Ben White (footballer)

For people of the same name see Benjamin White

Ben White
Personal information
Full name Benjamin William White[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Poole, England
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2016 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Newport County (loan) 42 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:25, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Benjamin William White (born 8 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Club career

White made his professional debut for Brighton on 9 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 League Cup victory over Colchester United.[3] He plays for the Brighton youth team.

On 1 August 2017, White signed for League Two side Newport County on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season in what was described by manager Michael Flynn as a "big coup for the club".[4] White made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2017 in a 2–0 victory over Southend United in the first round of the EFL Cup.[5] He made his Football League debut on 12 August 2017 in a 1–1 draw versus Crewe Alexandra in League Two.

Career statistics

As of 22 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2016–17[6] Championship 0000200020
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 2016–17[6] Premier League 2, Div 2 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Newport County (loan) 2017–18[7] League Two 14000202[lower-alpha 1]0180
Career total 140004050230
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ben White". 11v11. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ↑ David Williams (1 August 2017). "Ben White loan signing a 'big coup' for Newport County AFC - boss Michael Flynn". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Southend United 0–2 Newport County". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Ben White in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Ben White in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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