Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin John Heneghan [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Everton | ||
2012–2014 | Stoke City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Droylsden (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Chester | 81 | (6) |
2016–2017 | Motherwell | 41 | (1) |
2017–2020 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
2018–2020 | → Blackpool (loan) | 68 | (3) |
2020–2022 | AFC Wimbledon | 64 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | (0) |
2023– | Fleetwood Town | 37 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015–2016 | England C | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:21, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Benjamin John Heneghan (born 19 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town. He previously played for Chester, Motherwell, Sheffield United, AFC Wimbledon and Sheffield Wednesday, as well as loan spells with Blackpool.
Heneghan started his career at Everton, where he spent seven years. [3] In 2012, he made the move to Stoke City, where he was a regular in the Under-21 Premier League and had a loan spell at struggling Northern Premier League side Droylsden. He didn't make a senior appearance for Stoke and was released at the end of the 2013–14 season. He then spent time on trial at Oldham Athletic and Accrington Stanley. [4]
Heneghan joined Chester in August 2014, initially on non-contract terms. [5] On 16 August, he debuted as a half-time substitute against Braintree Town coming on at right back. [6] On 30 August, Heneghan made his first start for Chester, against Gateshead replacing captain Matty Brown. He maintained his place in the squad playing mostly as a right back. On 24 September, Heneghan scored his first professional goal, a 94th-minute winner against Cross-border derby rivals Wrexham. [7] Two days later he an agreed contract until the end of the season. [8] Heneghan switched to his preferred central back position in January, when Chester finally signed right back Ryan Higgins. On 30 March, Heneghan and Higgins signed new contracts until the end of the 2015–16 season. [9] Heneghan finished the season as a first choice centre back playing 44 matches and scoring eight goals, including valuable ones against Stockport County and Southend United in FA Cup matches.
Heneghan started the 2015–16 season building a strong partnership in the middle of the defence with the experienced Ian Sharps, but was sent-off in the fifth game of the campaign as Chester lost 5–2 to Woking. [10] On 19 September, Heneghan scored the winning goal against Eastleigh. [11] During the season Heneghan was reported to be attracting interest from clubs in the Football League and in Scotland, [12] though he had not ruled out remaining with Chester. [13]
On 23 June 2016, Scottish Premiership club Motherwell confirmed the signing of Heneghan on a two-year deal. [14] He made his début in a 2–0 home defeat against Rangers in the Scottish League Cup. [15] [16] The defender spent a year in Scotland, playing exactly 50 games in all competitions, scoring one goal in a 2–1 home loss in the Scottish Premiership against Rangers. [17]
On 31 August 2017, Heneghan signed for Championship club Sheffield United on a three-year contract. [18] He made his first and what turned out to be only appearance for Sheffield United in an FA Cup tie against Preston North End in January 2018. [19] He was transfer-listed by Sheffield United at the end of the 2017–18 season. [20]
On 3 July 2018, Heneghan moved to Blackpool on a season-long loan. [21] After a difficult start, Heneghan settled into a defence that regularly kept clean sheets and became a fans favourite by the end of the season.
On 23 August 2019, Heneghan returned to Blackpool on a loan deal until January. [22] In January, this was extended until the end of the season.
Heneghan left Sheffield United at the end of the 2019–20 season, having been released on a free transfer. [23]
On 19 November 2020, Heneghan joined League One club AFC Wimbledon, having been a free agent following his release by Sheffield United. The length of contract was not disclosed. [24] He made his debut for Wimbledon as a substitute against Rochdale on 21 November 2020. [25] In his second appearance for the club he scored his first goal, in a 2–1 defeat to Gillingham on 24 November. [26]
On 14 June, it was announced Heneghan would join League One side Sheffield Wednesday following the expiry of his AFC Wimbledon contract. [27] He made his Wednesday debut, starting against Portsmouth on 30 July 2022. [28] In a match against Lincoln City on 22 October 2022, he would go on to pick up a season-ending knee injury. [29] [30] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship it was confirmed that Heneghan would be released following the end of his contract. [31]
On 21 September 2023, Heneghan joined Fleetwood Town. [32]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 2013–14 [33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Droylsden (loan) | 2013–14 [34] [35] | NPL Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Chester | 2014–15 [36] | National League | 38 | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 44 | 8 | |
2015–16 [37] | National League | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 49 | 2 | ||
Total | 81 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 93 | 10 | ||
Motherwell | 2016–17 [33] | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 43 | 0 | |
2017–18 [33] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
Total | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
Sheffield United | 2017–18 [33] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2018–19 [33] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Blackpool (loan) | 2018–19 [38] | League One | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 49 | 1 |
2019–20 [39] | League One | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
Total | 68 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 4 | ||
AFC Wimbledon | 2020–21 [40] | League One | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
2021–22 [41] | League One | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
Total | 64 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 | ||
Sheffield Wednesday | 2022–23 [42] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Fleetwood Town | 2023–24 [43] | League One | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Career Total | 309 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 356 | 19 |
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