cardiff City1865(-55)£37,962
FM20 20.0.1Cardiff City1865(-55)£37,962
FM20 20.0.0Cardiff City1845——
FM19 19.3.0Cardiff City1745——
FM19 19.1.0Cardiff City1745——
FM19 19.0.1Cardiff City17———
FM19 19.0.0Cardiff City17———
FM18 18.3.0Cardiff City16———
FM18 18.1.0Cardiff City16———
FM18 18.0.0Cardiff City16———

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.