Midfielder

Ben Close

No team
England
30 yrs
175 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 30
Goals: 3
Assists: 0
Average rating: 6.87

Age30

Date of birth8 Aug 1996

Height175 cm

Weight75 kg

Preferred footRight

Market value€90K

Season performance · 2025

Football League Trophy

Doncaster Rovers

Appearances / Starts6 / 5

Minutes446

Rating6.88

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)7 (2)

Passes · accuracy313 · 83%

Key passes2

Tackles / Interceptions7 / 6

Duels won11 / 24

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls16

Accurate crosses2

Touches380

Possession lost72

Dispossessed3

Aerial duels won4

Ground duels won7

Clearances8

Ball recoveries26

Fouls won0

Fouls committed9

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

League One

Doncaster Rovers

Appearances / Starts21 / 9

Minutes907

Rating6.75

Goals / Assists1 / 0

Shots (on target)9 (2)

Passes · accuracy497 · 80%

Key passes12

Tackles / Interceptions20 / 11

Duels won41 / 74

Successful dribbles2

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.51 / 1.52

Detailed statistics

Big chances created4

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion11%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls37

Accurate crosses7

Touches671

Possession lost144

Dispossessed3

Aerial duels won16

Ground duels won25

Clearances28

Ball recoveries55

Fouls won3

Fouls committed9

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)102.38

Top speed (km/h)33.43

EFL Cup

Doncaster Rovers

Appearances / Starts3 / 3

Minutes255

Rating7.67

Goals / Assists2 / 0

Shots (on target)3 (2)

Passes · accuracy171 · 84%

Key passes7

Tackles / Interceptions8 / 4

Duels won10 / 22

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion67%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box1

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls6

Accurate crosses1

Touches210

Possession lost31

Dispossessed1

Aerial duels won0

Ground duels won10

Clearances8

Ball recoveries23

Fouls won2

Fouls committed4

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week1

Clean sheets2

Saves from inside the box0

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 9 moves

Jul 2026

Doncaster To: Without club

Transfer
May 2025

Eastleigh To: Doncaster

Loan return
Feb 2025

Doncaster To: Eastleigh

Loan
Jul 2021

Portsmouth To: Doncaster

Free transfer
May 2017

Eastleigh To: Portsmouth

Loan return
Jan 2017

Portsmouth To: Eastleigh

Loan
Mar 2015

Poole To: Portsmouth

Loan return
Feb 2015

Portsmouth To: Poole

Loan
Jul 2014

Portsmouth U18 To: Portsmouth

Transfer

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Rating
2025	League One	Doncaster	21 (9)	907	1	6.75
2025	Football League Trophy	Doncaster	6 (5)	446	0	6.88
2025	EFL Cup	Doncaster	3 (3)	255	2	7.67

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

National League 2024 · percentile among midfielders (268 players)

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16 matches · 1,311 min

Ben Close: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.09	58
Key passes / 90 min	0.82	58
Completed passes / 90 min	27.2	69
Pass accuracy	75.6%	47
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	50
Successful dribbles / 90 min	0.76	34
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	1.78	75
Rating	6.92	73

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