Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Elliot Blythe[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barry Town United (on loan from Swansea City) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | (0) |
2021 | → Farsley Celtic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2022– | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2023– | → Barry Town United (loan) | 22 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 22 April 2024 (UTC) |
Benjamin Elliot Blythe (born 13 January 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Barry Town United on loan from EFL Championship club Swansea City.
Born in Leeds,[2] Blythe signed his first professional contract with Doncaster Rovers in July 2020.[3] He made his senior debut as a substitute in a 4–1 League One defeat to Peterborough United on 9 May 2021.[4] On 22 September 2021, he was sent out on a one-month loan to National League North side Farlsey Celtic.[5] Following his return from loan, he made his first league start on 7 December 2021 at home to Oxford United, but was substituted at half-time as Doncaster lost 2–1.[6]
In March 2022, it was announced that Blythe would join EFL Championship club Swansea City's under-23 side at the end of the season, having spent a month at the club on trial and that Blythe would continue to train with Swansea until the end of the season.[7] Doncaster manager Gary McSheffrey confirmed that the club would receive a fee and the agreement included add-ons and a sell-on clause.[7]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Doncaster Rovers | 2020–21[8] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021–22[6] | League One | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | ||
Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2021–22[2] | National League North | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Career total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |