Ben Sweat

Ben Sweat
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Sweat
Date of birth (1991-09-04) September 4, 1991
Place of birth Palm Harbor, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 New York City
Number 2
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 South Florida Bulls 78 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 VSI Tampa Flames 13 (0)
2013 Reading United 8 (1)
2014 Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2014 → Dayton Dutch Lions (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies 33 (0)
2017– New York City 52 (1)
National team‡
2018– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 14, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 11, 2018

Ben Sweat (born September 4, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New York City FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

Youth and College

Sweat played college soccer at the University of South Florida between 2010 and 2013. Sweat still holds the record for most appearances in matches at South Florida.[1] While at college, Sweat also appeared for USL PDL clubs VSI Tampa Bay and Reading United AC.[2]

Professional

Sweat has earned experience while training with Swedish top flight club Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (2012 & 2013 Summer). He also spent a summer in Czech Republic with SK Sigma Olomouc (2013 Summer).

On January 16, 2014 Sweat was drafted in the first round (14th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.[3]

Sweat was loaned out to Columbus Crew's USL Pro affiliate club Dayton Dutch Lions in May 2014 for a few matches. Sweat was given his first professional start on June 25, 2014 in the 5th round of the US Open Cup against Chicago Fire. He also played a half against English Premier league side Crystal Palace F.C. on July 23, 2014.[4]

After being with the first team inconsistently, Columbus Crew SC announced on February 9, 2015 that they had waived Sweat.

After being waived by Columbus, Sweat signed with NASL club Tampa Bay Rowdies on March 2, 2015.[5] He spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with Tampa Bay, making 33 regular season appearances for the club before leaving at the conclusion of the 2016 season.

Sweat trialled with New York City FC during their 2017 pre-season, and was signed by the club on February 23, 2017.[6]

Ben Sweat signed a multi year contract extension with New York City FC at the end of the 2017 season.

Career Statistics

As of April 16, 2018[7]

Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VSI Tampa Flames 2012 PDL 13 0 0 0 0 0 - - 13 0
Reading United 2013 8 1 2 0 0 0 - - 10 1
PDL Total 21 1 2 0 0 0 - - 23 1
Columbus Crew SC 2014 MLS 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - 1 0
Dayton Dutch Lions (Loan) 2014 USL 7 0 0 0 0 0 - - 7 0
Club Total 7 0 0 0 1 0 - - 8 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2015 NASL 26 0 0 0 1 0 - - 27 0
2016 7 0 0 0 1 0 - - 8 0
Club Total 33 0 0 0 2 0 - - 35 0
New York City FC 2017 MLS 26 1 2 0 1 0-- 29 1
2018150000 0--150
Club total 41120 1 0 - - 41 1
Career total10224050--1012

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Sweat Player Profile". University of South Florida. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Sweat Stats". soccerstats.us. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ King, Andrew (January 19, 2014). "Columbus Crew confident that No. 14 overall pick Ben Sweat will be a "quality guy for years to come"". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ Schwepfinger, Ryan (May 15, 2014). "Ben Sweat recalled from Dayton". columbuscrewsc.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "ROWDIES SIGN USF AND CHARGERS SC ALUM BEN SWEAT". Rowdies Soccer. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ Booth, Mark (February 23, 2017). "Ben Sweat Signs for NYCFC". nycfc.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ben Sweat". mlssoccer.


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