Ben Hall (footballer, born 1997)

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Ben Hall
Personal information
Full name Ben Hall [1]
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Linfield
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2013 Dungannon Swifts
2013–2015 Motherwell
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Motherwell 18 (1)
2016–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Notts County (loan) 11 (0)
2019 Partick Thistle 2 (0)
2020–2022 Falkirk 40 (4)
2022- Linfield 47 (3)
International career‡
Northern Ireland U15 2 (0)
Northern Ireland U16 1 (0)
2013 Northern Ireland U17 2 (0)
2015–2016 Northern Ireland U19 5 (0)
2017–2018 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:47, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Ben Hall (born 16 January 1997) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Linfield.

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Club career

Motherwell

Born in Enniskillen, Hall started his career at Mountjoy United then moved to Irish League side Dungannon Swifts. In the summer of 2013, Hall signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. [3] In his first two seasons, Hall had become a regular in the Motherwell Under-20 setup. Hall made a surprise first team debut on 12 December 2015, starting at centre-back in a 3–1 home win over Dundee. [4] He scored his first Motherwell goal on 30 December 2015, in a 2–0 win over St Johnstone. [5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 14 June 2016, Hall signed a two-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion FC, initially linking up with the Seagulls' U21 team. [6] He was released from Brighton at the end of the 2018–19 season. In January 2018, he went on loan to Notts County until the end of the season, in order to get more experience of senior football. [7] On 14 May 2018, Brighton announced that they were taking up the option of extending his contract by another year. [8]

Partick Thistle

Hall signed a short-term contract with Partick Thistle in August 2019. [9]

Falkirk

Hall moved to Falkirk in January 2020. [10] He made his debut for the Bairns on 25 January 2020, scoring two goals in the 6-0 win over Forfar Athletic. [11] Ben left Falkirk by mutual consent on the 31st January 2022. [12]

Linfield

On the same day he left Falkirk, it was reported that Hall had returned to Northern Ireland, signing a two-and-a-half year contract with Linfield. [13]

International career

Hall has appeared for the Northern Ireland, at every age level from Under-15 to Under-21.

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ben Hall". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hall off to the Well". Ulster Herald . 24 July 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Motherwell 3-1 Dundee". BBC Sport . 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Motherwell 2-0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport . 30 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Brighton sign Hall from Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hall joins on loan". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nine Under-23 Players Retained For 2018/19 Season". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "SIGNING NEWS: Ben Hall signs for Thistle". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "JANUARY SIGNINGS". SPFL. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Falkirk v Forfar Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "BEN HALL DEPARTS". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ben Hall signs at Windsor Park". linfieldfc.com. Linfield FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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