| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Nicholas Lloyd [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County (on loan from Swansea City) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Swansea City | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Newport County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Wales U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Wales U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Wales U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Wales U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2024– | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:14, 27 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:35, 8 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ben Nicholas Lloyd (born 14 March 2005) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League Two club Newport County on loan from EFL Championship club Swansea City. He is a Wales under-21 international.
Lloyd is a product of the Swansea City academy, having joined at the age of 12. [2] Having featured at the under-18, under-21 and under-23 levels regularly and notably scored 20 seconds after having come off the bench against Forest Green Rovers in a 2021 friendly, [3] he was included in a first-team matchday squad for the first time in a 3-0 win over Reading in the first round of the EFL Cup in August 2021. [4] He remained an unused substitute. He signed his first professional contract in June 2022. [2] Lloyd would sign an extension on 20 April 2023, which is due to last until June 2026. [3]
Lloyd made his professional debut on Boxing Day 2024, coming on as a late substitute in a 3-0 win over Queens Park Rangers. [5] He would make a second appearance in the 2024-25 season, coming on as a late substitute in a 3-3 draw against Oxford United on the final matchday of the EFL Championship season. [6]
On 28 July 2025, Lloyd joined League Two side Newport County on loan until January 2026. [7] He made his debut for Newport in the EFL Cup preliminary round win against Barnet on 29 July 2025. [8] Lloyd scored his first Newport goal on 23 September 2025 in the 2-1 EFL Trophy defeat to Arsenal under-21's. [9]
Lloyd has represented Wales at an under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, [10] and under-21 international level. [11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City | 2024–25 [12] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025–26 [13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Newport County (loan) | 2025–26 [13] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||