Ben Perry (footballer)

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Ben Perry
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Marshall Perry
Date of birth 1 December 2004 [1]
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Colchester United
Youth career
2014–2025 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2025Northampton Town (loan) 17 (0)
2025– Colchester United 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:44, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Benjamin Marshall Perry (born 1 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive or central midfielder for Colchester United. [2]

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Career

A product of the Nottingham Forest youth academy, he played for the club in Premier League 2 and the EFL Trophy during the 2023–2024 and 2024–25 seasons. [3] [4] [5] On 3 February 2025, he moved on loan to League One club Northampton Town for the rest of the season. [6] He made his senior debut for Northampton on 7 February 2025, coming off the bench in the second half in a 1-0 win against Mansfield Town in EFL League One. [7] [8] On 10 July 2025, Perry joined League Two side Colchester United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal. [9]

Style of play

After signing him on loan in February 2025, Northampton manager Kevin Nolan praised his versatility in central midfield saying he has the ability to "sit" as well to "go box-to-box" and that he can also play a little further forward "because of his brain and his quality and his work-rate and enthusiasm and tenacity, he can bring something to that role a bit higher". [10]

References

  1. "Academy". Nottingham Forest News. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  2. "Ben Perry". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. "Cobblers sign Costelloe and Perry on loan". BBC Sport. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  4. Heneghan, James (6 February 2025). "Nottingham Forest were not planning to let Perry leave until 11th hour call from Kevin Nolan". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. Heneghan, James (7 February 2025). "Perry 'really excited' to get started with Cobblers after last-minute move from Nottingham Forest on 'hectic' deadline day". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. Heneghan, James (4 February 2025). "Perry 'rated very highly' by Nottingham Forest as Nolan gets his man on deadline day". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  7. "Mansfield Town vs. Northampton Town 0-1". Soccerway. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. Heneghan, James (8 Feb 2025). "Northampton Town player ratings from battling League One win at Mansfield Town". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  9. "Colchester sign Forest midfielder Perry". BBC. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  10. Heneghan, James (6 February 2025). "Nolan explains where new signings Dara Costelloe and Ben Perry will play for Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 6 February 2025.