Ben Michael Dempsey (born 25 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ayr United.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Michael Dempsey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Tooting, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ayr United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Woking (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Woking (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Ayr United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ayr United | 12 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:10, 26 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Having signed his first professional contract with Charlton Athletic in May 2018,[3] Dempsey made his debut for Charlton on 14 August 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.[4]
Dempsey joined Kingstonian on loan in December 2019[5] before joining Dulwich Hamlet on a one-month loan on 8 November 2019,[6] making his debut for Dulwich on that day in a 4–1 FA Cup defeat to Carlisle United.[7]
He then joined Woking on loan in February 2020 for the rest of the 2019-20 season.[8] On 12 October 2020, Dempsey returned to Woking for a second loan spell, this time running until 9 January 2021.[9] On 13 January 2021, the loan was extended until the end of the 2020-21 season.[10]
On 24 January 2022, Dempsey joined Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan for the rest of the 2021–22 season, with an option for a permanent deal in the summer.[11][12]
On 16 May 2022, it was announced that Dempsey would join Ayr United on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2018–19 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Woking (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | National League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Woking total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ayr United | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Ayr United total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 84 | 2 | ||
Ayr United F.C. – current squad | |
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