Domestic-league season · Reading.
Earlier this season at Accrington ST — League Two: 23 apps, 2g 0a, 2060 min
Earlier this season at Accrington ST — FA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 120 min
Earlier this season at Accrington ST — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Reading; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Twoat Accrington ST | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2060 | 7.08 |
 League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 633 | 6.78 |
 FA Cupat Accrington ST | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 7.5 |
 League Cupat Accrington ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
 EFL Trophyat Accrington ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 7.2 |
Ward's current-season form is down 22% on last season (Season 23→18), while his Rating climbed 31→43. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 23).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Accrington ST · 16th | 23 | 2 | 0 | 7.08 | 43 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Accrington ST · 21st | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.98 | 31 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | Swindon Town · 19th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 29 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Benn David Ward is a 22-year-old central defender at Reading, rated 42.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 173rd of 482 in the League One and 1741st of 2861 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ward.
Judged on this season alone, Ward graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 60th of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the League One, on 1 clean sheet and 6.825 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 18). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 29% of the 89 centre-backs in the League One. At 22 Ward is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25 reflects that trajectory.
Ward is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.
6.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances.
With a Rating of 42.5, Ward carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 89 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~26), then tapers with age. At 22, Ward sits on 25, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Ward's projected Rating — 42.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
