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Ben Close

Doncaster Rovers
175 cm
Height
33
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
Touches85%Shot attempts3%Goals0%
Chances created95%Aerial duels won31%Defensive actions84%

League Two 2024/2025

0
Goals
0
Assists
3
Started
7
Matches
240
Minutes played
6.43
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 21

Tranmere Rovers
3-1
8
0
0
0
0
-

Dec 10

Port Vale
0-1
75
0
0
0
0
-

Dec 1

Kettering Town FC
1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 2

Barrow
0-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Oct 26

Bradford City
1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Oct 22

Bromley
0-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Oct 19

Swindon Town
1-2
10
0
0
0
0
6.1

Oct 12

Crewe Alexandra
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Oct 5

Grimsby Town
0-3
16
0
0
0
0
5.8

Oct 1

Barrow
1-0
0
0
0
0
0
-
Doncaster Rovers

Dec 21

League Two
Tranmere Rovers
3-1
8’
-

Dec 10

EFL Trophy Final Stage
Port Vale
0-1
75’
-

Dec 1

FA Cup
Kettering Town FC
1-2
Bench

Nov 2

FA Cup
Barrow
0-1
Bench

Oct 26

League Two
Bradford City
1-2
Bench
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
Touches85%Shot attempts3%Goals0%
Chances created95%Aerial duels won31%Defensive actions84%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Doncaster Rovers (Free transfer)Jul 2021 - now
92
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)