Ben Whiteman, Defensive Midfield at Wrexham

Ben

Whiteman

DM Wrexham #8

Defensive Midfield – Midfielder

Ben Whiteman

Wrexham Championship

Top 20% of defensive midfielders in the world
#210 defensive midfielder aged 30+
Top 41% in the Championship

Date of birth / Age: 17 Jun 1996 (30)
Citizenship: England
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.85 m / 68 kg
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Contract until: 2029

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#579

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#210

among defensive midfielders aged 30+

In his league

59%

of Championship defensive midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−0.8

goals below expected · better than 43% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

5 Expected

5.8

87 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

7 Expected

9.6

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2026/27

AppsAppearances: 7
StartsStarting eleven: 5
GoalsGoals: 0
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 2
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 528

Starting eleven71%

5 of 7 appearances

Minutes played528

75 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

215 matches · since 2020/21

RWAMCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	124	5	7
Central Midfield	89	8	6
Attacking Midfield	1	0	0
Right Winger	1	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	ChampionshipChampionship	Wrexham	6	5	0	0	2	0	0	506
2026/2726/27	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Wrexham	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	22
2025/2625/26	ChampionshipChampionship	Preston North End	43	43	2	4	10	0	0	3,736
2025/2625/26	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Preston North End	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	55
2024/2524/25	ChampionshipChampionship	Preston North End	35	27	0	2	12	0	0	2,490
2024/2524/25	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Preston North End	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	105
2024/2524/25	FA CupFA Cup	Preston North End	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2023/2423/24	ChampionshipChampionship	Preston North End	30	25	3	1	6	0	0	2,330
2023/2423/24	FA CupFA Cup	Preston North End	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	89
2022/2322/23	ChampionshipChampionship	Preston North End	36	35	3	1	5	0	1	2,983
2022/2322/23	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Preston North End	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2022/2322/23	FA CupFA Cup	Preston North End	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2021/2221/22	ChampionshipChampionship	Preston North End	44	42	4	5	13	0	0	3,647
2021/2221/22	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Preston North End	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	191
2021/2221/22	FA CupFA Cup	Preston North End	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	40
2020/2120/21	ChampionshipChampionship	Preston North End	23	20	1	0	3	0	0	1,719
2020/2120/21	League OneLeague One	Doncaster Rovers	18	18	5	–	3	–	0	1,620
2020/2120/21	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	214
2020/2120/21	FA CupFA Cup	Doncaster Rovers	2	2	3	–	0	–	0	180
2019/2019/20	League OneLeague One	Doncaster Rovers	33	33	5	–	5	–	0	2,970
2019/2019/20	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Doncaster Rovers	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	226
2019/2019/20	FA CupFA Cup	Doncaster Rovers	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2019/2019/20	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Doncaster Rovers	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2018/1918/19	League OneLeague One	Doncaster Rovers	42	41	3	–	10	–	0	3,669
2018/1918/19	FA CupFA Cup	Doncaster Rovers	6	6	2	–	2	–	0	496
2018/1918/19	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Doncaster Rovers	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	171
2017/1817/18	League OneLeague One	Doncaster Rovers	42	34	6	–	8	–	0	3,178
2017/1817/18	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Doncaster Rovers	3	3	1	–	0	–	0	270
2017/1817/18	FA CupFA Cup	Doncaster Rovers	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2017/1817/18	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Doncaster Rovers	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	95
2016/1716/17	League TwoLeague Two	Mansfield Town	23	23	7	–	4	–	0	2,052
2016/1716/17	League OneLeague One	Sheffield United	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	8
2016/1716/17	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Sheffield United	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	100
2016/1716/17	FA CupFA Cup	Sheffield United	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	18
2015/1615/16	League OneLeague One	Sheffield United	6	3	0	–	1	–	0	342
2014/1514/15	FA CupFA Cup	Sheffield United	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	2

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			425	381	45	13^*	89	0^*	1	34,200

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Championship	217	13	13
League One	143	19	–
League Two	23	7	–
FA Cup	17	5	–
Carabao Cup	16	1	–
EFL Vertu Trophy	9	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Aug 2026 Aug 2026 · Transfer Preston North End Wrexham Transfer
Jan 2021 Jan 2021 · Transfer Doncaster Rovers Preston North End Transfer
Jan 2018 Jan 2018 · Transfer Sheffield United Doncaster Rovers Transfer
Jan 2018 Jan 2018 · Back from Loan Doncaster Rovers Sheffield United Back from Loan
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Loan Sheffield United Doncaster Rovers Loan Loan
May 2017 May 2017 · Back from Loan Mansfield Town Sheffield United Back from Loan
Jan 2017 Jan 2017 · Loan Sheffield United Mansfield Town Loan Loan
Jul 2015 Jul 2015 · Free Transfer – Sheffield United Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Wrexham 2026 7 0
Preston North End 2020–2026 224 13
Doncaster Rovers 2017–2021 159 25
Mansfield Town 2016 23 7
Sheffield United 2014–2017 12 0

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