Ben Dempsey

Ben Michael Dempsey (born 25 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ayr United.[2]

Ben Dempsey
Personal information
Full name Ben Michael Dempsey[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999
Place of birth Tooting, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2018 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Charlton Athletic 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Kingstonian (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Woking (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Woking (loan) 26 (0)
2022 → Ayr United (loan) 7 (0)
2022– Ayr United 35 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Dempsey began his professional career with Charlton Athletic in May 2018, making his debut in August of the same year. He later joined Kingstonian, Dulwich Hamlet, and Woking on loan between 2019 and 2021. Dempsey joined Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan in January 2022, and eventually signed a permanent deal with the club in May 2022 for an undisclosed fee.

Career

Charlton Athletic

Having signed his first professional contract with Charlton Athletic in May 2018,[3] Dempsey made his debut for Charlton on 14 August 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.[4]

Loans

Dempsey joined Kingstonian on loan in December 2019[5] before joining Dulwich Hamlet on a one-month loan on 8 November 2019,[6] making his debut for Dulwich on that day in a 4–1 FA Cup defeat to Carlisle United.[7]

He then joined Woking on loan in February 2020 for the rest of the 2019-20 season.[8] On 12 October 2020, Dempsey returned to Woking for a second loan spell, this time running until 9 January 2021.[9] On 13 January 2021, the loan was extended until the end of the 2020-21 season.[10]

On 24 January 2022, Dempsey joined Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan for the rest of the 2021–22 season, with an option for a permanent deal in the summer.[11][12]

Ayr United

On 16 May 2022, it was announced that Dempsey would join Ayr United on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 May 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2018–19 League One 0000101[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20 Championship 4000000040
2020–21 League One 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
2021–22 League One 0000004[lower-alpha 3]040
Charlton Athletic total 40001060110
Kingstonian (loan) 2018–19 Isthmian League Premier Division 4000000040
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2019–20 National League South 4010002[lower-alpha 4]070
Woking (loan) 2019–20 National League 5000001[lower-alpha 5]060
2020–21 National League 26020004[lower-alpha 6]0320
Woking total 310200050380
Ayr United (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Championship 7000000070
Ayr United 2022–23 Scottish Championship 35742401[lower-alpha 7]0449
Ayr United total 427424010519
Career total 85772501401119
  1. One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. Four appearances in the EFL Trophy
  4. Two appearances in the FA Trophy
  5. One appearance in the Surrey Senior Cup
  6. Four appearances in the FA Trophy
  7. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. Ben Dempsey at Soccerway
  3. "Charlton announce list of released and retained players". Charlton Athletic F.C. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. "Milton Keynes Dons vs. Charlton Athletic - 14 August 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. "K's add more players to their ranks". Wimbledon Times. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. "Dulwich Hamlet announce double signing". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. "Dulwich Hamlet vs. Carlisle United - 8 November 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. "Dempsey joins on loan". Woking F.C. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. "Ben Dempsey returns on loan". Woking F.C. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. "Three loans extended". Woking FC. 13 January 2021.
  11. "Ben Dempsey joins Ayr United on loan". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. Wilson, Stuart (24 January 2022). "Ayr United new boy Ben Dempsey on his decision to jump at move north". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. "Ben Dempsey joins Ayr United on permanent deal". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  14. "Ben Dempsey". Soccerbase.
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