Ben Seymour (footballer)

Ben Seymour

Seymour playing for Hampton & Richmond Borough in September 2023
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Mark Seymour [1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Watford, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hampton & Richmond Borough
Number	9
Youth career
2007–2017	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Exeter City	50	(1)
2017	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	8	(0)
2017–2018	→ Bideford (loan)	33	(21)
2018	→ Gloucester City (loan)	12	(1)
2018–2019	→ Dorchester Town (loan)	26	(14)
2021	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	4	(0)
2022	→ Bath City (loan)	11	(0)
2022–2023	Plymouth Parkway	37	(20)
2023–	Hampton & Richmond Borough	41	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Benjamin Mark Seymour (born 16 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Career

In April 2017, after progressing through Exeter City's academy, Seymour signed his first professional contract with the club. On 18 July 2017, Seymour signed for National League South club Weston-super-Mare on loan. ^[2] Seymour made eight appearances for Weston-super-Mare, joining Southern League West club Bideford at the culmination of his loan with Weston-super-Mare. At Bideford, Seymour scored 21 league goals in 33 games during the 2017–18 season. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Seymour returned to the National League South, signing for Gloucester City on loan. After one goal in twelve appearances for the club, Seymour joined Southern League club Dorchester Town on loan, scoring 14 goals in 26 games in the remainder of the season for the club. ^[3] On 13 August 2019, Seymour made his professional debut for Exeter, starting in a 4–1 EFL Cup loss against Coventry City. ^[4] He then made his league debut as a late substitute in a 2–2 draw against Leyton Orient. ^[5] He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 6 October 2020. ^[6]

On 30 September 2021, Seymour along with Jordan Dyer joined National League club Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal. ^[7]

On 21 January 2022, Seymour joined National League South side Bath City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[8] Following Exeter's promotion at the end of the 2021–22 season, Seymour was released by the club. ^[9]

Following his release from Exeter City, Seymour signed for Southern League Premier Division South side Plymouth Parkway. ^[10]

On 24 May 2023, Seymour agreed to join National League South side, Hampton & Richmond Borough ahead of the 2023–24 campaign. ^[11] He was awarded the National League South Player of the Month award for October 2023 having scored four goals across the month. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2017–18 [13]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19 [14]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20 [15]	League Two	11	0	3	0	1	0	8 [lower-alpha 1]	0	23	0
	2020–21 [16]	League Two	33	1	2	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	2	39	3
	2021–22 [17]	League Two	6	0	0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	9	0
	Total		50	1	5	0	3	0	13	2	71	3
Weston-super-Mare (loan)	2017–18 [3]	National League South	8	0	1	0	—		0	0	9	0
Bideford (loan)	2017–18 [3]	Southern League West Division	33	21	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	2	35	23
Gloucester City (loan)	2018–19 [18]	National League South	12	1	0	0	—		0	0	12	1
Dorchester Town (loan)	2018–19 [3]	Southern League Premier Division South	26	14	0	0	—		6 [lower-alpha 4]	7	32	21
Yeovil Town (loan)	2021–22 [18]	National League	4	0	2	0	—		0	0	6	0
Bath City (loan)	2021–22 [18]	National League South	11	0	—		—		0	0	11	0
Plymouth Parkway	2022–23 [3]	Southern League Premier Division South	37	20	5	3	—		4 [lower-alpha 5]	4	46	27
Hampton & Richmond Borough	2023–24 [18]	National League South	41	14	2	1	—		3 [lower-alpha 6]	1	46	16
Career total			222	71	15	4	3	0	27	16	267	91

1. Seven appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
3. One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal Southern League Cup
4. Five appearances and six goals in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal Dorset Senior Cup
5. One appearance and three goals in Devon Senior Cup, three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
6. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

• National League South Player of the Month: October 2023 ^[12]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
2. "Ben Seymour signed from Exeter City". Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
3. "Ben Seymour". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
4. "Ben Seymour". Exeter City F.C. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
5. Strange, Ben. "Ben Seymour: "It was an amazing feeling"". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
6. "A flurry of goals see Swindon Town on the brink of elimination from the EFL Trophy following a 4–3 defeat by Exeter City". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
7. "Transfer | Exeter City duo sign on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
8. "Ben Seymour signs on loan for Bath City". Exeter City FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
9. "📝 Released and Retained List". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
10. "Ben Seymour signs for Plymouth Parkway after Exeter City release". PlymouthLive. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
11. Fell, Louis (24 May 2023). "BEN SEYMOUR INBOUND!". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
12. "A Tale Of Tremendous Turn Arounds For Our South Stars!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
13. "Games played by Ben Seymour in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
14. "Games played by Ben Seymour in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
15. "Games played by Ben Seymour in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
16. "Games played by Ben Seymour in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
17. "Games played by Ben Seymour in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
18. "B. Seymour: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2021.