Benjamin Whiteman

Ben Whiteman
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Whiteman[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sheffield United
Number 23
Youth career
Manchester United
Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Sheffield United 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:20, 13 May 2016 (UTC).


Benjamin "Ben" Whiteman, born on the 17th June 1996 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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 match played 18 November 2014.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2014–15 League One 0010000010
Sheffield United 2015–16 League One 2000000020
Career total 2010000030

    References

    1. "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.
    2. "Sheff Utd 2 Crewe 0". BBC Sport. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
    3. "FA Cup first-round replay match report: Sheffield United 2, Crewe Alexandra 0". The Stoke Sentinel. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
    4. "Sheff Utd 3 Oldham 0". BBC Sport. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

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