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Ben Close

Eastleigh
175 cm
Height
22
Shirt
28 years
Aug 8, 1996
Right
Preferred foot
England
Country
€80K
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches90%Shot attempts3%Goals0%
Chances created85%Aerial duels won47%Defensive actions51%

National League 2024/2025

0
Goals
0
Assists
14
Started
14
Matches
1,121
Minutes played
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

Barnet
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 12

Rochdale
4-0
69
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 5

FC Halifax Town
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 29

Tamworth
2-0
89
0
0
1
0
-

Mar 22

Southend United
1-2
89
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 15

Wealdstone
3-3
74
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 11

Oldham Athletic
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 8

Hartlepool United
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 4

Ebbsfleet United
2-0
83
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 1

Braintree Town
1-0
90
0
0
0
0
-
Eastleigh

yesterday

National League
Barnet
1-1
90’
-

Apr 12

National League
Rochdale
4-0
69’
-

Apr 5

National League
FC Halifax Town
1-1
90’
-

Mar 29

National League
Tamworth
2-0
89’
-

Mar 22

National League
Southend United
1-2
89’
-
2024/2025

Season performance
Minutes played: 240

Shooting

Goals
0
Shots
0

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.34
Successful passes
125
Pass accuracy
83.9%
Accurate long balls
6
Long ball accuracy
50.0%
Chances created
3

Possession

Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
25.0%
Touches
181
Dispossessed
1
Fouls won
2

Defending

Tackles won
6
Tackles won %
66.7%
Duels won
15
Duels won %
60.0%
Aerial duels won
3
Aerial duels won %
50.0%
Fouls committed
2
Recoveries
15
Dribbled past
1

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches90%Shot attempts3%Goals0%
Chances created85%Aerial duels won47%Defensive actions51%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Doncaster Rovers (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Eastleigh (on loan)Feb 2025 - Jun 2025
14
0
Doncaster Rovers (Free transfer)Jul 2021 - Feb 2025
93
6
Portsmouth (back from loan)Jun 2017 - Jun 2021
163
18
Eastleigh (on loan)Jan 2017 - May 2017
9
0
PortsmouthMay 2014 - Jan 2017
27
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Portsmouth

England
1
EFL Trophy(18/19)