D (C) · Bologna F.C. 1909

Sam Beukema

Born 17 Nov 1998 · Deventer (age 24)

Best position calc

  • Defender (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Resolute

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
136 of 200
Potential ability
145
Value (calc)
£6,519,706
Best role (calc)
136 Wide Centre-Back
World reputation
4,4002 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£14,840 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) 20 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
D (C) Natural 20 78 79
GK Not stored — — —
D (L) Not stored — 61 63
D (R) Not stored — 61 63
DM Not stored — 59 61
M (L) Not stored — 55 57
M (C) Not stored — 56 59
M (R) Not stored — 55 57
AM (L) Not stored — 55 57
AM (C) Not stored — 49 51
AM (R) Not stored — 55 57
ST (C) Not stored — 57 59
WB (L) Not stored — 56 58
WB (R) Not stored — 56 58

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

  • Corners4
  • Crossing11
  • Dribbling7
  • Finishing8
  • First touch9
  • Free kicks10
  • Heading15
  • Long shots10
  • Long throws8
  • Marking14
  • Passing14
  • Penalty taking11
  • Tackling14
  • Technique10

Mental 14

  • Aggression15
  • Anticipation13
  • Bravery14
  • Composure13
  • Concentration14
  • Decisions12
  • Determination15
  • Flair9
  • Leadership14
  • Off the ball9
  • Positioning14
  • Teamwork15
  • Vision11
  • Work rate16

Physical 8

  • Acceleration12
  • Agility12
  • Balance14
  • Jumping reach15
  • Natural fitness14
  • Pace14
  • Stamina14
  • Strength16

Feet

  • Left foot7
  • Right foot20

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

  • Consistency14
  • Dirtiness5
  • Important matches13
  • Injury proneness5
  • Versatility10

Personality 8

  • Adaptability15
  • Ambition16
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty12
  • Pressure8
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship8
  • Temperament12
Personality (calc)
Resolute
Media handling (calc)
Reserved

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
Wide Centre-Back Defend D (C) 136 145 5 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Defender Defend D (C) 134 142 4.5 of 5 stars
Central Defender Defend D (C) 134 142 4.5 of 5 stars
Central Defender Stopper D (C) 133 141 4 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Defender Stopper D (C) 133 141 4 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Defend D (C) 133 141 4 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Stopper D (C) 133 141 4 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back Support D (C) 132 140 4 of 5 stars
52 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Ball-Playing Defender Cover D (C) 132 140 4 of 5 stars
Libero Defend D (C) 132 140 4 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back Cover D (C) 131 139 4 of 5 stars
Central Defender Cover D (C) 131 139 4 of 5 stars
Libero Support D (C) 131 139 4 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back Attack D (C) 129 137 4 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Support AM (R) 45 47 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Winning Midfielder Support DM 45 49 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Winning Midfielder Defend DM 45 49 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Full-Back Defend D (R) 45 49 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder Support DM 45 47 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Defend D (R) 44 46 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Defend M (C) 44 46 0.5 of 5 stars
Target Man Support ST (C) 44 46 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder Defend DM 44 46 0.5 of 5 stars
Anchor Defend DM 44 46 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Full-Back Defend D (R) 44 46 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Defend D (R) 44 46 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Automatic D (R) 44 46 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Support D (R) 44 46 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Attack AM (R) 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Defend D (R) 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Support DM 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Attack ST (C) 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Defend ST (C) 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Attack D (R) 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Support ST (C) 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Defend M (R) 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Midfielder Support M (C) 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Support M (R) 43 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Attack DM 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Support DM 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Defend DM 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Support M (R) 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Defend M (R) 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Support D (R) 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Attack D (R) 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Target Man Attack ST (C) 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Attack M (R) 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Carrilero Support M (C) 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Support M (C) 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Support D (R) 42 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Mezzala Support M (C) 41 43 0.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Forward Support ST (C) 41 43 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Attack D (R) 41 43 0.5 of 5 stars
Mezzala Attack M (C) 40 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Attack M (C) 40 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker Support M (C) 40 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker Attack M (C) 40 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Forward Attack ST (C) 40 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Winger Attack M (R) 39 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Winger Support M (R) 39 41 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

  • Shoots With Power
  • Gets Crowd Going
  • Tries Long Range Passes

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
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Tackling 94.1 pct
Marking 95.5 pct
Heading 96.7 pct
Positioning 96.1 pct
Anticipation 91.1 pct
Concentration 98.0 pct
Jumping reach 88.5 pct
Strength 98.2 pct
Pace 97.9 pct
Passing 99.0 pct
Composure 94.5 pct
Bravery 85.7 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 70,562 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
sprained knee ligaments Severity 0Base occurrence: 1.5 per season in a squad of 5015 Jan 20239 Mar 2023
virus Severity 0Base occurrence: 1.5 per season in a squad of 503 Jan 20218 Jan 2021
damaged knee cap Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.2 per season in a squad of 5014 Jan 202012 Feb 2020
torn calf muscle Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.1 per season in a squad of 5020 Aug 20181 Nov 2018

