Player Profile
- Name
- Ben White
- Squad number
- 4
- Born
- October 8, 1997/Poole
- National team
- England
- Arsenal debut
- v Brentford (a), Premier League, August 13, 2021 (lost 2-0)
- Previous clubs
- Brighton and Hove Albion, Newport County (loan), Peterborough United (loan), Leeds United (loan)
The 2023/24 season was another of huge progress for gifted defender Ben, who scored a personal best four goals – all in the Premier League – and contributed five assists to complement his outstanding defensive performances at right back.
His ability at both ends of the pitch – contributing to the best defence and lowest expected goals against figure (28.4) in the league while linking up effectively with top scorer Bukayo Saka – was rewarded with our Player of the Month award in March, when he scored at Sheffield United, chipped in with two assists and helped us to three clean sheets. That goal at Bramall Lane was also the 10,000th in the club’s history, in all competitions.
This was Ben’s second season at right back after spending his first campaign in 2021/22 in the centre of defence having signed from Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2021. He came through the Seagulls’ academy and made his debut at the age of 18 before enjoying loan spells at Newport County in League Two, Peterborough United in League One and Leeds United, where he won their Young Player of the Year award en route to the Championship title in 2019/20.
He returned to Brighton the following season, winning their Player of the Year award, before moving to north London.
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