Ben Whitfield
English footballer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Michael Whitfield (born 28 February 1996) is an English professional footballer for EFL League Two club Barrow. He can play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Michael Whitfield[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Bingley, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder; winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barrow | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2012 | Bradford City | ||
2012 | Silsden | ||
2012–2013 | Guiseley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Guiseley | 0 | (0) |
2014–2018 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 29 | (6) |
2016–2017 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 34 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Port Vale (loan) | 37 | (4) |
2018–2019 | Port Vale | 30 | (4) |
2019–2021 | Torquay United | 55 | (11) |
2021–2022 | Stockport County | 15 | (2) |
2022– | Barrow | 81 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:42, 8 May 2024 (UTC) |
He spent time in the youth teams at Bradford City and Silsden before making his first-team debut for Guiseley in December 2013. He signed with AFC Bournemouth the following month and spent most of the 2015–16 season on loan at Kidderminster Harriers – where he was named as the club's Player of the Year – and the 2016–17 season on loan at Yeovil Town and 2017–18 season on loan at Port Vale. He joined Port Vale permanently in August 2018, though he left the club 13 months later to join non-League Torquay United. He was named Torquay's Player of the Year for the 2019–20 season but left the club shortly after their defeat in the 2021 National League play-off final. He joined Stockport County in July 2021 and helped the club to win promotion into the English Football League as champions of the National League in the 2021–22 season. He signed with Barrow in July 2022.