Ben Radcliffe (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Benjamin Callister Radcliffe[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 July 2004||
Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Derby County | ||
2016–2021 | Burton Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Burton Albion | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Mickleover (loan) | 19 | (5) |
2022–2023 | → Banbury United (loan) | 43 | (2) |
2023– | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 7 July 2023 (UTC) |
William Benjamin Callister Radcliffe (born 11 July 2004) is a professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Derby County.
Career
Burton Albion
Radcliffe joined the Burton Albion academy setup in 2016, after a period at Derby County's youth system.[3] His first experience of senior first team football coming at Southern League Premier Division Central side Mickleover, initially on 28-day work experience loan in December 2021,[4] his stay at Mickleover was extended until the end of 2021–22 season.[5] He received high praise for his performances by Mickleover's manager John McGrath, he was used in a wide variety of positions at Mickleover in centre-back, right-back, right wing and attacking midfielder, Burton academy manager Danny Robinson, stating this was a great to his development as a player.[6] At Mickleover, Radcliffe scored five goals during his six month stay and his versitilty, strength and intelligence as a player made him popular with teammates and coaches at Mickleover.[6] At Burton, he won the clubs Scholar of the season award.[3][6]
In June 2022, Radcliffe signed his first professional contract with Burton.[3][7] In August 2022 he joined National League North outfit Banbury United on a short team loan.[8][9] This was later extended to the end of the Banbury's season, as he played 43 National League North games, scoring twice.[2] Radcliffe made his Burton Albion and English Football League debut in Burton's 1–0 League One win at home to Cambridge United on 3 May 2023, a game which Radcliffe came on as an 18th minute substitute, playing in the remainder of the match,[10] he played the game at right-back and his performance in the match was described as "assured".[11] Radcliffe was released by Burton in at the end of the 2022–23 season.[12] His release was seen as a surprise by Burton reporters as he had just started to break into the first team.[13]
Derby County
On 7 July 2023 Radcliffe joined Derby County as a part of their under-21 side.[14] A day later, Radcliffe scored for Derby's first team, in a 2–0 pre-season friendly win at Matlock Town.[15] During his first season at Derby, Radcliffe along with his role in the under-21s, did feature in several first team matchday squads,[16][17] with his first team debut coming on 19 September 2023 in a EFL Trophy tie against Lincoln City as 79th-minute substitute,[18] he played in defence and won several defensive headers.[19] This would be his only first team appearance during the season as an injury from October 2023 to March 2024 would restrict his appearances to 7 Premier League 2 games for the under-21s during the season.[2] He would as feature in the first team matchday squad as unused substitute at Northampton Town on 23 March 2024.[20]
Personal life
Radcliffe earned a BTEC Extended Diploma and an A-level qualification in business studies during his scholarship at Burton.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 September 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 | ||
Burton Albion | 2021–22[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022–23[22] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Mickleover (loan) | 2021–22[23][24] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
Banbury United (loan) | 2022–23[2] | National League North | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
Derby County | 2023–24[25] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 7 |
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Squad List 2023/24 & U21 Registered Contract Players - September 2023" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d Ben Radcliffe at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "Contract News - Radcliffe and Niemczyk sign first professional deals". Burton Albion F.C. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "New Work Experience Loanee at Sports". Mickleover F.C. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Mickleover Play Their Part". Mickleover F.C. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Why Ben and Kuba made Brewers' cut for deals". Staffordshire Live. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "No deal for Niasse as retained list is released". Staffordshire Live. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Ben Radcliffe joins Banbury United on short-term loan". Burton Albion F.C. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Burton Albion teenager Ben Radcliffe joins Banbury United on loan". Oxford Mail. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Burton Albion 1–0 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Why Amissah earned his chance with Brewers". Staffordshire Live. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Burton Albion 2022-23 Retained/Relased List". Burton Albion F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Certainties and uncertainties of Brewers' retained list". Staffordshire Live. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Academy Update: Under-21s add duo Quintet sign deals". Derby County F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Joe Ward impresses as Derby County make steady start to pre-season with victory at Matlock Town". Derbyshire Live. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Peterborugh United 2–4 Derby County". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "EFL Trophy Match Report: Derby County 2-0 Lincoln City". Derby County. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Derby County player ratings v Lincoln City as duo shine in victory". Derbyshire Live. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Northampton Town 1–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Radcliffe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Radcliffe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Mickleover | Appearances | Ben Radcliffe | 2021–2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Mickleover | Appearances | William Radcliffe | 2021–2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Radcliffe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
External links
- Ben Radcliffe at Soccerbase
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nottingham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- Mickleover F.C. players
- Banbury United F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players