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Ben Dempsey
English footballer
Ben Michael Dempsey (born 25 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ayr United.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Michael Dempsey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Tooting, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ayr United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Woking (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Woking (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Ayr United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ayr United | 43 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:10, 10 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Charlton Athletic
Having signed his first professional contract with Charlton Athletic in May 2018,[3] Dempsey made his debut for Charlton on 14 August 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.[4]
Loans
Dempsey joined Kingstonian on loan in December 2019[5] before joining Dulwich Hamlet on a one-month loan on 8 November 2019,[6] making his debut for Dulwich on that day in a 4–1 FA Cup defeat to Carlisle United.[7]
He then joined Woking on loan in February 2020 for the rest of the 2019-20 season.[8] On 12 October 2020, Dempsey returned to Woking for a second loan spell, this time running until 9 January 2021.[9] On 13 January 2021, the loan was extended until the end of the 2020-21 season.[10]
On 24 January 2022, Dempsey joined Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan for the rest of the 2021–22 season, with an option for a permanent deal in the summer.[11][12]
Ayr United
On 16 May 2022, it was announced that Dempsey would join Ayr United on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[13]
- As of match played 6 January 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2018–19 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Woking (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | National League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Woking total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ayr United | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 35 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 46 | 9 |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Ayr United total | 50 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 126 | 11 | ||
- One appearance in the EFL Trophy
- One appearance in the EFL Trophy
- Four appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Two appearances in the FA Trophy
- One appearance in the Surrey Senior Cup
- Four appearances in the FA Trophy
- One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- Ben Dempsey at Soccerway
- "Charlton announce list of released and retained players". Charlton Athletic F.C. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Milton Keynes Dons vs. Charlton Athletic - 14 August 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "K's add more players to their ranks". Wimbledon Times. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Dulwich Hamlet announce double signing". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Dulwich Hamlet vs. Carlisle United - 8 November 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Dempsey joins on loan". Woking F.C. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Ben Dempsey returns on loan". Woking F.C. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Three loans extended". Woking FC. 13 January 2021.
- "Ben Dempsey joins Ayr United on loan". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- Wilson, Stuart (24 January 2022). "Ayr United new boy Ben Dempsey on his decision to jump at move north". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Ben Dempsey joins Ayr United on permanent deal". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "Ben Dempsey". Soccerbase.