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Sam
Last name
Beukema
Common name
—
Date of birth
17 Nov 1998 age 24 at game start
Place of birth
Deventer
Nationality
The Netherlands
Height
188 cm
Weight
77 kg
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
Dutch, English (10/10), German (3/10)

Contract

Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
3 Jul 2023
Contract starts
3 Jul 2023
Contract expires
30 Jun 2027
Weekly wage
£14,840
Squad numbers
#31 Bologna F.C. 1909
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
D (C)
Best position (calc)
Defender (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Defender (Centre) · 78
Best role (calc)
Wide Centre-Back (Defend) · 136
Best role at potential (calc)
Wide Centre-Back (Defend) · 145
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
148
Current reputation
6,800
Home reputation
6,300
World reputation
4,400
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
£9,900,000
Sale value (calc)
£5,867,735
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Below Average
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
32
Longevity (1–4)
3

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
AZ AlkmaarClub squad37

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

6
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2022 AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie 251 £6,002,252
2021 AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie 243 Unknown fee
2020 Go Ahead Eagles Keuken Kampioen Divisie 378 Undisclosed fee
2019 Go Ahead Eagles Keuken Kampioen Divisie 231 Unknown fee
2018 Go Ahead Eagles Keuken Kampioen Divisie 00 Unknown fee
2017 Go Ahead Eagles Keuken Kampioen Divisie 60 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)1156/6 recorded136/6 recorded

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

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
The Netherlands000 / 0

Transfers

2
DateFromToTypeFee
3 Jul 2023AZ AlkmaarBologna F.C. 1909Transfer £6,002,252
1 Jul 2021Go Ahead EaglesAZ AlkmaarTransfer Unknown fee

Career highlights

2
20 Sep 2019First Senior Club GoalGo Ahead EaglesKeuken Kampioen Divisie v Jong Ajax
1 Sep 2017Senior Club DebutGo Ahead EaglesKeuken Kampioen Divisie v Helmond Sport

Favourite clubs

Go Ahead Eagles Supporter100
West Ham United Supporter90

Disliked clubs

Favourite people

Jeroen Veldmate Teammate/Former Teammate80
Luuk Brouwers Teammate/Former Teammate70

Homegrown status

Go Ahead Eagles3 Years Between 15 and 21
The Netherlands3 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
FM27 27.0.0S.S.C. Napoli27143148£24,423,134
FM26 26.2.0Napoli26145152£17,476,852
FM26 26.0.0Napoli26149152£22,143,570
FM24 24.3.0Bologna F.C. 190924136145£6,519,706
FM23 23.4.0AZ Alkmaar23124136£3,521,655
FM23 23.3.0AZ Alkmaar23124136£3,521,655
FM23 23.0.0AZ Alkmaar23118135£2,266,065
FM22 22.4.0AZ Alkmaar22111135£506,887
FM22 22.3.0AZ Alkmaar22111135£506,887
FM22 22.1.0AZ Alkmaar22110135£506,887
FM22 22.0.1AZ Alkmaar22110135£506,887
FM22 22.0.0AZ Alkmaar22110135£506,887
FM21 21.4.0Go Ahead Eagles21105130£168,971
FM21 21.3.0Go Ahead Eagles21103130£68,043
FM21 21.1.1Go Ahead Eagles21101124£68,043
FM21 21.0.1Go Ahead Eagles2197118£68,043
FM21 21.0.0Go Ahead Eagles2197118£68,043
FM20 20.4.0Go Ahead Eagles207670–100£46,143
FM20 20.3.0Go Ahead Eagles207670–100£46,143
FM20 20.1.0Go Ahead Eagles207670–100£46,143
FM20 20.0.1Go Ahead Eagles207670–100£48,094
FM20 20.0.0Go Ahead Eagles207670–100£48,094
FM19 19.3.0Go Ahead Eagles197480–110£33,909
FM19 19.1.0Go Ahead Eagles197480–110£33,909
FM19 19.0.1Go Ahead Eagles197480–110£45,211
FM19 19.0.0Go Ahead Eagles197480–110£45,211
FM18 18.3.0Go Ahead Eagles187480–110£44,897
FM18 18.1.0Go Ahead Eagles187480–110£44,897
FM18 18.0.0Go Ahead Eagles187480–110£44,897
FM17 17.3.0Go Ahead Eagles176680–110£30,338
FM17 17.0.0Go Ahead Eagles176680–110£30,338

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 2023.