english association football player
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Benjamin William White ( bear 8 October 1997 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team.

White began his senior club career at long time 18 in 2016 with Brighton & Hove Albion ; he joined Newport County, Peterborough United, and Leeds United on consecutive loans between 2016 and 2019. He subsequently played in the four professional English leagues, and won the backing with Leeds. After a season with Brighton, White was the subject of a baseball club record association football transfer when he signed for Arsenal in 2021 in a transfer worth up to £50 million, becoming their most expensive defender. White made his aged external debut for England in 2021 at the old age of 23, and was selected as share of the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

Brighton & Hove Albion [edit ]

Born in Poole, Dorset, [ 5 ] White started his youth career at Premier League club Southampton before being released at the historic period of 16. He was signed by Brighton & Hove Albion where he initially joined their academy. [ 6 ] For the first base league match of the 2016–17 temper on 6 August 2016, White was an idle substitute in a 0–0 draw away to Derby County. [ 7 ] White made his professional football debut three days late on 9 August, playing the integral game of the first round EFL Cup catch in a 4–0 home victory over Colchester United. [ 8 ] White continued to be an unused alternate in the following three league games against Nottingham Forest, [ 9 ] Rotherham United [ 10 ] and Reading. [ 11 ] His second start for Brighton came in the next round of the EFL Cup again playing the unharmed equal away against Oxford United on 23 August, where Brighton won 4–2. [ 12 ] White was once again an unused substitute on 18 March 2017, this meter against Leeds United. [ 13 ] White besides appeared 3 times during the EFL Trophy before Brighton U21s were eliminated in beat three by Coventry City. [ citation needed ] After being linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur after initially rejecting a new contract offer at Brighton, [ 14 ] White did sign a newfangled long-run contract reference at Brighton in April 2018. [ 6 ] At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, then-Brighton director Chris Hughton stated that White would be the golf club ‘s fourth-choice centre-back behind Lewis Dunk, Shane Duffy and Leon Balogun. [ 15 ] White however was a unconstipated for Brighton U23s. On 26 November 2018, he set up three goals in the Premier League 2 Division 1 to help Brighton U23s to come from 2–0 down to win 3–2 against Swansea City U23s. [ 16 ] White made the workbench for the Premier League for the first time on 8 December 2018, where Brighton lost 1–0 away to Burnley. White remained an unused substitute. [ 17 ] Following months of speculation regarding his future, including Brighton rejecting three permanent bids for White from Leeds, [ 18 ] White signed a modern four-year contract with Brighton on 1 September 2020. [ 19 ] On the opening day of the 2020–21 temper, White made his league introduction for Brighton, in what was besides his Premier League debut, in a 3–1 base loss against Chelsea where he went off injured. [ 20 ] He helped Brighton keep a clean tabloid in their following league couple, a 3–0 away win at Newcastle on 20 September. [ 21 ] White played in Brighton ‘s FA Cup third gear round punishment shoot-out victory over his erstwhile clubhouse Newport on 10 January 2021. [ 22 ] White played in Brighton ‘s 1–0 away victory over defending champions Liverpool on 3 February claiming their foremost league winnings at Anfield since 1982. [ 23 ] On 20 April, after a strong performance, White was sent off after a second bookable discourtesy in the 90+2-minute, in a game where he helped Brighton earn their first ever point at Chelsea in a 0–0 draw. [ 24 ] He played in Brighton ‘s 3–2 home plate victory over champions Manchester City after coming back from 2–0 down on 18 May, with fans returning to football. This was their first league victory against City since 1989. [ 25 ] After a strong season breaking into the first gear team White picked up the Player Of The Season award on 6 June, on the lapp day as his first England startle. [ 26 ]

loanword to Newport County [edit ]

On 1 August 2017, White signed for League Two club Newport County on lend until the end of the 2017–18 season in what was described by director Michael Flynn as a “ bad coup for the club. ” [ 27 ] White made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2017 in a 2–0 victory over Southend United in the first round of the EFL Cup. [ 28 ] He made his Football League introduction on 12 August 2017 in a 1–1 draw versus Crewe Alexandra. White scored his first base Football League finish on 21 November 2017 for Newport against Barnet in a 2–1 home defeat. [ 29 ] On 7 January 2018, White started for Newport in a 2–1 home gain over Championship club Leeds United in the FA Cup third gear round of golf, which meant Newport progressed to the FA Cup fourth round for the first base time since the 1978–79 FA Cup. [ 30 ] In the follow rung, Newport were drawn at home to Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur. On 27 January 2018, White started the match as Newport drew 1–1 to force a replay at Tottenham ‘s impermanent home ground Wembley Stadium, with White praised for his operation against Harry Kane. [ 31 ] [ 6 ] On 15 March 2018, White won the South Wales Argus Player of the Year Award for Newport for the 2017–18 season. At the awards ceremony, director Michael Flynn described White as “ the best loanword signing the club has always made. ” [ 32 ]

loanword to Peterborough United [edit ]

