| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Carl Krauhaus [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bexley, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bromley (on loan from Brentford) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| –2021 | Bromley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Bromley | 39 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Walton & Hersham (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Cray Wanderers (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2024– | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Bromley (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Bromley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:34, 4 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ben Carl Krauhaus (born 12 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Bromley, on loan from Premier League club Brentford.
Krauhaus is a product of the Charlton Athletic and Bromley academies and made his senior breakthrough with the latter club. He transferred to Brentford in 2024.
A midfielder, Krauhaus began his youth career in the Charlton Athletic Academy. [4] Following his release, [4] he joined the Bromley academy. [5] He progressed through the academy to made his first team debut in an FA Trophy match in December 2021. [5] Krauhaus spent much of 2022 on loan lower down the non-League pyramid and signed his first professional contract during the 2022 off-season. [5] [6] He established himself as a regular member of the Bromley matchday squad during the second half of the 2022–23 National League season, with 11 appearances and one goal, [5] predominantly as a substitute. [7]
After signing a new one-year contract, [8] Krauhaus established himself as a virtual ever-present starter during the 2023–24 season. [7] [9] He signed a new contract in November 2023 and was voted the club's December 2023 Player of the Month. [5] [10] Krauhaus transferred out of Bromley for a club-record undisclosed fee in January 2024, but he immediately returned to the club on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season. [9] A metatarsal injury suffered during Bromley's National League play-off semi-final ruled Krauhaus out of the shoot-out victory over Solihull Moors in the final, which saw the club promoted to the EFL for the first time in its history, [11] though he still received a promotion medal. [12] In recognition of his performances during the 2023–24 season, Krauhaus received the club's Young Player of the Year award. [13] Krauhaus ended his spell at Hayes Lane with 64 appearances and 9 goals, with 51 appearances and 8 of those goals coming during the 2023–24 season. [14]
On 22 January 2024, Krauhaus transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford and signed a 3+1⁄2-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee. [15] Following a loan away during the second half of the 2023–24 season and recovering from a metatarsal injury, [11] he returned to match play on 10 August 2024. [16] Krauhaus made 28 appearances and scored three goals during the 2024–25 season and was part of the Professional Development League-winning B team squad, [17] [18] though he did not play in the Final. [19] On 16 July 2025, Krauhaus returned to Bromley on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season. [17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bromley | 2021–22 [14] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [20] | National League | 11 | 1 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 [7] | National League | 43 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ― | 6 [d] | 2 | 51 | 8 | ||
| Total | 54 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ― | 8 | 2 | 64 | 9 | |||
| Walton & Hersham (loan) | 2021–22 [21] | Combined Counties League Premier Division South | 10 | 3 | ― | ― | 4 [e] | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Cray Wanderers (loan) | 2022–23 [22] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ― | 2 [f] | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| Brentford | 2024–25 [23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | |
| Bromley (loan) | 2025–26 [24] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [g] | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 84 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 104 | 17 | ||
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