Ben Marshall

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Ben Marshall

Marshall pictured in 2010
Personal information
Full nameBen Marshall[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991[1]
Place of birthSalford, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current clubBlackburn Rovers
Number12
Youth career
1997–2005Manchester United
2005–2009Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012Stoke City0(0)
2009→ Northampton Town (loan)15(2)
2009→ Cheltenham Town (loan)6(2)
2010–2011→ Carlisle United (loan)52(6)
2011–2012→ Sheffield Wednesday (loan)22(5)
2012–2013Leicester City56(7)
2013–Blackburn Rovers18(2)
National team
2012England U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:30, 26 January 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Ben Marshall (born 29 March 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Championship side Blackburn Rovers as a winger.

Club career

Early career

Ben Marshall started his career at Manchester United's youth team as a seven-year old in 1997. He remained there until he was 14 in 2005 before he joined Dario Gradi at Crewe Alexandra's academy in 2005, he spent a total of 4 years at Crewe Alexandra.

Stoke City

Marshall signed for Stoke City on 8 July 2009 along with fellow youngster Matthew Lund from Crewe both after progressing through the youth system at the Alexandra Stadium.[2] After an impressive pre-season for Stoke, he joined Northampton Town on loan for 3 months on 7 August[3] to gain some first team experience and he earned praise from Cobblers boss Stuart Gray.[4] Marshall returned to Stoke on 4 November 2009 following a successful loan spell.[5] On 13 November 2009, Marshall signed on a month's loan with Cheltenham Town.[6] He made his debut on 14 November 2009 in a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City.[7]

On 1 February 2010, Marshall moved on loan again, this time to League One side Carlisle United.[8] He made his debut for the Cumbrians in a 2–1 defeat to Colchester United.[9] He played twenty games and scored three goals for Carlisle.

He returned to Carlisle on a six-month loan on 31 August 2010.[10] Marshall stated that he was 'excited' about rejoining Carlisle United on loan.[11] He extended his loan until the end of the season.[12] His performances earned the praise of Carlisle manager Greg Abbott.[13] He won the Football League Trophy with United however he played just 23 minutes of the final against Brentford after being injured by Adam Reed.[14] The tackle by Reed resulted in a broken leg for Marshall.[15]

Following his return from injury Marshall joined Sheffield Wednesday on a five-month loan.[16] Wednesday's manager Gary Megson stated that he wanted to try and sign Marshall on a permanent basis.[17] Marshall was offered a new three-year contract with Stoke.[18] However Marshall failed to sign the contract before the end of his loan spell and so returned to Stoke.[19][20] He rejected Stoke's contract offer and joined Leicester City. Marshall failed to make an appearance for Stoke.[21]

Leicester City

Marshall joined Leicester on transfer deadline day on 31 January 2012 for a fee of £750k, possibly rising to £1 million based on promotion and appearance clauses.[22][23] He scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 5–2 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Chelsea on 18 March 2012[24] and scored his first league goal 6 days later against Hull City. Marshall's fine form continued with goals in both of Leicester's victory over the Easter weekend against Doncaster Rovers and Ipswich Town. Marshall scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season in a 1–0 home win over Blackpool.[25]

Blackburn Rovers

It was announced on 28 August 2013 that Marshall had signed for Blackburn Rovers on a four year deal.[26]

International career

Marshall made his debut for the England U21s coming off the bench in a European U21 Championship qualifier against Azerbaijan on 6 September 2012.[27]

Career statistics

Marshall (left) in action for Leicester in March 2012.
As of 26 January 2014[28]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2009–10 Premier League 000000–00
2010–11 Premier League 000000–00
2011–12 Premier League 000000–00
Total 0000000000
Northampton Town (loan) 2009–10 League Two 152001020182
Total 152001020182
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2009–10 League Two 6200000062
Total 6200000062
Carlisle United (loan) 2009–10 League One 203000000203
2010–11 League One 323200062405
Total 526200062608
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2011–12 League One 225000000225
Total 225000000225
Leicester City 2011–12 Championship 163210000184
2012–13 Championship 404201100435
Total 577411100629
Blackburn Rovers 2013–14 Championship 182200000202
Total 182200000202
Career total 1692481218218628
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs and Football League Trophy.

Honours

Carlisle United

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 278. ISBN 9781845966010. 
  2. ↑ "City swoop for youngsters". Stoke City F.C. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009. 
  3. ↑ Marshall is the man for Gray Northampton Town F.C.
  4. ↑ "Marshall delights Cobblers boss". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009. 
  5. ↑ "Marshall Returns From Loan Spell". Stoke City F.C. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009. 
  6. ↑ "Cheltenham sign Marshall". BBC Sport. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
  7. ↑ "Lincoln 1–1 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009. 
  8. ↑ "Marshall Joins Carlisle on Loan". Stoke City F.C. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  9. ↑ "Colchester 2–1 Carlsile". Soccerbase. 22 September 2010. 
  10. ↑ "Familiar face returns". Carlisle United F.C. 31 August 2010. 
  11. ↑ "Carlisle United return excites Ben Marshall". BBC Sport. 8 September 2010. 
  12. ↑ "Carlisle United extend loan for Stoke winger Marshall". BBC Sport. 2 March 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Ben Marshall set for top flight – Carlisle boss Abbott". BBC Sport. 2 March 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Agony And Ecstasy For Marshall". Stoke City F.C. 5 April 2011. 
  15. ↑ "City starlet broke leg during Wembley final". The Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent). 8 April 2011. 
  16. ↑ "Marshall Loan Move To Wednesday". Stoke City F.C. 17 August 2011. 
  17. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday want to sign loan trio". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2011. 
  18. ↑ "Marshall agrees new City deal". The Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent). 28 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011. 
  19. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday in limbo over Ben Marshall move". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2012. 
  20. ↑ "Mandaric wants Marshall back with Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2012. 
  21. ↑ "Marshall Completes Move To Leicester". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  22. ↑ "Leicester City set to seal double swoop for Morgan and Marshall". thisisleicestershire.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  23. ↑ "Leicester City sign Stoke City winger Ben Marshall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  24. ↑ "Chelsea 5–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012. 
  25. ↑ "On-song ben Marshall loving the attention from Leicester City fans". thisisleicestershire.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2012. 
  26. ↑ "Marshall Joins Blackburn". lcfc.com. Retrieved 28 August 2013. 
  27. ↑ "BBC Sport – Azerbaijan 0–2 England". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2012. 
  28. ↑ Ben Marshall career stats at Soccerbase

External links

Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad
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