Ben Gladwin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Thomas C. Gladwin | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, Berkshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eldon Celtic | |||
| 2001–2005 | Reading | ||
| Aldershot Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | AFC Wallingford | 31 | (7) |
| 2010 | Hayes & Yeading United | – | (–) |
| 2010 | Salisbury City | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Windsor & Eton | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Burnham | 16 | (1) |
| 2011 | Hayes & Yeading United | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Reading Town | – | (–) |
| 2011 | Marlow | – | (–) |
| 2012 | Hayes & Yeading United | – | (–) |
| 2012–2013 | Marlow | 15 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Swindon Town | 47 | (8) |
| 2015– | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Bristol City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:40, 19 January 2015 (UTC). | |||
Benjamin Thomas C. "Ben" Gladwin (born 8 June 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder.
Career
Swindon Town
Having spent time playing for various non-League football teams such as AFC Wallingford, Hayes & Yeading United and Windsor & Eton, Gladwin moved in to professional football when Swindon Town signed the midfielder from Marlow in November 2013.
Gladwin made his debut for Swindon on 10 December 2013, in a 1-1 draw at home to Stevenage in the Football League Trophy.[1] His first goal for the club came the following season, in a 3-2 loss against Plymouth Argyle in the same competition.[2] On 14 April 2015, Gladwin scored a first-half hat-trick in a 4-2 win away to Rochdale.[3] On 11 May 2015 Gladwin scored twice in Swindon 5-5 draw with Sheffield United in the Football League play-offs, but Swindon went on to lose in the final 4-0 against Preston North End.
Queens Park Rangers
On 28 May 2015, Gladwin and Swindon Town teammate Massimo Luongo, joined Queens Park Rangers, both players signing on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3.5m.[4] On 12 August 2015 Gladwin made his competitive QPR debut in a 0-3 win against Yeovil Town in the first round of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, he started the game and was replaced by Karl Henry in the 59th minute.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 October 2015 [6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Other[1] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 11 | |
| Total | 47 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 11 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2015–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career total | 53 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 12 | |
- 1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions such as the Football League Play-Offs
References
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Swindon Town v Stevenage". BBC Sport. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Swindon Town - BBC". BBC Sport. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Rochdale 2-4 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "QPR complete double signing of Swindon youngsters Massimo Luongo and Ben Gladwin on three-year deals". Daily Mail. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ "Yeovil 0-3 QPR". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ben Gladwin". Soccerbase.