On 3 January 2019, White signed for League One club Peterborough United on loanword until the end of the season. [ 33 ] He made his debut for Peterborough on 5 January 2019 in a 5–0 away loss to Middlesbrough in the third gear round of the FA Cup. [ 34 ] White ‘s first match at the London Road Stadium was besides his first League One appearance where he came on in the 88th infinitesimal to replace Joe Ward in a 2–1 victory over Rochdale on 12 January. [ 35 ] White scored his first goal for Peterborough – and first base in League One – scoring the second goal in a 2–0 home win over Southend United on 23 March 2019. [ 36 ] White played in the final game of the season where Peterborough won 3–1 at home to Burton Albion. however, with Doncaster Rovers winning their match, The Posh good missed out on a play-off position. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] White finished his loanword spell making 16 appearances in all competitions, scoring once .

loan to Leeds United

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On 1 July 2019, White signed for Championship cabaret Leeds United on loan until the end of the season. On the same day, White signed a new annual contract extension at Brighton. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] [ 41 ] He was given the number 5 shirt ahead of the 2019–20 temper, [ 42 ] and made his debut on 4 August in Leeds ‘ opening day 3–1 victory against Bristol City. [ 43 ] On 4 September 2019, after impressive performances during the calendar month of August, White won the Championship PFA Player of the Month award for August 2019. [ 44 ] In November 2019, it was reported that White was being scouted by Premier League club Liverpool, [ 45 ] with Brighton head coach Graham Potter advising that White would n’t be recalled from Leeds and that his future would be at Brighton at the end of his lend spell. [ 46 ] On 23 December 2019, after continuing his form, White won the Championship Best Young Player prize, as voted by Sky Sports readers. [ 47 ] White was watched by England coach Gareth Southgate in January 2020, with Southgate besides scouting White ‘s team-mate Kalvin Phillips. [ 48 ] White played in all 46 league games ( and all 49 overall ) as Leeds were promoted to the Premier League as league champions. [ 49 ] He scored his only goal for Leeds in the last game of his loanword spell in a 4–0 victory against Charlton Athletic, [ 50 ] which was ultimately vote Goal of the Month for July 2020. [ 51 ] Following the conclusion of his lend, White won the Leeds Young Player of the season award [ 52 ] and the Yorkshire Evening Post award for Player of the season for 2019–20. [ 53 ] On 8 September 2020, White was named in the PFA Team of the year for the 2019–20 Championship. [ 54 ]

armory [edit ]

On 30 July 2021, White signed for Premier League clubhouse Arsenal for £50 million. [ 55 ] He made his debut on 13 August, in the open game of the 2021–22 Premier League temper, starting and playing the whole of the 2–0 kill at Premier League newcomers Brentford. [ 56 ] White missed Arsenal ‘s adjacent match on 22 August, a home repair against London rivals Chelsea, due to a positive COVID-19 quiz. [ 57 ] He finally made his home introduction at the Emirates Stadium after returning on 11 September, helping keep a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over Norwich City for the club ‘s inaugural league win of the season. [ 58 ] White played in his first North London bowler hat against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September, he played the whole catch where The Gunners took all three points in the 3–1 home victory. [ 59 ] On 2 October, White made his foremost return to Falmer Stadium since leaving Brighton where he started and played the wide match for The Gunners in the 0–0 draw with his former baseball club. [ 60 ]

International career [edit ]

On 25 May 2021, White was named in England ‘s probationary 33-man team for UEFA Euro 2020, with the tournament taking stead in the summer of 2021 due to the former year ‘s postponement as a resultant role of the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 61 ] This was White ‘s first ever call-up to the national team at any grade. [ 62 ] He was one of seven players cut from the police squad on 1 June, [ 63 ] although the players who were cut remained in the team for the two warm up games against Austria and Romania. White made his England debut coming on as a substitute, replacing Jack Grealish in the 1–0 victory over Austria at the Riverside Stadium on 2 June. He cleared a guess from Alessandro Schöpf off the argumentation, preventing a late equalizer. [ 64 ] He became the one-fifth Brighton player to play for England, and the second in good under three years after Albion team mate and captain Lewis Dunk was capped in November 2018. [ 65 ] He made his first startle in the second and concluding warm up couple on 6 June, playing the wholly match in the 1–0 victory over Romania, again played at the Riverside Stadium. [ 66 ] On 7 June, White was named in the 26-man team for Euro 2020 as a substitute for the hurt Trent Alexander-Arnold. [ 67 ] White remained idle in the tournament where England finished as runner-up in the Championships. however, Southgate praised the players who made no appearances saying, “ they are the ones making this team successful. ” [ 68 ] [ 69 ]

style of meet [edit ]

White is known as a ball playing centre-back with dependable technical ability and was besides praised by former coach Michael Flynn for his sturdy tackle style, White can besides play as a defensive midfielder or as a right-back. [ 70 ] White describes his own expressive style as a “ cool ” and “ calm ” player. [ 71 ] White is besides known for his surging forward runs with the ball helping create quick counterattacks from deep. [ 72 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 26 December 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played 6 June 2021[79]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2021 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours [edit ]

Leeds United
England
Individual

References [edit ]

  • Profile at the Arsenal F.C. website
  • Profile at the Football Association website
  • Ben White – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata