| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benjamin Scott Harding | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Carshalton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Northampton Town (on loan from Wycombe Wanderers) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Wimbledon | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Aldershot Town | 143 | (10) |
| 2011– | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
| 2012– | → Northampton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | England C | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:58, 2 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Benjamin Scott "Ben" Harding (born 6 September 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers as a midfielder.
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Harding began his career at Wimbledon and signed terms with them in October 2001. He made his debut in November 2003, and made 42 league appearances before signing a new two-year deal in August 2005.[1] In November 2005, Harding was loaned to Forest Green Rovers for two months.[2] Injuries limited him to just 10 appearances for the now renamed MK Dons over the remainder of the 2005–6 season.
The following season, Harding was loaned out to the Conference National sides Aldershot Town and Grays Athletic.[3] At the end of the season he was released by the MK Dons and he returned to Aldershot Town as a trialist.
Harding impressed in the trials and signed a contract in August 2007.[4] He was an ever-present and instrumental player in the 2007–08 league campaign, as Aldershot Town won the Conference National title and the Conference League Cup. He was also one of five Aldershot Town players, that were named in the Conference Select XI Team of the Year.[5] At the end of the season, Harding signed a new two-year contract, which would keep him at the Recreation Ground until the end of the 2009–10 season.[6]
Harding made his 100th appearance for Aldershot Town in the home game against Wycombe Wanderers in December 2008. He tore an achilles in February 2009, which sidelined him for the remainder of season.
On 23 May 2011, Harding signed a two-year contract with recently promoted League One side Wycombe Wanderers. [7]
Harding's performance's at Aldershot Town gained him an England C call up and debut in February 2008.[8] Harding was also part of the England C squad, that won the Four Nations Tournament in May 2008.[9]
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