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Full nameBenjamin Whiteman
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age30
Date of birth17 Jun 1996
BirthplaceRochdale
Height185 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubWrexham
Central midfielder
11
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
923
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wrexham.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100186.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

B. Whiteman is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Wrexham, rated 35 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 160th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Whiteman.

Judged on this season alone, Whiteman graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 53 of the 53 central midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 2.535 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 51 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 32nd of 53 of the 53 central midfielders in the Championship. At 30 Whiteman is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22
35
Ratingi
32nd of 53 central midfielders
26
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
44.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.54
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Wrexham finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

11
Apps
2.54
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 44.6% 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 35, Whiteman carries the 32nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 53 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists2
Chances created9
Passes587
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won28
Duels won %49.1%
Fouls won2

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions9
Blocks5
Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.