Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Benjamin Harvey Nelson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 March 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
Number | 45 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Leicester City | 5 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Rochdale (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
2022–2023 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
2024– | England U20 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:51, 3 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:27, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Benjamin Harvey Nelson (born 18 March 2004) [2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Leicester City. [2]
In the 2020–21 season, Nelson featured in a first-team squad during Leicester City's UEFA Europa League campaign. [3] He was named Academy Player of the Season at the end of the season. [2]
On 28 July 2022, Nelson joined EFL League Two side Rochdale on a season-long loan. [4] [5] He was recalled from his loan on 6 January 2023. [6] Later that month he joined Doncaster Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season. [7]
In 2023–24 season, Nelson was promoted to the first team. [8] On 29 August 2023, he made his senior debut for Leicester as an 82nd-minute substitute for James Justin in a 2–0 away win over Tranmere Rovers in the Second Round of EFL Cup. On 8 December 2023, he signed a new contract until 2027. [9] On 9 December 2023, he made his league debut in EFL Championship for Leicester as an 81st-minute substitute for Jannik Vestergaard in a 4–0 win against Plymouth Argyle. [10] On 2 March 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 league defeat against Queens Park Rangers. [11]
Nelson is eligible to play for either England or Scotland. After making one appearance for Scotland's under-16 team, [12] he made his England U18 debut starting in a 3–2 defeat against the Netherlands on 11 November 2021. [13]
On 21 September 2022, Nelson made his England U19 debut during a 2–0 2023 U19 EURO qualifying win over Montenegro. [14]
On 22 March 2024, Nelson made a goalscoring debut for the England Elite League squad during a 5-1 win over Poland at the Bialystok City Stadium. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City | 2023–24 [16] | Championship | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
Leicester City U21 | 2020–21 [17] | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 [18] | — | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Rochdale (loan) | 2022–23 [19] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 [19] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Career total | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
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