Ben Wyatt (footballer)

Ben Wyatt

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Thomas Wyatt [1]
Date of birth	(1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Norwich, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
2006–2014	Norwich City
2014–2015	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Maldon & Tiptree	41	(2)
2016–2017	Colchester United	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Concord Rangers (loan)	23	(0)
2017–2018	Braintree Town	37	(3)
2018–2019	St Albans City	39	(2)
2019–2022	Sutton United	52	(0)
2022–2023	Torquay United	30	(0)
2023–2024	St Albans City	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:09, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Benjamin Thomas Wyatt (born 4 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Career

After playing youth football with Norwich City and Ipswich Town, ^[3] and in non-league for Maldon & Tiptree, ^{[4] [5]} Wyatt signed a one-year professional contract with Colchester United in May 2016. ^[6] He moved on loan to Concord Rangers in October 2016. ^[7] He moved to Braintree Town in August 2017. ^[2] After playing for St Albans City, he signed for Sutton United in September 2019. ^[8] He was released by the club upon the expiry of his contract on 30 June 2022. ^[9]

In July 2022 he signed for Torquay United. ^{[10] [11]} He was released at the end of the 2022–23 season following their relegation. ^[12]

On 19 July 2023, Wyatt agreed to return to St Albans City following his release from Torquay. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 September 2023

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
Maldon & Tiptree	2015–16 [14]	Isthmian League Division One North	41	2	1	0	—		3 [a]	0	45	2
Colchester United	2016–17 [2]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Concord Rangers (loan)	2016–17 [2]	National League South	23	0	—		—		0	0	23	0
Braintree Town	2017–18 [2] [15]	National League South	37	3	1	0	—		6 [b]	0	44	3
St Albans City	2018–19 [2] [16]	National League South	39	2	3	0	—		2 [c]	0	44	2
Sutton United	2019–20 [2]	National League	19	0	0	0	—		1 [c]	0	20	0
	2020–21 [2]	National League	17	0	1	0	—		2 [c]	0	20	0
	2021–22 [2]	League Two	16	0	1	0	0	0	7 [d]	0	24	0
	Total		52	0	2	0	0	0	10	0	64	0
Torquay United	2022–23 [2]	National League	30	0	1	0	—		2 [c]	0	33	0
St Albans City	2023–24 [2] [17]	National League South	9	0	1	0	—		0	0	10	0
Career total			231	7	9	0	0	0	23	0	263	7

1. Two appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, one in the FA Trophy
2. Three appearances in the FA Trophy, three appearances in the National League South play-offs
3. Appearances in the FA Trophy
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Norwich City

• FA Youth Cup: 2012-13 ^[18]

Sutton United

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2021–22 ^[19]

References

1. Squad list EFL. 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2023
2. Ben Wyatt at Soccerway . Retrieved 18 August 2016.
3. "Profile". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
4. "Young defender Ben Wyatt is happy to learn at Maldon & Tiptree". Essex Chronicle . 18 December 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
5. "Maldon & Tiptree | Appearances | Ben Wyatt | 2015-2016 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
6. "Ben Wyatt: Colchester United sign Maldon & Tiptree left-back". BBC Sport. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
7. Matt Hudson (28 October 2016). "Ben Goes Out On Loan". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
8. "Ben Wyatt - Defender - Squad - Sutton United". www.suttonunited.net.
9. "Dean Bouzanis and Ben Wyatt". www.suttonunited.net.
10. "TUAFC Announce The Signing Of Ben Wyatt - Torquay United". 29 July 2022.
11. "Torquay United confirms 12th signing of the summer". Torbay Weekly. 29 July 2022.
12. "Johnson Announces Club's Retained List". torquayunited.com. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
13. Ablett, James (19 July 2023). "Ben Wyatt back to help St Albans City to the National League". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
14. "Maldon & Tiptree – Appearances – Ben Wyatt – 2015-2016". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
15. For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: Spurgeon, Simon (19 September 2017). "Braintree make it through at second time of asking against Royston". Maldon Standard. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
    For FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round: Hunt, Mark (25 November 2017). "Braintree Town 3-0 Cray Wanderers". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
16. "Ben Wyatt Player Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
17. "Ben Wyatt". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
18. "WYATT ON YOUTH CUP". Norwich City. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
19. Peddy, Chris (3 April 2022). "Papa John's Trophy final: Rotherham twice come from behind to beat Sutton United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2024.