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Defender

Ben Purrington

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Appearances
12
946 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.10
Assists
0
Average rating
6.56
Age30
Date of birth20 May 1996
Height174 cm
Weight73 kg
Preferred footLeft
Market value€210K
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

League Two Bristol Rovers
Appearances / Starts10 / 8
Minutes766
Rating6.49
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)6 (4)
Passes · accuracy259 · 54%
Key passes3
Tackles / Interceptions15 / 13
Duels won50 / 88
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.40 / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion17%
Headed goals1
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls18
Accurate crosses3
Touches468
Possession lost169
Dispossessed4
Aerial duels won32
Ground duels won18
Clearances50
Ball recoveries29
Fouls won2
Fouls committed5
Offsides2
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets3
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)76.04
Top speed (km/h)35.55
Football League Trophy Bristol Rovers
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes90
Rating6.90
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy42 · 81%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions3 / 1
Duels won10 / 11
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 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 balls0
Accurate crosses0
Touches62
Possession lost9
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won6
Ground duels won4
Clearances11
Ball recoveries3
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
EFL Cup Bristol Rovers
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes90
Rating6.90
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy22 · 50%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions7 / 1
Duels won14 / 20
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.00 / 0.24
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls2
Accurate crosses0
Touches46
Possession lost15
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won5
Ground duels won9
Clearances5
Ball recoveries1
Fouls won2
Fouls committed3
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking34
Technical36
Tactical43
Defending65
Creativity34

Characteristics

Weaknesses

136

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
31 Oct 2026 Fleetwood Town – Bristol Rovers 3–1 – –
24 Oct 2026 Bristol Rovers – Swindon Town 0–0 – –
20 Oct 2026 Bristol Rovers – Salford City 1–2 – –
17 Oct 2026 Shrewsbury Town – Bristol Rovers 1–0 90' 7.1
10 Oct 2026 Bristol Rovers – Barnet 1–3 90' 5.6
6 Oct 2026 Wycombe Wanderers – Bristol Rovers 4–1 90' 6.9
3 Oct 2026 Crewe Alexandra – Bristol Rovers 3–1 45' 6.3
26 Sep 2026 Bristol Rovers – Exeter City 1–0 1' –
19 Sep 2026 Gillingham – Bristol Rovers 3–0 90' 5.7
12 Sep 2026 Grimsby Town – Bristol Rovers 2–0 90' 5.7
5 Sep 2026 Bristol Rovers – Rotherham United 1–0 90' 6.7
1 Sep 2026 Bristol Rovers – Colchester United 2–0 90' 6.9
29 Aug 2026 Crawley Town – Bristol Rovers 0–2 90' 7.4
25 Aug 2026 Bristol Rovers – Chelsea U21 4–6 – –
22 Aug 2026 Bristol Rovers – Newport County 5–3 90' 7.0

Career and transfers

9 clubs · 11 moves · total fees 350k €
  1. Cambridge To: Bristol Rovers
    Free transfer
  2. Exeter To: Cambridge
    Free transfer
  3. Ross County To: Exeter
    Transfer Undisclosed
  4. Charlton To: Ross County
    Free transfer
  5. Rotherham To: Charlton
    Transfer Undisclosed
  6. Charlton To: Rotherham
    Loan return
  7. Rotherham To: Charlton
    Loan
  8. Wimbledon To: Rotherham
    Loan return
  9. Rotherham To: Wimbledon
    Loan
  10. Plymouth To: Rotherham
    Transfer 350k €
  11. Plymouth Argyle U18 To: Plymouth
    Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)31
Average rating6.54
Last match rating7.117 Oct 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 6.54 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Oct 2026 7.1

Last 10 matches

7.1 5.6 6.9 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.9 7.4 7.0

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 League Two Bristol Rovers 10 (8) 766 1 0 6.49
2026 EFL Cup Bristol Rovers 1 (1) 90 0 0 6.90
2026 Football League Trophy Bristol Rovers 1 (1) 90 0 0 6.90

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

Player profile

League Two 2026 · percentile among defenders (101 players)

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50 Tackles 53 Interceptions 71 Clearances 58 Aerials won 67 Duels won 61 Pass accuracy 2 Progressive carries 28 Rating 11

8 matches · 586 min

Ben Purrington: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.54
53
Interceptions / 90 min 1.38
71
Clearances / 90 min 5.84
58
Aerials won / 90 min 3.84
67
Duels won 59.7%
61
Pass accuracy 51.1%
2
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.31
28
Rating 6.53
11

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