Benjamin Whiteman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Whiteman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochdale, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Sheffield United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Sheffield United | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 23 | (7) |
| 2017– | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:43, 11 August 2017 (UTC). | |||
Benjamin "Ben" Whiteman, (born 17 June 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Sheffield United.
Career
Ben came through the youth ranks at Manchester United before being released without being offered a scholarship. He joined Sheffield United and was called up to the first team on 18 November 2014 by Nigel Clough against Crewe in the FA Cup coming on as a 88th-minute substitute for Stefan Scougall in the 2–0 win.[2][3] However this turn out to be only first team appearance, returning to the Under 21's. After impressing again in the development squad and with Nigel Adkins pledge to play more youth player in the starting 11, Ben was called up to the first team on 1 March 2016 home league game against Burton Albion and was named on the bench, however he couldn’t prevent his team losing 1–0, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Paul Coutts wearing the number 36 jersey. Ben kept his spot in the match squad but was an unused substitute in the away 2–2 draw against Fleetwood, he started for the first team in the 3–0 victory against Oldham on 12 March.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 11 August 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sheffield United total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sheff Utd 2 Crewe 0". BBC Sport. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "FA Cup first-round replay match report: Sheffield United 2, Crewe Alexandra 0". The Stoke Sentinel. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sheff Utd 3 Oldham 0". BBC Sport. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
External links
- Ben Whiteman at Soccerbase
