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Ben White (born 1997) is an English football player currently playing for Arsenal Club in the Premier League and the England national team.

Biography of player Ben White

Ben White's full name is Benjamin William White, born on October 8, 1997 in Poole, England and currently plays for Arsenal Club in the Premier League link in bj88com.io

Ben White began his youth career at Southampton before leaving the team at the age of 16, after eight years. Ben White then signed for Brighton & Hove Albion and joined their academy, despite interest from Bristol City and Leicester City.

2. Who is player Ben White and basic information

• Full name:Benjamin William White
• Date of birth: October 8, 1997
• Nationality: English
• Height: 1.86 m
• Position: Right back, center back
• Number of shirts: 4

Ben White had his first professional season in 2016 in the Championship with Brighton. Ben White's first professional match took place on August 9, 2016 when Brighton faced Colchester United in the EFL Cup.

At the end of the 2016/2017 season, White landed at Newport County on loan for one season before returning to Brighton. The defender stayed at Brighton for another year before going on loan at Peterborough and Leeds United.

On July 31, 2021, Arsenal announced the contract with Ben White and this player debuted for his new team in a 0-2 loss to rookie Brentford. In September, Ben White had his first match at Emirates Stadium. At the end of his first season with Arsenal, Ben White made 32 appearances and helped the team win a spot in the Europa League.

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3. Club career

3.1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2016-2021

Born in Poole, Dorset, White began his youth career at Southampton before being sacked at the age of 16, after eight years at the club. He was signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, after receiving interest from Bristol City and Leicester City, where he initially joined their academy.

In the first league match of the 2016–17 season on 6 August 2016, White was an unused substitute in the 0–0 away draw with Derby County. White made his professional football debut three days later on 9 August, playing the entire EFL Cup first round match in a 4–0 home win over Colchester United.

White continued as an unused substitute in the next three league matches against Nottingham Forest, Rotherham United and Reading. His second senior appearance for Brighton came in the next round of the EFL Cup, again playing the entire away match against Oxford United on 23 August, where Brighton won 4–2.

White was again an unused substitute on 18 March 2017, this time against Leeds United. White also appeared three times in the EFL Cup before Brighton U21s were eliminated in the third round by Coventry City.

• 2017–18 season: Loan to Newport County

On 1 August 2017, White signed for League Two club Newport County on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season in what manager Michael Flynn described as "a massive boost for the club".

White made his Newport debut on 8 August 2017 in a 2–0 win over Southend United in the first round of the EFL Cup. He made his debut on 12 August 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Crewe Alexandra. White scored his first career goal on 21 November for Newport against Barnet in a 2–1 home loss.

On 7 January 2018, White featured for Newport in a 2–1 home win over champions Leeds United in the third round of the FA Cup, which meant that Newport progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 1978–79 FA Cup.

In the next round, Newport were drawn at home to host Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur. On 27 January 2018, White started as Newport drew 1–1 to force a replay at Tottenham's temporary home of Wembley Stadium, with White being praised for his performance against Harry Kane.

On 15 March 2018, White won the South Wales Argus Player of the Year Award for Newport for the 2017–18 season. At the awards ceremony, manager Michael Flynn described White as "the best loan signing the club has ever made".

• 2018–19 season: Loan to Peterborough United

After being linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur after initially rejecting a new contract offer at Brighton, White signed a new long-term contract extension at Brighton in April 2018. At the start of the 2018–19 season, then Brighton head coach Chris Hughton announced that White would be the club's fourth-choice centre-back behind Lewis Dunk, Shane Duffy and Leon Balogun.

However, White is a regular player for Brighton U23. On 26 November 2018, he assisted three Premier League 2 Division 1 goals to help Brighton U23s come back from 2–0 down to win 3–2 against Swansea City U23s.

White first appeared on the bench for the Premier League on 8 December 2018, where Brighton lost 1–0 away to Burnley. White remained an unused substitute.

On 3 January 2019, White signed for League One club Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season. He made his Peterborough debut on 5 January 2019 in a 5–0 away defeat to Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup.

White's first game at London Road Stadium was also his first League One appearance, where he came on in the 88th minute to replace Joe Ward in a 2–1 win over Rochdale on 12 January.

White scored his first goal for Peterborough – and his first in League One – scoring the second goal in a 2–0 home win over Southend United on 23 March 2019. White played in the final match of the season which Peterborough won 3–1 at home to Burton Albion.

However, with Doncaster Rovers winning their match, Peterborough missed out on a play-off place. White ended his loan spell with 16 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal.

• 2019–20 season: Loan to Leeds United

On 1 July 2019, White signed for Championship club Leeds United on loan until the end of the season. On the same day, White signed a new one-year contract extension at Brighton. He was given the number 5 shirt ahead of the 2019–20 season, and made his debut on 4 August in Leeds' 3–1 win over Bristol City.

On 4 September 2019, following impressive performances in August, White won the PFA Championship Player of the Month award for August 2019. In November 2019, it was reported that White was being eyed by Premier League club Liverpool, with Brighton head coach Graham Potter announcing that White would not be recalled from Leeds and that his future would be at Brighton after the end of his spell. borrow.

