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 43 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:10, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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

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 6 January 2024[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 35742403[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8]0469
2023–24 Scottish Championship 81104100132
Ayr United total 5085281306611
Career total 938829116012611
  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
  8. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

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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