Defender

Benjamin Nelson

Leicester City
England
22 yrs
193 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 25
Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Average rating: 6.64

Age22

Date of birth18 Apr 2004

Height193 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Market value€1.6M

Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2025

U21 Euro Qualification

England U21

Appearances / Starts– / –

Minutes–

Rating–

Goals / Assists– / –

Shots (on target)– (–)

Passes · accuracy– · –

Key passes–

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won–

Successful dribbles–

Yellow cards / Red cards– / –

Penalties (scored / missed)– / –

Championship

Leicester City

Appearances / Starts24 / 22

Minutes1,909

Rating6.65

Goals / Assists1 / 1

Shots (on target)8 (3)

Passes · accuracy978 · 82%

Key passes2

Tackles / Interceptions39 / 29

Duels won112 / 183

Successful dribbles4

Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.99 / 0.25

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed1

Goal conversion12%

Headed goals1

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork1

Accurate long balls54

Accurate crosses0

Touches1,343

Possession lost204

Dispossessed5

Aerial duels won58

Ground duels won54

Clearances167

Ball recoveries58

Fouls won11

Fouls committed9

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal1

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)213.53

Top speed (km/h)34.64

EFL Cup

Leicester City

Appearances / Starts1 / 1

Minutes90

Rating6.40

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)0 (0)

Passes · accuracy93 · 90%

Key passes0

Tackles / Interceptions1 / 2

Duels won3 / 6

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 balls3

Accurate crosses0

Touches106

Possession lost11

Dispossessed1

Aerial duels won0

Ground duels won3

Clearances3

Ball recoveries7

Fouls won1

Fouls committed0

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 5 moves

May 2025

Oxford Utd To: Leicester

Loan return
Aug 2024

Leicester To: Oxford Utd

Loan
Jul 2023

Leicester U21 To: Leicester

Transfer
Jan 2023

Leicester U21 To: Doncaster

Loan
Jul 2022

Leicester U21 To: Rochdale

Loan

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Championship	Leicester	24 (22)	1,909	1	1	6.65
2025	EFL Cup	Leicester	1 (1)	90	0	0	6.40

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

Player profile

Championship 2024 · percentile among defenders (200 players)

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17 matches · 1,373 min

Benjamin Nelson: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	1.44	40
Interceptions / 90 min	1.38	84
Clearances / 90 min	6.16	82
Aerials won / 90 min	2.62	60
Duels won	54.6%	28
Pass accuracy	77.4%	30
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	46
Rating	6.98	66

How do we calculate this?