Ben Joyce

Ben Patrick Joyce (born 9 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Plymouth Parkway.

Ben Joyce
Personal information
Full name Ben Patrick Joyce
Date of birth (1989-09-09) 9 September 1989
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Parkway
Youth career
Aston Villa
Plymouth Argyle
Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Swindon Town 4 (1)
2009–2010 Torquay United 0 (0)
2009 → Weston-super-Mare (loan)
2009 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2011 Salisbury City
2012 Kettering Town 9 (1)
2012–2014 Weymouth
2014 Dorchester Town
2014–2016 Bodmin Town
2017– Plymouth Parkway 27 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:10, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Joyce is a former Plymouth Argyle and Aston Villa striker, but signed for Swindon Town in July 2007 after leaving Plymouth. He came along with assistant manager David Byrne, eventually making his first team debut for Swindon Town on 19 April 2008, scoring a goal in the last minute of a 6–0 win.

Torquay United

After being released by Swindon in May 2009,[1] Joyce signed for League Two side Torquay United in July.[2] Joyce joined Conference South side Weston-super-Mare on a three-month loan deal in October 2009. He was recalled early from his loan spell however in November and he was sent out on loan to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers until January 2010 as a replacement for Sean Rigg.[3] Joyce left Rovers in January and was released by Torquay on 15 May 2010 along with six other players.[4]

Non-League

On 29 July 2010 Joyce signed for Salisbury City on a free transfer. He became part of a very prominent forward line at the Ray Mac as The Whites looked to win promotion.

After a trial period at Kettering, Joyce joined the Poppies on non-contract terms in March 2012.[5] Joyce made his Kettering debut in a 1–0 loss against Hayes & Yeading United on 10 March 2012.[6]

On 23 July 2012 Joyce signed for Weymouth. On 6 May 2014 Dorchester Town manager Phil Simkin confirmed that Joyce had signed for Dorchester Town. However, he joined Bodmin Town in December that year.[7] He remained at the club until signing for Wadebridge Town for the 2016–17 season.[8]

On 1 June 2017 it was announced that Joyce had signed for South West Peninsula League side Plymouth Parkway.[9]

References
  1. "Mass exodus at County Ground". Sky Sports. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  2. "Trialist agrees contract with Gulls". torquayunited.com. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  3. "Forest Green sign striker Joyce". BBC Sport. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  4. "Seven players released by Torquay United". BBC Sport. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  5. "Kettering Town add Ben Joyce and Max York to squad". BBC Sport. 11 March 2012.
  6. "Hayes 2–1 Kettering Town". BBC Sport. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  7. Duo exit Plymouth Parkway ahead of vital Holsworthy test Archived 27 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Plymouth Herald, 12 December 2014
  8. Summer transfers: Take a look at who has gone where in the SWPL Falmouth Packet, 28 July 2016
  9. "New Signings at Parkway". Plymouth Parkway FC. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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