Benjamin Elliot Blythe (born 13 January 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Swansea City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Elliot Blythe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2021 | 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 28 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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