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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ben Joseph Jackson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 February 2001||
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) |
2019 | → Darlington (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2019 | → Stockport County (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2020 | → Stockport County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2021 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2022 | → Doncaster 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
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2018–19[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[13] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2022–23[14] | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |||
Darlington (loan) | 2018–19[5] | National League North | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Stockport County (loan) | 2019–20[5] | National League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2020–21[13] | League Two | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | |||
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
Career totals | 70 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 4 |
- Appearances in FA Trophy
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 34. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "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.
- "BJ Ben". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- Simpson, Ray (15 March 2019). "Darlington sign left-sided player Ben Jackson from Huddersfield". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- Ben Jackson at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- 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.
- "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.
- "Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Morecambe 0-1 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Doncaster sign full-back Jackson". BBC Sport. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Games played by Ben Jackson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Games played by Ben Jackson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Games played by Ben Jackson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Ben Jackson | Football Stats | Huddersfield Town | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table
- Games played by Ben Jackson in 2020/2021