Ben White (footballer)
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Benjamin William White (born 8 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a centre-back or as a defensive midfielder.[4]
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Full name | Benjamin William White[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Poole, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2014 | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Newport County (loan) | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Leeds United (loan) | 46 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Arsenal | 107 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2021– | England | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 29 March 2022 (UTC) |
White began his senior club career at age 18 in 2016 with Brighton & Hove Albion. He spent time with Newport County, Peterborough United, and Leeds United on successive loans between 2016 and 2019. He subsequently played in the four professional English leagues, and won the Championship with Leeds. After a season with Brighton, White was the subject of a club record association football transfer in 2021 when he signed for Arsenal in a transfer worth up to £50 million, becoming the club's most expensive defender.
White made his senior international debut for England in 2021 at the age of 23, and was selected as part of the national squads for UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.