Ben Close
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Easton Close [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1996 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England[3] | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Portsmouth | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Poole Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 7 May 2016 (UTC) | |||
Ben Easton Close (born 8 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a central midfielder.
Career
Portsmouth
Born in Portsmouth, Close signed a two-year scholarship deal after spending many years in Portsmouth's youth categories.[3] He was an unused substitute for a first team game on 3 May 2014 for a league game against Plymouth Argyle.[4]
On 9 May 2014 Close was offered a one-year professional contract with the club, alongside Bradley Tarbuck.[5] On 12 September 2014 he made his professional debut, coming on as a 43rd minute substitute for Nigel Atangana in a 3–1 away win against Yeovil Town, for the campaign's Football League Trophy.[6]
Close made his League Two debut on 16 September, again from the bench in a 3–0 home success against Dagenham & Redbridge.[7]
Career Statistics
- As of 15 May 2016[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Poole Town (loan) | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Portsmouth | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Portsmouth total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 1 | |
References
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- ↑ Portsmouth 3–3 Plymouth; BBC Sport, 9 May 2014
- ↑ Nine players released; Portsmouth FC, 9 May 2014
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- ↑ Ben Close at Soccerway
