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Samuel

Player
48Current ability
56Potential ability
£0Value (calc)
50Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
Norberto Samuel Silva Francisco
First name
Norberto
Last name
Francisco
Common name
Samuel
Date of birth
9 Aug 1986 age 35 at game start
Place of birth
Setúbal
Nationality
Portugal
Height
176 cm
Weight
78 kg
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
Portuguese, Spanish (3/10)

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Palmelense Futebol Clube
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
30 Jun 2022
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
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
Sale value (calc)
—
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
—
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners2
  • Crossing3
  • Dribbling5
  • Finishing3
  • First touch7
  • Free kicks2
  • Heading9
  • Long shots3
  • Long throws6
  • Marking10
  • Passing8
  • Penalty taking3
  • Tackling12
  • Technique6

Mental

  • Aggression13
  • Anticipation6
  • Bravery12
  • Composure7
  • Concentration10
  • Decisions7
  • Determination12
  • Flair3
  • Leadership9
  • Off the ball6
  • Positioning10
  • Teamwork11
  • Vision3
  • Work rate12

Physical

  • Acceleration8
  • Agility7
  • Balance12
  • Jumping reach10
  • Natural fitness13
  • Pace9
  • Stamina11
  • Strength12

Goalkeeping

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

Hidden

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness—
  • Important matches—
  • Injury proneness—
  • Versatility—
  • Left foot5
  • Right foot20

Personality

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship7
  • Temperament9
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 24,883 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Positions

  • GK1
  • D (L)—
  • D (C)16
  • D (R)—
  • DM20
  • 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
Familiarity 1–20. Natural 18+, accomplished 15+, competent 12+, unconvincing 9+, awkward 5+.

Position ratings

PositionNowPotential
Defender (Left)4141
Defender (Centre)5353
Defender (Right)4141
Wing-Back (Left)3737
Wing-Back (Right)3737
Defensive Midfielder5050
Midfielder (Left)3434
Midfielder (Centre)3737
Midfielder (Right)3434
Attacking Midfielder (Left)3434
Attacking Midfielder (Centre)2828
Attacking Midfielder (Right)3434
Striker3737

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
Ball-Winning Midfielder DefendDM4856
Ball-Winning Midfielder SupportDM4856
Central Defender StopperD (C)4755
No-Nonsense Centre-Back DefendD (C)4754
No-Nonsense Centre-Back StopperD (C)4755
Defensive Midfielder DefendDM4754
Central Defender DefendD (C)4755
No-Nonsense Centre-Back CoverD (C)4553
Defensive Midfielder SupportDM4553
Central Defender CoverD (C)4553
Segundo Volante SupportDM4452
Anchor DefendDM4452

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

Playing career

22
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2021 Palmelense Futebol Clube Portuguese Setúbal First Division —— £0
2020 Palmelense Futebol Clube Portuguese Setúbal First Division 80 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, 9 with unknown appearances left out)1639

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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Divine FonjockPro Savona CalcioDM, M (C)3548901.49
Eugéne Fomumbod—D (C), DM3757901.56
Levi Mackin—DM, M (C)3635721.62
Liam LightfootWorkingtonDM, M (C)203850–801.69
Fan BaiqunHuzhou LehuoDM3560881.72
Federico Del ColleFucecchioDM, M (C)3257681.72
Ed PalmerTruro CityD (C), DM, M (C)3050541.74

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 the attributes both players have stored.

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.