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If Tom Hanks played soccer: fullback, rated 86

Tom Hanks would play fullback in soccer, rated 86 in Legends Draft Soccer, the parody game where famous people play soccer. The position leans hardest on pace and defending, where Tom Hanks rates 88 and 77. Best attribute: pace (88). A fullback who never stops running. Pace leads his card, goalkeeping is a surprise strength, and shooting is the soft spot.

Portrait of Tom Hanks

Photo: Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0

Screenborn 1956

Natural position

FB Fullback

Rating

86OVR

Plays like: A tireless overlapping fullback who keeps running long after others.

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Soccer ratings

Made up for the game, 40 to 99.

Shooting
70
Passing
77
Dribbling
87
Pace
88
Defending
77
Physical
71
Goalkeeping
88

Where Tom Hanks fits

Each spot weighs the ratings its own way. Away from the natural spot a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.

  1. FBFullback, natural86
  2. GKGoalkeeper82
  3. WWinger79
  4. CMCentral midfielder75
  5. CBCenter back74

Tom Hanks as a soccer player: scouting report

Tom Hanks plays fullback, and Forrest Gump settles most of the argument. The character ran back and forth across America for years, and a fullback has to run the length of the flank for ninety minutes, defending one moment and overlapping the next. Pace is the best part of his card, so he gets forward in a hurry and gets back just as fast when the move breaks down.

He won back to back Best Actor Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, and that consistency is what a manager wants from a fullback who plays every week. Dribbling is close behind his pace, so he can carry the ball past a winger rather than just running into open space. Goalkeeping is the surprise second best mark on his card, and anyone who has seen Cast Away knows he spent most of that film on an island with a volleyball named Wilson as his closest companion, so he has plenty of practice looking after a ball. He has also voiced Woody across the Toy Story films, and that warm, dependable presence carries onto the flank, where teammates always know he will be there.

Shooting is the soft spot, which matters little for a fullback whose job is to deliver crosses rather than finish them. His defending is solid enough to handle a winger one on one. Goalkeeper is a genuine fallback, and winger is a workable third option for a drafter who needs more speed up top. Pair him with a creative central midfielder who can find him early on the overlap, and draft him early as a fullback who covers the whole flank.

Plays like A tireless overlapping fullback who keeps running long after others

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Tom Hanks in real life

Real life

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

Lived
Born 1956
From
United States, Greece
Known as
film actor, film director, film producer, writer
Active
since 1977
Honors
Academy Award for Best Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and 17 more

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Questions about Tom Hanks in soccer

What position would Tom Hanks play in soccer?
Fullback. In Legends Draft Soccer the position leans hardest on pace and defending, where Tom Hanks rates 88 and 77. The next best spots are goalkeeper (82) and winger (79).
What is Tom Hanks's rating in Legends Draft Soccer?
86 at fullback, the natural position. Away from it a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.
What is Tom Hanks's best attribute?
Pace, at 88. The weakest is passing, at 77.
Are these ratings real?
No. Legends Draft Soccer is a parody game and the ratings are made up for fun, on a scale of 40 to 99. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone in it.

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