Ben Chrisene

Ben Chrisene

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Joshua Chrisene [1]
Date of birth	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Aston Villa
Youth career
2015–2019	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Exeter City	1	(0)
2020–	Aston Villa	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Kilmarnock (loan)	13	(0)
2024	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	16	(0)
International career‡
2019	England U15	3	(0)
2019–2020	England U16	7	(0)
2020–2022	England U17	6	(0)
2022–	England U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:46, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Benjamin Joshua Chrisene (born 12 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Aston Villa.

He is a product of the Exeter City academy and made five first-team appearances during the 2019–20 season, at the age of fifteen. He subsequently was signed by Aston Villa in August 2020 and joined their academy side, before making his senior debut in January 2021. Chrisene has represented England at youth level, appearing at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.

Club career

Exeter City

Chrisene began his career with Exeter City at the age of 11, ^[3] and was linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer of 2018. ^[4]

He made his debut for Exeter City on 13 August 2019, in the EFL Cup against Coventry City, ^[5] at the age of 15 years, 7 months, and 1 day, becoming the club's youngest ever player, beating Ethan Ampadu's record. ^[6]

He made his league debut as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Cambridge United on 11 January 2020. ^[7]

Aston Villa

On 19 August 2020, Chrisene joined Premier League side Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, initially joining their academy. ^{[3] [8] [9]} On 17 November 2020, Chrisene made his debut for Aston Villa in a 3–1 defeat to Carlisle United as part of an invited Under-21 squad in the EFL Trophy. ^[10] Chrisene was named in the Aston Villa starting line-up for his senior debut on 8 January 2021 in an FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool. ^[11] A few days later he signed his first professional contract. ^[12]

On 24 May 2021, Chrisene was part of the Aston Villa squad that lifted the FA Youth Cup. Chrisene scored the opening goal as Villa beat Liverpool U18s 2–1 in the final. ^[13]

On 24 January 2022, Chrisene signed a new contract with Aston Villa, ^[14] with manager Steven Gerrard saying he was "excited" to help him become a Premier League player. ^[15] On 9 February, Chrisene featured in a Premier League squad for the first time, as an unused substitute in a 3–3 draw against Leeds United. ^[16]

On 25 August 2022, Chrisene signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a season-long loan. ^{[17] [18] [19]} Chrisene made his debut for Kilmarnock on 27 August 2022, playing 90 minutes in a 2–1 home victory over Motherwell. ^[20] In January 2023, he tore his medial ligament, an injury that would ultimately rule him out for the remainder of the season. ^[21]

On 5 January 2024, Chrisene joined Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season. ^{[22] [23]}

International career

Chrisene has represented England at under-15, under-16, and under-17 youth levels. ^[3]

On 21 September 2022, Chrisene made his England U19 debut during a 2–0 2023 U19 EURO qualifying win over Montenegro in Denmark. ^[24]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2024 ^[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2019–20 [5]	League Two	1	0	0	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
Aston Villa	2020–21 [26]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0
	2021–22 [27]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	2022–23 [28]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	5	0
Kilmarnock (loan)	2022–23 [28]	Scottish Premiership	13	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	16	0
Blackburn Rovers (loan)	2023–24 [29]	Championship	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Career total			30	0	3	0	4	0	7	0	44	0

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) for U21 side in EFL Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa U18

• FA Youth Cup: 2020–21 ^[13]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
2. "Ben Chrisene - Player Info". Aston Villa Official Site. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. Larkins, Simon (19 August 2020). "Ben Chrisene joins Aston Villa". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
4. James, Stuart (15 July 2019). "Who is the Exeter City starlet wanted by Liverpool FC?". DevonLive. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
5. "Games played by Ben Chrisene in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
6. Pilnick, Brent (15 August 2019). "Ben Chrisene: Exeter City youngster has 'top level' potential after breaking Ethan Ampadu record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
7. Pilnick, Brent (16 January 2020). "Exeter City academy may struggle because of EPPP rules – Matt Taylor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
8. "Chrisene joins from Exeter City". Aston Villa FC. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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10. "Carlisle United 3–1 Aston Villa U21 – Papa John's Trophy". Sky Sports . 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
11. "Aston Villa name young and inexperienced side for their FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
12. Cusack, Richard (12 January 2021). "Second Aston Villa starlet signs deal after Liverpool display". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
13. Preece, Ashley (24 May 2021). "Aston Villa vs Liverpool FA Youth Cup final LIVE updates". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
14. "Ben Chrisene pens new contract". Aston Villa Football Club. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
15. Townley, John (9 February 2022). "Aston Villa youngster Ben Chrisene handed first-team opportunity". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
16. "Villa and Leeds share six goals in thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
17. "Ben Chrisene seals season-long loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
18. "Chrisene joins Kilmarnock on loan from Aston Villa". BBC Sport.
19. Highet, Lochlin (25 August 2022). "New Kilmarnock signing Ben Chrisene praises club's ambition as he pens loan deal". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
20. Lyall, Jamie (27 August 2022). "Taylor header earns Kilmarnock first league win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
21. Townley, John (26 January 2023). "Aston Villa loanee suffers 'serious' injury as manager explains plan". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
22. "Chrisene completes Rovers switch". www.rovers.co.uk. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
23. "Blackburn sign Ayari and Chrisene on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
24. "Report: England MU19s 2-0 Montenegro". England Football. Frank Smith. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
25. Ben Chrisene at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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27. "Games played by Ben Chrisene in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
28. "Games played by Ben Chrisene in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
29. "Games played by Ben Chrisene in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2024.