Benjamin Whiteman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Whiteman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheffield United | 2015–16 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Sheff Utd 2 Crewe 0". BBC Sport. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "FA Cup first-round replay match report: Sheffield United 2, Crewe Alexandra 0". The Stoke Sentinel. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sheff Utd 3 Oldham 0". BBC Sport. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
