Ben Wilmot

Ben Wilmot
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Lewis Wilmot[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-04) 4 November 1999
Place of birth Stevenage, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Number 24
Youth career
2014–2017 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Stevenage 10 (0)
2018– Watford 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 England U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Benjamin Lewis Wilmot (born 4 November 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Watford.

Wilmot began his career at Stevenage in the club's academy before breaking through into the first-team during the 2017–18 season. He subsequently signed for Watford in May 2018. Wilmot has also represented England at U19 level.

Club career

Stevenage

Wilmot joined Stevenage as an academy scholar,[2] and progressed through the youth ranks at his hometown club.[2] As a first-year scholar, he signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2017, having impressed throughout Stevenage's FA Youth Cup run during the 2016–17 season.[2][3]

He made his first-team debut on 3 October 2017, playing the whole match in the centre of defence as Stevenage drew 0–0 away at Milton Keynes Dons in the EFL Trophy.[4] He established himself as a first-team regular throughout January 2018, helping the club keep three clean sheets in six matches.[5] Stevenage chairman Phil Wallace stated the club had rejected three bids from Premier League clubs for Wilmot during the 2018 January transfer window,[6] which included a £500,000 bid from Watford, whilst Tottenham Hotspur offered "slightly less".[7] Wilmot was not included in any of Stevenage's matches from the start of April 2018 until the remainder of the season with a transfer "close" to being agreed.[8][9] He made 15 appearances during the campaign.[5]

Watford

Wilmot signed for Premier League side Watford on 24 May 2018, for an undisclosed fee and on a five-year deal.[10] Stevenage stated that the fee was a record transfer fee received by the club and that it could rise significantly based on Wilmot's future appearances.[11] Wilmot made his first-team debut for Watford in the club's EFL Cup tie away at Reading on 29 August 2018, starting and playing the whole match in a 2–0 win.[12]

International career

Wilmot was called up to represent England U19s in March 2018 for their three 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship qualification matches in Skopje.[13] Wilmot was the only player outside of the top two divisions to be named in the squad.[7] He made his England U19 debut in a 3–0 win over Latvia U19s on 24 March 2018, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in the match.[14] In doing so, he became the first Stevenage player to represent England at youth level.[13]

Personal life

He is the son of former Stevenage goalkeeper Richard Wilmot, who made over 150 appearances for the Hertfordshire club.[15][16]

Honours

Individual

Career Statistics

As of match played 26 September 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2017–18[5] League Two 10030002[lower-alpha 1]0150
Watford 2018–19[18] Premier League 000020—20
Career total 100302020170
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Benjamin Lewis Wilmot – UEFA". UEFA. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ben Wilmot signs professional terms". Stevenage F.C. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Stevenage duo put pen to paper on new deals". The Comet. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Report: MK Dons 0–0 Stevenage (5–4 pens)". Stevenage F.C. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Wilmot in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Phil Wallace's inside story on the January Transfer Window". Stevenage F.C. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 "The rise and rise of Ben Wilmot: The England teenager bucking the trend". Independent. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Wilmot withdrawn from squad as club in talks over transfer". Stevenage F.C. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ben Wilmot: Stevenage chairman says defender close to leaving club". BBC Sport. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official: Watford Sign Wilmot". Watford F.C. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ben Wilmot signs with Watford for club record fee". Stevenage F.C. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Reading 0–2 Watford". BBC Sport. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Ben Wilmot named in England U19 squad". Stevenage F.C. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "England U19 3–0 Latvia U19". Soccerway. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Boroguide – Ben Wilmot". Boroguide. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Boroguide – Richard Wilmot". Boroguide. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "EFL Awards: Ben Wilmot wins League Two Apprentice of the Year". Stevenage F.C. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Ben Wilmot in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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