On 23 December 2019, after continuing his form, White won the Championship's Best Young Player award, voted for by Sky Sports readers. White was watched by England manager Gareth Southgate in January 2020, with Southgate also tracking White's teammate Kalvin Phillips.

White played in all 46 league matches (and all 49 overall) as Leeds were promoted to the Premier League as league champions. He scored Leeds' only goal in the final game of his loan spell in a 4–0 win over Charlton Athletic, eventually being voted Goal of the Month for July 2020. Following the end of his loan spell, White won Leeds' Young Player of the Season award and the Yorkshire Evening Post's Player of the Season 2019–20 award.

On 8 September 2020, White was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2019–20 Championship.

• 2020–21: Brighton & Hove Albion's first-team breakthrough

After months of speculation about his future, including Brighton rejecting three fixed offers for White from Leeds, White signed a new four-year contract with Brighton on 1 September 2020.

On the opening day of the 2020–21 season, White made his league debut for Brighton, also his Premier League debut, in a 3–1 home defeat to Chelsea, where he was injured.

He helped Brighton keep a clean sheet in their next league match, a 3–0 away win over Newcastle on 20 September. White played in Brighton's FA Cup third round penalty shootout victory over former club Newport on 10 January 2021.

White played in Brighton's 1–0 away win over defending champions Liverpool on 3 February, claiming their first league win at Anfield since 1982.

On 20 April, after a strong performance, White was sent off after a second yellow card-worthy foul in the 90+2 minute, in a match in which he helped Brighton claim their first point at Chelsea in a 0–0 draw.

He played in Brighton's 3–2 home win over champions Manchester City after coming back from 2–0 down on 18 May, with fans returning to football.

This was their first win over City in the competition since 1989. After a strong season breaking into the first team, White received the Player of the Season award on 6 June, the same day as his first appearance for England.

3.2 Arsenal 2021-

On July 30, 2021, White signed for Premier League club Arsenal for £50 million. He made his debut on 13 August, in the opening match of the 2021–22 Premier League season, starting and playing the entire 2–0 defeat to newly promoted Premier League side Brentford.

White missed Arsenal's next match on August 22, a home match against London rivals Chelsea, due to a positive COVID-19 test.

He finally made his home debut at Emirates Stadium following his return on 9/11, helping keep a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Norwich City for the club's first league win of the season.

White played in his first North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September, he played the entire match which Arsenal picked up all three points in a 3–1 home win. On 2 October, White returned to the Falmer Stadium for the first time since leaving Brighton, where he started and played the entire match for Arsenal in a 0–0 draw with his former club.

For the 2022–23 season, White saw his position moved to right back, changing from his usual centre-back position from the previous season. On 4 March 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 home win over Bournemouth, scoring a volley in the 70th minute.

On 30 September 2023, he scored his first goal of the 2023–24 season in a 4–0 away win against Bournemouth. On 14 March 2024, White signed a new four-year contract with Arsenal until June 2028. Later that season, White scored his first double in a 5–0 London Derby win over Chelsea on 23 April 2024.

At the end of the 2023/2024 season, Ben White is an indispensable factor on the right wing, he has made 51 appearances in all competitions and scored 4 goals.

4. National team career

On 25 May 2021, White was named in England's provisional 33-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020, which took place in the summer of 2021 due to the previous year's postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the first time White has been called up to the national team at any level. He was one of seven players dropped from the squad on 1 June, although the dropped players remained in the squad for the two warm-up matches against Austria and Romania.

White made his England debut as a substitute, replacing Jack Grealish in a 1–0 win over Austria at the Riverside Stadium on 2 June. He cleared Alessandro Schöpf's shot on the line, preventing a late equalizer.

He became the fifth Brighton player to play for England and the second in just under three years after teammate and Albion captain Lewis Dunk was given the captaincy in November 2018. White made his debut in the second and final warm-up match on 6 June, playing the entire match in a 1–0 win over Romania, again played at the Riverside Stadium.

On 7 June 2021, White was named in the 26-man squad for Euro 2020 to replace the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold. White remained unused in the tournament in which England finished runners-up in the Championship.

On 10 November 2022, White was named in England's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He left the tournament for personal reasons on 30 November and is not expected to return.

On 14 March 2024, England head coach Gareth Southgate said White had informed the England team that he did not wish to be considered for selection for the national team.

Southgate denied that personal issues between him and White or between White and England coach Steve Holland, which had been the subject of press speculation, were a factor in White's decision.

Southgate said "the door is open" for him to return. He added: "will be in this squad but he is not with us and I have to focus on those who can help us.

It was later reported that White's arbitrary expulsion from the England squad began with a 'harsh comment' from Southgate's assistant Holland in front of other members of the squad at the World Cup in Qatar in November 2022.

After Gareth Southgate resigned from the England team after Euro 2024 ended, the coach took charge Lee Carsley said there has been no change in Ben White's situation with the national team.

5. Career statistics

• National Championship

• National Cup

• Continental Cup

• Team

6. Ben White's title

6.1 Collective title

• Leeds United: Champion of the Championship 2019/2020
• England team: Euro 2020 runner-up

6.2 Personal title

• Brighton: Best player of the 2020/2021 season
• Leeds United: Best young player of the 2019/2020 season
• Newport County: Best player of the 2017/2018 season
• Arsenal: FA Community Shield: 2023