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Ben Greenhalgh
Personal information
Full name Ben Greenhalgh
Date of birth (1992-04-16) 16 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Orpington, England
Position(s) Midfielder, Striker
Team information
Current team
 Margate (player-manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Welling United 1 (0)
2010–2011 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2010 → Como (loan) 12 (8)
2012 Welling United 16 (3)
2012–2013 Ebbsfleet United 10 (1)
2013 Maidstone United 3 (0)
2013 Concord Rangers 11 (5)
2013–2014 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 (0)
2014 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 6 (3)
2014–2015 Maidstone United 46 (10)
2015–2016 Concord Rangers 42 (13)
2016–2017 Maidstone United 21 (2)
2017 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 18 (4)
2017 Hemel Hempstead Town 11 (4)
2017–2018 Concord Rangers 27 (8)
2018–2020 Dartford 54 (7)
2019–2020 → Tonbridge Angels (loan) 8 (1)
2020–2021 Tonbridge Angels 18 (2)
2021– Margate 142 (48)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Margate (joint-caretaker)
2024– Margate (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Ben James Greenhalgh (born 16 April 1992) is an English footballer and golfer who plays as a midfielder or striker. He is currently player-manager of Margate. He is noted for winning the football reality show Football's Next Star, where he won a contract at Italian giants Inter Milan.

Career

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Football's Next Star

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Greenhalgh, from Orpington, who played for the Welling United youth team, was featured in the Sky One show Football's Next Star and impressed judges in the trial game after laying on a perfect cross for Hicham Abdellah to head home. At the end of the opening episode, the judges presented the Inter Milan shirt to ten players who would travel to Italy to compete for their dream of a professional contract in later episodes.[1]

After 20,000 entries to the show and eight episodes, Greenhalgh was given the shirt and revealed as the winner of Football's Next Star 2010, receiving a professional six-month contract with Inter Milan.[2]

Back in the United Kingdom

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After his six-month professional contract at Inter Milan came to an end, Greenhalgh was offered another year from the Italian giants which included a four-month loan spell to Calcio Como, where he scored eight goals from 12 games.[3] Despite never playing a senior game during his time with Inter Milan, Greenhalgh was presented with a Champions League Winners medal after being part of the travelling squad for the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final. After his contract was up, he returned to the UK and spent time at Brighton & Hove Albion,[4] as well as a spell at Birmingham City, where he was advised to play first team football in the Conference to gain experience in the English game. He signed for non-League club Welling United in December,[5] before later joining Ebbsfleet United[6] and Maidstone United.[7]

In June 2013 he transferred to Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[8] This was due to happen in February 2013, however international clearance stopped Greenhalgh from leaving England until the 2013–14 season.

Having played only six first-team games for Inverness, Greenhalgh was loaned to Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir for the final six games of the season.[9]

In June 2014 it was reported that Inverness had opted not to offer Greenhalgh a further contract, with manager John Hughes stating that he could not guarantee Greenhalgh first-team football.[10]

It was announced on 22 June 2015, that Greenhalgh had signed for National League South side Concord Rangers, returning to a club where he had made a big impact during the run-in of the 2012–13 season, winning both the Isthmian League Cup, and the Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs.[11]

On 26 May 2016, it was announced that Greenhalgh had signed for Maidstone United again.[12] He was released by Maidstone a year later in May 2017. He was immediately signed by National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town, who had Greenhalgh on loan towards the back end of the 2016–17 season.

On 24 May 2018, it was announced that Greenhalgh had signed for Dartford.[13]

On 8 November 2019, it was announced that Greenhalgh had signed for Tonbridge Angels on an initial month's loan.[14][15] His loan was then extended until 4 January 2020.[16] On 7 January 2020, it was announced that Greenhalgh had left Dartford by mutual consent.[17] The following day, Greenhalgh signed permanently for Tonbridge Angels.[18]

On 6 April 2021, Greenhalgh signed for Margate for the 2021–22 season.[19] Greenhalgh was appointed captain ahead of the 2022–23 season.[20] In December 2022, the sacking of Andy Drury saw Greenhalgh appointed joint-caretaker manager with fellow player Reece Prestedge.[21] On 31 January 2023, Prestedge was appointed manager on a permanent basis with Greenhalgh as his assistant manager.[22] Following relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season, Greenhalgh was named player-manager.[23]

