Full name Benjamin Whiteman Years Team Current team Sheffield United | Playing position Place of birth Rochdale, England Name Benjamin Whiteman | |
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Date of birth (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 19) | ||
Benjamin "Ben" Whiteman, (born 17 June 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Sheffield United.
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Career
Whiteman came through the youth ranks at Manchester United before being released without being offered a scholarship. He joined Sheffield United and was called up to the first team on 18 November 2014 by Nigel Clough against Crewe in the FA Cup, coming on as a 88th-minute substitute for Stefan Scougall in the 2–0 win. However this turned out to be only first team appearance, returning to the Under 21's. After impressing again in the development squad and with Nigel Adkins pledge to play more youth players in the starting 11, Whiteman was called up to the first team on 1 March 2016 home league game against Burton Albion and was named on the bench, however he couldn’t prevent his team losing 1–0, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Paul Coutts wearing the number 36 jersey. Whiteman kept his spot in the match squad but was an unused substitute in the away 2–2 draw against Fleetwood, he started for the first team in the 3–0 victory against Oldham on 12 March.
Whiteman joined Doncaster Rovers on loan in June 2017. He scored his first goal for Doncaster in a 3-2 EFL Cup win at Bradford City on 8 August 2017.