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class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1996-08-08</span>) </span>8 August 1996<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 28)</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth" title="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a>, England<sup id="cite_ref-Scholars_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scholars-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder">Midfielder</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Team information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Current team</div></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data org" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C." title="Doncaster Rovers F.C.">Doncaster Rovers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Number</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> 33</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Youth career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_F.C." title="Portsmouth F.C.">Portsmouth</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Senior career*</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b><abbr title="League appearances">Apps</abbr></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(<abbr title="League goals">Gls</abbr>)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2014–2021</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_F.C." title="Portsmouth F.C.">Portsmouth</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 138</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (14)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2015</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> → <a href="/wiki/Poole_Town_F.C." title="Poole Town F.C.">Poole Town</a> (loan)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 7</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2017</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> → <a href="/wiki/Eastleigh_F.C." title="Eastleigh F.C.">Eastleigh</a> (loan)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 9</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2021–</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C." title="Doncaster Rovers F.C.">Doncaster Rovers</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 76</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (5)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 29 October 2024 (UTC)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ben Easton Close</b> (born 8 August 1996) is an English professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> who plays as a <a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder">central midfielder</a> for <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_Two" title="EFL League Two">EFL League Two</a> club <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C." title="Doncaster Rovers F.C.">Doncaster Rovers</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Plymouth_Argyle_F.C." title="Plymouth Argyle F.C.">Plymouth Argyle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 9 May 2014, Close was offered a one-year professional contract with the club, alongside <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Tarbuck" title="Bradley Tarbuck">Bradley Tarbuck</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 12 September 2014, he made his professional debut, coming on as a 43rd minute <a href="/wiki/Substitute_(association_football)" title="Substitute (association football)">substitute</a> for <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Atangana" title="Nigel Atangana">Nigel Atangana</a> in a 3–1 away win against <a href="/wiki/Yeovil_Town_F.C." title="Yeovil Town F.C.">Yeovil Town</a>, for <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Football_League_Trophy" title="2014–15 Football League Trophy">the campaign</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Trophy">Football League Trophy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Close made his <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Two">League Two</a> debut on 16 September, again from the bench in a 3–0 home success against <a href="/wiki/Dagenham_%26_Redbridge_F.C." title="Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.">Dagenham & Redbridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After playing only 4 games for <i>Pompey</i> in 2016–17, on 31 January 2017, he joined <a href="/wiki/National_League_(division)" title="National League (division)">National League</a> side <a href="/wiki/Eastleigh_F.C." title="Eastleigh F.C.">Eastleigh</a> on loan until the end of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 May 2017 Close signed a new one-year contract at Pompey, with the club holding an option for an additional year.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 17 December, after becoming a starter under new manager <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Jackett" title="Kenny Jackett">Kenny Jackett</a>, he extended his contract until 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 2 March 2019, Close scored his first professional brace in a 5–1 home victory over <a href="/wiki/Bradford_City_A.F.C." title="Bradford City A.F.C.">Bradford City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Doncaster_Rovers">Doncaster Rovers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Close&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Doncaster Rovers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Close signed for <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C." title="Doncaster Rovers F.C.">Doncaster Rovers</a> on a three-year deal on 7 June 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Close&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>As of 29 October 2024</i><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Club </th> <th rowspan="2">Season </th> <th colspan="3">League </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Cup">League Cup</a> </th> <th colspan="2">Other </th> <th colspan="2">Total </th></tr> <tr> <th>Division </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8" valign="center"><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_F.C." title="Portsmouth F.C.">Portsmouth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Portsmouth_F.C._season" title="2014–15 Portsmouth F.C. season">2014–15</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Two">League Two</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Portsmouth_F.C._season" title="2015–16 Portsmouth F.C. season">2015–16</a> </td> <td>League Two </td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Portsmouth_F.C._season" title="2016–17 Portsmouth F.C. season">2016–17</a> </td> <td>League Two </td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Portsmouth_F.C._season" title="2017–18 Portsmouth F.C. season">2017–18</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/EFL_League_One" title="EFL League One">League One</a> </td> <td>40</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>45</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Portsmouth_F.C._season" title="2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season">2018–19</a> </td> <td>League One </td> <td>34</td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>46</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Portsmouth_F.C._season" title="2019–20 Portsmouth F.C. season">2019–20</a> </td> <td>League One </td> <td>29</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>44</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Portsmouth_F.C._season" title="2020–21 Portsmouth F.C. season">2020–21</a> </td> <td>League One </td> <td>22</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>28</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th>138</th> <th>14</th> <th>16</th> <th>2</th> <th>7</th> <th>1</th> <th>29</th> <th>1</th> <th>190</th> <th>18 </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="center"><a href="/wiki/Poole_Town_F.C." title="Poole Town F.C.">Poole Town</a> (loan) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Southern_Football_League" title="2014–15 Southern Football League">2014–15</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League" title="Southern Football League">SFL - Premier Division</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="center"><a href="/wiki/Eastleigh_F.C." title="Eastleigh F.C.">Eastleigh</a> (loan) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_National_League" title="2016–17 National League">2016–17</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_League_(division)" title="National League (division)">National League</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C." title="Doncaster Rovers F.C.">Doncaster Rovers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Doncaster_Rovers_F.C._season" title="2021–22 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season">2021–22</a> </td> <td>League One </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-EFLT_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EFLT-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Doncaster_Rovers_F.C._season" title="2022–23 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season">2022–23</a> </td> <td>League Two </td> <td>36 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-EFLT_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EFLT-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Doncaster_Rovers_F.C._season" title="2023–24 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season">2023–24</a> </td> <td>League Two </td> <td>20 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>5<sup id="cite_ref-EFLT_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EFLT-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Doncaster_Rovers_F.C._season" title="2024–25 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season">2024–25</a> </td> <td>League Two </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-EFLT_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EFLT-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th>76</th> <th>5</th> <th>3</th> <th>0</th> <th>2</th> <th>0</th> <th>9</th> <th>1</th> <th>90</th> <th>6 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Career total </th> <th>228</th> <th>19</th> <th>19</th> <th>2</th> <th>9</th> <th>1</th> <th>41</th> <th>3</th> <th>297</th> <th>25 </th></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output 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