Personal life

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In 2015 he became a professional golfer and joined the PGA circuit, playing in one-day golf tournaments while continuing to play semi-professional football.[24]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Welling United 2009–10[25] Conference South 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Inter Milan 2010–11[26] Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Como (loan) 2010–11[26] Lega Pro Prima Divisione Group A 12 8 0 0 — — 12 8
Welling United 2011–12[25] Conference South 16 3 — — 0 0 16 3
Ebbsfleet United 2012–13[27] Conference Premier 10 1 1 0 — 1[a] 0 12 1
Maidstone United 2012–13[25] Isthmian League Division One South 3 0 — — — 3 0
Concord Rangers 2012–13[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 11 5 — — — 11 5
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2013–14[27] Scottish Premiership 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2013–14[27] Scottish League One 6 3 — — — 6 3
Maidstone United 2014–15[28] Isthmian League Premier Division 46 10 5 3 — 4[b] 1 55 14
Concord Rangers 2015–16[25] National League South 42 13 1 0 — 2[a] 1 45 14
Maidstone United 2016–17[27] National League 21 2 2 0 — 2[a] 1 25 3
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2016–17[27] National League South 18 4 — — — 18 4
Hemel Hempstead Town 2017–18[27] National League South 11 4 2 0 — 0 0 13 4
Concord Rangers 2017–18[27] National League South 27 8 — — 1[a] 0 28 8
Dartford 2018–19[27] National League South 42 4 2 0 — 3[a][c] 0 47 4
2019–20[27] National League South 12 3 3 0 — 0 0 15 3
Dartford total 54 7 5 0 0 0 3 0 62 7
Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2019–20[27] National League South 8 1 — — — 8 1
Tonbridge Angels 2019–20[27] National League South 7 1 — — — 7 1
2020–21[27] National League South 11 1 4 2 — 1[a] 0 16 3
Tonbridge Angels total 26 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 31 5
Margate 2021–22[29] Isthmian League Premier Division 42 18 3 0 — 10[a][d][c] 6 55 24
2022–23[29] Isthmian League Premier Division 42 12 2 0 — 8[a][c][e] 5 52 17
2023–24[29] Isthmian League Premier Division 39 14 4 1 — 2[a][e] 0 45 15
2024–25[29] Isthmian League South East Division 19 4 6 4 — 6[a][c][e] 3 31 11
Margate total 142 48 15 5 0 0 26 14 183 67
Career total 452 119 35 10 0 0 40 17 527 146
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Kent Senior Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Velocity Trophy
  5. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Velocity Cup

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Margate (joint-caretaker) 26 December 2022 31 January 2023 6 1 2 3 016.7
Margate (player-manager) 29 May 2024 Present 31 18 8 5 058.1
Total 37 19 10 8 051.4

Honours

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Welling United
Inter Milan
Brighton & Hove Albion
Concord Rangers
Maidstone United

Individual

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Welling teenager Ben Greenhalgh joins Inter Milan after winning Sky TV programme Football's Next Star". Kent Online. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ^ "ENGLISH LAD GREENHALGH MAKING STRIDES AT INTER MILAN". Tribal Football. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. ^ Owen, Brian (17 March 2011). "Gus: It's not my call". The Argus. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  5. ^ Hoad, Alex (16 February 2012). "Welling United's Ben Greenhalgh is glad to be back where it all started following time at Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan". Kent Online. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Ebbsfleet sign Ben Greenhalgh and give Aaron Williams a deal". BBC Sport. 10 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Stones bring in Greenhalgh". Maidstone United. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  8. ^ Dewar, Heather (3 June 2013). "Inverness sign trio, including reality TV star Ben Greenhalgh". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Preview. Home v St Mirren". ICTFC.com. Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  10. ^ ""It doesn't matter who we get. We just want to get going again" – Hughes". Inverness Courier. Scottish Provincial Press. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Greenhalgh signs for Concord Rangers". Maidstone United FC. 22 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Greenhalgh gets back to the Gallagher". Maidstone United FC. 26 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Player News: Ben Greenhalgh". Dartford FC official website. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Player Update: Ben Greenhalgh". Dartford FC official website. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Ben Greenhalgh stats". Tonbridge Angels FC official website. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Player News: Ben Greenhalgh update". Dartford FC official website. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Player Update: Ben Greenhalgh". Dartford FC official website. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Ben Greenhalgh signs for the Angels". Tonbridge Angels FC official website. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Greenhalgh Joins The Gate". Margate FC official website. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Greenhalgh Named Club Captain". margate-fc.co.uk. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Margate Part Ways With Andy Drury". margate-fc.co.uk. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  22. ^ "Reece Ready To Lead Blues, Greenhalgh Appointed Assistant". margate-fc.co.uk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Ben Greenhalgh Announced As Player/Manager". margate-fc.co.uk. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  24. ^ "TV talent winner, Inter Milan and now FA Cup". BBC Sport.
  25. ^ a b c d e "Ben Greenhalgh Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  26. ^ a b "Ben Greenhalgh – I love a trick or five!". Concord Rangers Official Site. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "B. Greenhalgh". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Midfield trio take up new deals". Maidstone United Official Site. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  29. ^ a b c d "Margate | Appearances | Ben Greenhalgh | Football Web Pages".
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