Ben Tozer
 Tozer playing for Northampton Town in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Peter Anthony Tozer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Colchester United (on loan from Northampton Town) | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Swindon Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2011– | Northampton Town | 104 | (3) |
| 2013– | → Colchester United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:12, 15 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ben Peter Anthony Tozer (born 1 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Colchester United on loan from Northampton Town.
Career
Swindon Town
Born in Plymouth, Tozer began his career as a youth player at his local club Plymouth Argyle, where he studied for a BTEC National Diploma in Sport at City College Plymouth and was part of the College's Football Development Centre. Former Argyle youth coach David Byrne, who by this point had taken up a similar role at Swindon Town persuaded the Tozer family to allow Ben to join him in Wiltshire alongside fellow Argyle youngster Ben Joyce.
On 14 August 2007, Tozer made a surprise full debut for Swindon as a makeshift left-back in the League Cup match with Charlton Athletic.
In November 2007 Tozer started a 4-day trial with Everton, returning in time for Swindon's FA Cup game with Forest Green.
Newcastle United
Tozer moved to Newcastle United on 7 January 2008, penning a four-and-a-half-year deal with the club.[3]
On 11 May, against Everton, Tozer was named on the substitutes bench, but did not play. On 22 September 2009, Tozer made his Newcastle debut starting at centre back alongside Steven Taylor against Peterborough United in the Football League Cup. Newcastle, fielding a side full of youngsters, lost the game 2–0. Tozer went on to make his league debut in a 2–1 home win against Doncaster Rovers, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Jonás Gutiérrez.[4]
Northampton Town
On 21 September 2010 Tozer signed on loan at Northampton Town on a one month loan.[5] Tozer made his debut the following day in the Cobblers famous 3rd round League Cup win over Liverpool, and the following Saturday scored on his Northampton League debut in the 2–0 win over Bradford City. Tozer was sent off in the game at home to Hereford United for violent conduct, which resulted in the Cobblers delaying renewing his loan until after he served his 3 game ban.[6] Tozer signed a permanent deal with Northampton Town on 23 June 2011, following his release by Newcastle United.[7]
Colchester United loan
Tozer joined League One club Colchester United on an initial one-month loan on 28 November 2013 until 4 January 2014 to provide defensive cover over the Christmas period.[8] He made his debut for the club on 14 December in a 4–0 home defeat to Notts County. He was replaced on 67 minutes by Tosin Olufemi while the score was 2–0.[9]
Honours
Newcastle United
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ben Tozer". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Newcastle complete deal for Tozer". BBC Sport. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ↑ "Nolan sends Magpies back top". Sky Sports. 24 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ "Tozer Goes Out on Loan". Newcastle United website. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ↑ "Newcastle defender Ben Tozer re-joins Cobblers on loan". BBC Sport. 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ O'Rourke, Pete (23 June 2011). "Cobblers capture Tozer". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ "Colchester sign Ben Tozer and Blair Turgott". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 0–4 Notts County". BBC Sport. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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