Ben Daniel Rydel is an English footballer who last played as a midfielder for Salford City. A product of Salford's academy, he spent time on loan at City of Liverpool, where he made his first senior appearances, and Radcliffe.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Daniel Rydel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2003/2004 (age 17–18) | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Salford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Salford City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → City of Liverpool (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Radcliffe (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Radcliffe (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:26, 3 May 2022 | |||
Born in Oldham, Rydel is a product of the Salford City academy, having the joined the club aged 15, captaining Salford's Under-18 team on several occasions during his first two seasons at the club.[3] In July 2021, Rydel signed his first professional contract, a one-year contract which would also see him move into the development squad.[3] In August, he was loaned to Northern Premier League Division One West team City of Liverpool.[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Farsley Celtic, scoring The Purps third in a 3–0 win as the club reached the third qualifying round for the first time, a goal described as a "majestic" free-kick.[5]
Rydel made his Salford debut on 5 October 2021, starting the EFL Trophy fixture against Tranmere Rovers.[6] Three days later, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division team Radcliffe on a month-long loan,[7] and on his debut the following day, he scored the equaliser from a free-kick as Radcliffe came from two down to make the game 2–2 against Buxton in an eventual 3–2 defeat.[8] He remained at the club until the end of December before returning to Salford. In February 2022 he returned to Radcliffe on loan for the remainder of the season.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salford City | 2021–22[9] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| City of Liverpool (loan) | 2021–22[10] | NPL Division One West | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Radcliffe (loan) | 2021–22[11] | NPL Premier Division | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||