Ben Stevenson (footballer)

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Ben Stevenson
Personal information
Full name Ben Edward Stevenson [1]
Date of birth (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2015 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Coventry City 48 (3)
2018–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2018 → Colchester United (loan) 13 (2)
2018 → Jumilla (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2021 Colchester United 74 (4)
2021–2023 Forest Green Rovers 70 (0)
2023– Portsmouth 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Ben Edward Stevenson (born 23 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Portsmouth.

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Stevenson is a graduate of the Coventry City Academy. He spent 13 years with the club, joining at the age of eight. He made his professional debut in August 2016 and made 48 appearances for the club. In January 2018, he was sold to Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was immediately loaned out to Colchester United, and then joined Wolves' Spanish affiliate club Jumilla on loan for the first-half of 2018–19. In January 2019, he rejoined Colchester United on a permanent basis.

Career

Born in Leicester, [2] Stevenson joined the Coventry City Academy at the age of eight. [3] He signed on as a scholar in July 2013, [4] and signed his first professional contract in 2015. [5]

Stevenson made his professional debut on 9 August 2016, playing 120 minutes in Coventry's 3–2 extra time win over Portsmouth in the League Cup. [6] He scored his first professional goal on 18 October 2016 during a 2–1 win over Oxford United. [7] He scored his second goal for Coventry in their 2–1 home defeat by Milton Keynes Dons on 26 November 2016, but was sent off for the first time in his career after 74-minutes for a high challenge on Dean Lewington. [8] He helped the club to the EFL Trophy and played in the final at Wembley Stadium as City beat Oxford United 2–1. [9]

After making 36 appearances in his debut season, [10] Stevenson was limited to twelve appearances in the first-half of the 2017–18 season through both injury and falling down the pecking order at the club. [3]

On 31 January 2018, Stevenson signed a 2+1⁄2-year deal with Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee. He was immediately loaned out to Coventry's League Two rivals Colchester United for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. [11]

Stevenson made his Colchester United debut on 3 February 2018, coming on as a substitute for Sean Murray before scoring the game's opening goal ten minutes after his arrival on the pitch. Colchester went on to win the match against Newport County 2–0. [12] He made 13 appearances for the U's, scoring twice. [13]

On 31 August 2018, Stevenson was one of nine Wolves players sent to their Spanish affiliate club Jumilla on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [14] He made 15 appearances for the club. [2]

Colchester United re-signed Stevenson on a permanent basis on 30 January 2019, signing a 2+1⁄2-year deal from Wolves. [15] He made his second debut for the club on 2 February, starting in their 4–0 win at Northampton Town. [16]

An excellent Carabao Cup run with some notable wins against Premiership teams Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur took them to the quarter-finals against Manchester United at Old Trafford eventually losing 3-0.

On 7 June 2021, Stevenson announced he would be leaving Colchester at the end of his contract after making almost 100 appearances for the U's. [17]

Stevenson signed for Forest Green Rovers on a two-year deal on 21 June 2021 Forest Green won promotion to League One as champions in the 21/22 season. [18] Following their relegation back to League Two at the end of the 2022–23 season, Stevenson departed the club on a free transfer. [19]

On 21 June 2023, Stevenson returned to League One when he signed for Portsmouth on a two-year contract with the option for a further year. [20] Stevenson's debut for Portsmouth came in an EFL Cup tie against Forest Green Rovers, [21] and his league debut followed against Port Vale on 7 October 2023. [22] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth on 10 October 2023 in an EFL Trophy tie against Gillingham. [23]

Career statistics

As of As of match played 10 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2016–17 [10] League One 28220204 [lower-alpha 1] 0362
2017–18 [13] League Two 5030103 [lower-alpha 1] 1121
Total332503071483
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017–18 [13] Championship 00––0000
2018–19 [24] Premier League 000000–00
Total0000000000
Colchester United (loan) 2017–18 [13] League Two132––00132
Jumilla (loan) 2018–19 [2] Segunda División B – Group IV 15000–00150
Colchester United 2018–19 [24] League Two140––00140
2019–20 [25] League Two28210502 [lower-alpha 2] 0362
2020–21 [26] League Two32200101 [lower-alpha 1] 0342
Total744106030974
Forest Green Rovers 2021–22 [27] League Two41010101 [lower-alpha 1] 0440
2022–23 [28] League One29021202 [lower-alpha 1] 1352
Total700313031792
Portsmouth 2023–24 League One1000202 [lower-alpha 1] 151
Career total20689114015324412
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Coventry City

Forest Green Rovers

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References

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  5. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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  7. ↑ "Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Coventry City 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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  12. ↑ "Colchester United 2–0 Newport County". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Wolves send nine player [sic] on loan to FC Jumilla". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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  16. ↑ "Northampton Town 0–4 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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  19. ↑ "2023 Retained List confirmed". www.fgr.co.uk. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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