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Full nameBenjamin Matthew Godfrey
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth15 Jan 1998
BirthplaceYork
Height184 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubBrondby
Centre-back
12
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1036
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Brondby.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Brondby's ~33 games this season through 10 injury absences (personal reasons, inactive). He still appeared 12 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Superliga121010366.81
Championshipat Sheffield Utd4003186.43

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

B. Godfrey is a 28-year-old central defender at Brondby, rated 26.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 158th of 202 on scout potential in the Superliga. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Godfrey.

Judged on this season alone, Godfrey graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 33 of the 33 centre-backs in the Superliga, on 4 clean sheets and 2.867 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 21st of 33 of the 33 centre-backs in the Superliga. At 28 Godfrey is in his prime years, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Godfrey missed 10 games through injury (personal reasons, inactive) out of roughly 33 this season. The 12 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential21st of 33 centre-backs · Superliga · 12 appsCurrent season24th of 33 centre-backs · Superliga · 12 apps24th-best centre-back in the Superliga158th in the Superliga · potential21st-highest potential centre-back in the Superliga
26.9
Ratingi
21st of 33 centre-backs
15.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.9%
Minutes
limited game time
2.87
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Brondby finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

2.87
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
15
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.9, Godfrey carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superliga of 33 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots6

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes486
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Duels won47
Duels won %56.6%
Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles11
Interceptions15
Blocks7
Fouls committed18
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.