Ben Thompson (footballer, born 1995)

Ben Rhys Thompson (born 3 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall.

Ben Thompson
Thompson, 2018
Personal information
Full name Ben Rhys Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995[2]
Place of birth Sidcup, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2014 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Millwall 130 (8)
2018–2019 → Portsmouth (loan) 23 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:08, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Thompson was born in Sidcup, Greater London.[4] He made his senior debut on 26 August 2014, as a 76th-minute substitute for Jimmy Abdou in a 0–2 home defeat to Southampton in the second round of the League Cup.[5] He was also an unused substitute for the final two games of the 2014–15 Championship season, which ended in relegation to League One. Thompson scored his first Millwall goal against League 2 side Wycombe Wanderers, scoring from an excellent effort 25 yards outside the box.[3]

On 17 August 2018, Thompson joined EFL League One club Portsmouth on a season-long loan.[6] Ben Thompson was recalled on 6 January 2019 back to his parent club Millwall.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Millwall 2014–15[8] Championship 000010—10
2015–16[9] League One 28121006[lower-alpha 1]0362
2016–17[10] League One 38040203[lower-alpha 2]0470
2017–18[11] Championship 303220—82
2018–19[12] Championship 134—10—144
2019–20[13] Championship 2810020—301
2020–21[13] Championship 2022020—242
Total 13081131009016011
Portsmouth (loan) 2018–19[12] League One 23231—1[lower-alpha 2]0273
Career total 1531014410010018714
  1. Three appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Millwall

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Millwall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 42. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "Millwall FC Player Profiles: Ben Thompson". Millwall F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. "Ben Thompson". Millwall F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. "Ben Thompson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. "Millwall 0–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. "Ben Thompson: Portsmouth sign Millwall midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/sport/17342197.millwalls-ben-thompson-causes-pompey-meltdown-with-recall/
  8. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  9. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  10. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  12. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  13. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  14. Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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