Ben Joyce

Ben Joyce
Personal information
Full nameBen Patrick Joyce
Date of birth9 September 1989
Place of birthPlymouth, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Bodmin Town
Youth career
Aston Villa
Plymouth Argyle
Swindon Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009Swindon Town4(1)
2009–2010Torquay United0(0)
2009Weston-super-Mare (loan)
2009Forest Green Rovers (loan)2(0)
2010–2011Salisbury City
2012Kettering Town9(1)
2012–2014Weymouth?(?)
2014Dorchester Town?(?)
2014-Bodmin Town?(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 5 September 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Ben Patrick Joyce (born 9 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Bodmin Town.

Career

Early career

Joyce is a former Plymouth Argyle and Aston Villa striker, but signed for Swindon Town in July 2007 after leaving Plymouth. He came along with assistant manager David Byrne, eventually making his first team debut for Swindon Town on 19 April 2008, scoring a goal in the last minute of a 6–0 win.

Torquay United

After being released by Swindon in May 2009,[1] Joyce signed for League Two side Torquay United in July.[2]

Joyce joined Conference South side Weston-super-Mare on a three-month loan deal in October 2009. He was recalled early from his loan spell however in November and he was sent out on loan to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers until January 2010 as a replacement for Sean Rigg.[3] Joyce left Rovers in January.

He was released by Torquay on 15 May 2010 along with six other players.[4]

Salisbury City

On 29 July 2010 Joyce signed for Salisbury City on a free transfer. He became part of a very prominent forward line at the Ray Mac as The Whites looked to win promotion.

Kettering Town

After a trial period at Kettering, Joyce joined the Poppies on non-contract terms in March 2012.[5] Joyce made his Kettering debut in a 1–0 loss against Hayes & Yeading United on 10 March 2012.[6]

Weymouth

On 23 July 2012 Joyce signed for Weymouth.

Dorchester Town

On 6 May 2014 Dorchester Town manager Phil Simkin confirmed that Joyce had signed for Dorchester Town.

References

  1. "Mass exodus at County Ground". Sky Sports. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  2. "Trialist agrees contract with Gulls". torquayunited.com. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  3. "Forest Green sign striker Joyce". BBC Sport. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  4. "Seven players released by Torquay United". BBC Sport. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  5. "Kettering Town add Ben Joyce and Max York to squad". BBC Sport. 11 March 2012.
  6. "Hayes 2–1 Kettering Town". BBC Sport. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

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