| Ben Dempsey | |
| Fullname: | Ben Michael Dempsey[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1999 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tooting, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Ayr United |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Charlton Athletic |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Kingstonian (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Woking (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Woking (loan) |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Ayr United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Ayr United |
| Caps7: | 57 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Club-Update: | 17:10, 17 May 2024 (UTC) |
Ben Michael Dempsey (born 25 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ayr United.
Having signed his first professional contract with Charlton Athletic in May 2018,[2] Dempsey made his debut for Charlton on 14 August 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.[3]
Dempsey joined Kingstonian on loan in December 2019[4] before joining Dulwich Hamlet on a one-month loan on 8 November 2019,[5] making his debut for Dulwich on that day in a 4–1 FA Cup defeat to Carlisle United.[6]
He then joined Woking on loan in February 2020 for the rest of the 2019-20 season.[7] On 12 October 2020, Dempsey returned to Woking for a second loan spell, this time running until 9 January 2021.[8] On 13 January 2021, the loan was extended until the end of the 2020-21 season.[9]
On 24 January 2022, Dempsey joined Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan for the rest of the 2021–22 season, with an option for a permanent deal in the summer.[10] [11]
On 16 May 2022, it was announced that Dempsey would join Ayr United on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[14] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[15] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[16] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2018–19 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[17] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | National League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Woking total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Ayr United | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 35 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Ayr United total | 64 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 107 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 142 | 12 | |||