B. Close

B. Close

B. Close

Midfielder Doncaster
Full Name Ben Easton Close
Place Of Birth Portsmouth
Age 30 · August 8, 1996
Height / Weight 175 cm · 75 kg
Last 5 w w l l w Wins: 3; Draws: 0; Losses: 2
Last Win April 18, 2026 203days ago
Last Loss April 6, 2026 215days ago
Season Record
2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
Avg Rating 6.68 21 Games · 46% of matches 6 W 3 D 12 L
Starts 9 Sub In 12 1
1 0.10 / 90 min Goals
0 0.00 / 90 min Assists
0% 0 of 1 goals Penalty Goals
894 43 / game Minutes
Goals 1 0.10 / 90 · 0.05 / game League Leader D. Ballard 23 B. Close 1 4% Club Leader O. Bailey 13 B. Close 1 2% of club total 8%
Assists 0 0.00 / 90 · 0.00 / game League Leader R. Cleary 13 B. Close 0 0% Club Leader L. Molyneux 7 B. Close 0 0%
Penalty Goals 0 0.00 / 90 · 0.00 / game League Leader Lewis Wing 5 B. Close 0 0% Club Leader L. Molyneux 4 B. Close 0 0%
Minutes 894 43 / game League Leader Ethan Pye 4,410 B. Close 894 20% Club Leader O. Bailey 4,140 B. Close 894 22% of available minutes 22%
Season Statistics
2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
League One 2025-2026
Doncaster
21
9
12
894′
1
1 (0)
6.7
Game Log
2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
Career Chart
Career
Club / Season
Doncaster 3 seasons · 2024–2026
36
19
1,775
3
0
3Y
6.78
2025-2026 League One
21
9
894
1
0
1Y
6.68
2025 EFL Trophy
5
4
386
0
0
1Y
6.80
2025 League Cup
3
3
255
2
0
1Y
7.73
2024-2025 League Two (England) - 2024
7
3
240
0
0
—
6.63
By season 3 seasons
By competition 4 competitions
Career — total · 3 seasons
36
19
1,775
3
0
3Y
6.78
Form
All seasons 2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
Feb 10
Feb 17
Feb 28
Mar 3
Mar 7
Mar 10
Mar 14
Mar 24
Apr 6
Apr 18
Splits
All seasons 2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
Venue
GP
Min
G
A
Rating
Home
18
723
1
0
6.66
Away
18
1,052
2
0
6.90
vs Opponents
All seasons 2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
15 clubs
Opponent
GP
Min
G
A
Rating
Northampton
2
91
1
0
7.20
Blackpool
2
94
0
0
7.00
Cardiff
2
122
0
0
6.75
Luton
2
69
0
0
6.45
Plymouth
2
43
0
0
6.70
Stockport County
2
86
0
0
6.30
AFC Wimbledon
1
3
0
0
—
Bradford
1
9
0
0
6.70
Burton Albion
1
75
0
0
7.20
Exeter City
1
69
0
0
6.90
Huddersfield
1
81
0
0
6.60
Leyton Orient
1
55
0
0
6.50
Port Vale
1
1
0
0
—
Reading
1
75
0
0
6.50
Rotherham
1
21
0
0
6.30
Goal Analysis
All seasons 2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
3 Goals
Open play 3 100%
Penalties 0 0%
0.15 per 90 min
36 games

Goal minutes · open play vs penalty

Most dangerous 1-15 · 1 goals
Top Performances
All seasons 2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
1 match top rated
1
August 26, 2025
Accrington ST League Cup 2025
2-0
1 goal
8.50
2
August 12, 2025
Middlesbrough League Cup 2025
4-0
1 goal
8.20
3
December 26, 2025
Blackpool League One 2025-2026
0-1
7.30
4
February 10, 2026
Huddersfield EFL Trophy 2025
1-1
7.20
5
October 18, 2025
Northampton League One 2025-2026
1-2
1 goal
7.20
Discipline
All seasons 2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
2 0.06 / game Yellow Cards
0 Second Yellow
0 0 straight + 0 second Red Cards
0.06 cards / game · 36 games
Teammates
All seasons 2025-2026 2025 2024-2025
1
L. Molyneux
34 matches played together
2
J. Gibson
33 matches played together
3
O. Bailey
33 matches played together
4
B. Sharp
27 matches played together
5
J. McGrath
26 matches played together
6
G. Middleton
24 matches played together
7
B. Hanlan
23 matches played together
8
J. Senior
23 matches played together
9
G. Broadbent
22 matches played together
10
R. Gotts
22 matches played together