Ben Purrington

Ben Purrington (born 20 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Charlton Athletic.

Ben Purrington
Purrington playing for Rotherham United in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ben Purrington[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996[2]
Place of birth Exeter, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2013 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Plymouth Argyle 52 (0)
2017–2019 Rotherham United 20 (0)
2018–2019 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 26 (0)
2019 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 18 (0)
2019– Charlton Athletic 48 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Plymouth Argyle

Purrington was born in Exeter, Devon.[3] He joined the Plymouth Argyle youth academy in September 2005 when he was nine.[4] He signed his first professional contract in May 2013.[5] Seven months later, Purrington made his first-team debut in a League Two match against Oxford United,[6][7] and scored his first senior goal in his fourth match; an FA Cup tie with Port Vale.[8]

He soon became a regular in the side after an injury suffered to teammate Gary Sawyer at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. However, after 12 years of being at the club, Purrington played his final match for Argyle against Cheltenham Town on 21 January 2017.

Rotherham United

On 30 January 2017, Purrington completed a move to Championship side Rotherham United for a reported £300,000 fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[9] He made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Bristol City on 4 February 2017.[10]

Purrington joined League One club AFC Wimbledon on 1 August 2018 on loan for the 2018–19 season.[11] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an FA Cup tie against Halifax Town on 1 December 2018.[12] He was recalled to Rotherham United on 10 January 2019.[13]

On the same day as his recall, Purrington joined League One club Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[14]

Charlton Athletic

On 2 July 2019, Purrington joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year contract.[15]

Personal life

Purrington's uncle is former England rugby union player Richard Hill.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2013–14[17] League Two 120210000141
2014–15[18] League Two 8010000090
2015–16[19] League Two 13000003[lower-alpha 1]0160
2016–17[10] League Two 19030003[lower-alpha 2]0250
Total 520610060641
Rotherham United 2016–17[10] Championship 100———100
2017–18[20] League One 10000101[lower-alpha 2]0120
2018–19[21] Championship 00———00
Total 200001010220
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2018–19[21] League One 26031001[lower-alpha 2]0301
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2018–19[21] League One 180——3[lower-alpha 3]1211
Charlton Athletic 2019–20[22] Championship 3120000—312
2020–21[23] League One 17210201[lower-alpha 2]0212
Total 664102041735
Career total 1614102301211867
  1. Two appearances in Football League Trophy, one in League Two play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. Three appearances in the League One play-offs

Honours

Rotherham United

Charlton Athletic

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. "Ben Purrington". Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018.
  3. "Ben Purrington". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. "Plymouth Argyle FC player profiles: Ben Purrington". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  5. Metcalf, Rupert (20 May 2013). "Ben Purrington promoted to professional ranks by Plymouth Argyle". Western Morning News. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014.
  6. Errington, Chris (26 December 2013). "Reuben Reid double inspires Argyle to dramatic win at Oxford". Plymouth Herald. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  7. Errington, Chris (27 December 2013). "Teenage prospect Purrington enjoys his Argyle debut". Plymouth Herald. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  8. Errington, Chris (5 January 2014). "Port Vale 2 Plymouth Argyle 2: Match report". Plymouth Herald. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  9. "Millers complete deal for Plymouth youngster Purrington". Rotherham United F.C. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  10. "Games played by Ben Purrington in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. "Ben Purrington: AFC Wimbledon sign left-back on season-long loan from Rotherham". BBC Sport. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. "Halifax 1–3 Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. "READ | Purrington recalled from AFC Wimbledon loan". Rotherham United Official Site. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  14. "READ | Purrington makes Charlton loan switch". Rotherham United Official Site. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  15. "Wembley hero Ben Purrington signs on a permanent deal". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  16. "Ben Purrington: Nephew of rugby star makes Plymouth impact". BBC Sport. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  17. "Games played by Ben Purrington in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  18. "Games played by Ben Purrington in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  19. "Games played by Ben Purrington in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  20. "Games played by Ben Purrington in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  21. "Games played by Ben Purrington in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  22. "Games played by Ben Purrington in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  23. "Games played by Ben Purrington in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  24. Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  25. Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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