Ben Algar

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Ben Algar
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Christopher Algar
Date of birth (1989-12-03) 3 December 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Dronfield, England [1]
Position(s) Striker, full-back
Team information
Current team
 Frickley Athletic
Youth career
Sheffield United
Chesterfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 Chesterfield 15 (0)
2009–2011 Matlock Town 29 (5)
2011 F.C. New York 35 (4)
2012– Matlock Town 37
2017– Frickley Athletic 55
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2018

Benjamin Christopher Algar (born 3 December 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Frickley Athletic. [2]

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Career

England

Algar started his career as a winger or striker and came through the youth systems of Sheffield United and Chesterfield. [3] [4] He made his professional debut for the Spireites on 4 September 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute of a 3–1 defeat at home to Hartlepool United in the Football League Trophy. [5] He made 15 league appearances for Chesterfield in the 2008–09 season, but was told that he would not be offered a new deal by the club, and was released on 7 May 2009.[ citation needed ]

In the summer of 2009 Algar had short periods at League Two club Burton Albion and Conference National club Mansfield Town. Eventually, he signed a contract with Matlock Town of the Northern Premier League Premier Division. He made 29 appearances and scored 3 goals for Matlock under head coach Mark Atkins.

folding.

United States

2011 Algar played for FC New York making 30 appearances and scoring 5 goals, starting in 2011 in the National Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid and then moving to the National Premier Soccer League for 2012. The club did not finish its 2012 due to folding.

Algar moved to the United States when he signed for USL Professional Division expansion team FC New York. [6] The deal was facilitated via FC New York's relationship with English club Sheffield United.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN   978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ↑ "Ben Algar". Frickley Athletic FC. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Local Boy Ben Comes Home To Roost". Sheffield F.C. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ben Algar". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Chesterfield 1–3 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  6. ↑ "New York adds forward Algar". United Soccer Leagues. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
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