Ben Jackson (footballer, born 2001)

Ben Joseph Jackson (born 22 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Championship side Huddersfield Town.

Ben Jackson
Personal information
Full name Ben Joseph Jackson[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Huddersfield Town
Number 30
Youth career
2015–2019 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Huddersfield Town 27 (1)
2019Darlington (loan) 7 (1)
2019Stockport County (loan) 18 (1)
2020Stockport County (loan) 6 (0)
2021Bolton Wanderers (loan) 5 (1)
2022Doncaster Rovers (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Stockport,[3] Jackson joined Huddersfield Town at under-15 level.[2] He moved on loan to Darlington in March 2019 where he played seven games.[4][5] He then joined his hometown club, Stockport County, on loan, where he played 26 games over two spells during the 2019–20 season.[5]

Jackson made his senior debut for Huddersfield on 5 September 2020, when he played in their EFL Cup defeat against Rochdale.[6]

On 16 January 2021, Jackson joined League Two side Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.[7] He made his debut the same day, starting in a 1–1 draw against Cheltenham Town.[8] His first goal came on 24 April when he scored the only goal in Bolton's 1–0 win against Morecambe.[9] He helped the Trotters to win promotion to League One, appearing in five matches in total.[10]

On 28 January 2022, Jackson signed for League One club Doncaster Rovers on loan, until the end of the season.[10]

Personal life

Jackson is half-Scottish.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2018–19[11] Premier League 00000000
2019–20[12] Championship 00000000
2020–21[13] 10101030
2022–23[14] 19 1 0 0 1 0 20 1
Total 20010200023
Darlington (loan) 2018–19[5] National League North 71000071
Stockport County (loan) 2019–20[5] National League 241002[lower-alpha 1]0261
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21[13] League Two 5151
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2021–22 League One 140140
Career totals 704102020754
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 34. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "Ben Jackson - Midfielder - Huddersfield Town B Team - Huddersfield Town". www.htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. "BJ Ben". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. Simpson, Ray (15 March 2019). "Darlington sign left-sided player Ben Jackson from Huddersfield". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. Ben Jackson at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. Partington, Mikey (5 September 2020). "Romoney proud to make Town debut". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. "Bolton Wanderers: Ben Jackson and Zack Elbouzedi join on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. 16 January 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. "Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. "Morecambe 0-1 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. "Doncaster sign full-back Jackson". BBC Sport. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. "Games played by Ben Jackson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  12. "Games played by Ben Jackson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  13. "Games played by Ben Jackson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  14. "Ben Jackson | Football Stats | Huddersfield Town | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  15. Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table
  16. Games played by Ben Jackson in 2020/2021


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