Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Jack Wiles [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 April 1999||
Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, midfielder, attacking midfielder [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Rotherham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2023 | Rotherham United | 172 | (15) |
2017 | → Frickley Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Huddersfield Town | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 (UTC) |
Benjamin Jack Wiles (born 17 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town. A versatile player, Wiles can be deployed as a left-back, box-to-box midfielder, attacking midfielder or right winger.
Wiles was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire [5] and attended Kilnhurst Primary School. [6]
Wiles began his career at Rotherham United, progressing through the club's youth academy [3] before signing a one-year professional contract on 1 June 2017. [7] He joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Frickley Athletic on 10 August 2017 on a one-month youth loan, [8] where he made five appearances. [9] Upon returning, he made his first-team debut for Rotherham on 3 October in a 2–1 loss at home to Chesterfield in the EFL Trophy. [10]
Wiles scored his first professional goal on 31 August 2019 in the League One game against Tranmere Rovers. [11]
On 25 August 2023, Wiles signed for fellow EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town for a "significant" undisclosed fee, on a three-year deal. [12]
Born in England, Wiles is eligible to play for Scotland through his Grandfather. Wiles can also play for England though has yet to feature for either national teams sides or youth sides.
His grandfather is the former Scotland and Sheffield United defender Eddie Colquhoun. [13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rotherham United | 2017–18 [10] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2018–19 [14] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [15] | League One | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
2020–21 [16] | Championship | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | ||
2021–22 [17] | League One | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 53 | 10 | |
2022–23 [18] | Championship | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
2023–24 [19] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 172 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 193 | 17 | ||
Frickley Athletic (loan) | 2017–18 [9] | Northern Premier League Division One South | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 175 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 198 | 16 |
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