| Ben Hart | |
| Fullname: | Benjamin Ethan Hart[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Burton upon Trent, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Burton Albion |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Burton Albion |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Tamworth (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Tamworth (loan) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Redditch United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021– |
| Clubs7: | Tamworth |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:00, 23 April 2022 (UTC) |
Benjamin Ethan Hart (born 26 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays for side CoalvilleTown, where he plays as a defender.
Hart began his career with the Burton Albion youth system. On 12 December 2018, Hart was sent on a work experience loan to Kidsgrove Athletic for one month which lasted until 9 January 2019.[2]
Ben returned to Burton Albion following the loan spell and on 22 May 2019 was rewarded with a six-month professional contract.[3] On 20 September 2019, Ben rejoined Northern Premier League Division One South East side Kidsgrove Athletic on a one-month loan deal.[4] The loan was extended on 23 October 2019, the loan was due to run until 26 December 2019.[5]
Hart returned slightly early to Burton Albion, and made his League One debut on 21 December 2019, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Ryan Edwards in a 3–1 home victory over Rochdale.[6]
Ben's contract was extended on 30 December 2019 until the end of the 2019–20 season.[7]
On 1 February 2020, it was announced that Hart had joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on a one-month loan deal.[8] However the deal was only made official by Tamworth on 14 February 2020.[9]
Hart re-signed on loan with Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on 6 October 2020, he was joined on the same day by his Burton Albion teammate Tom Armitage.[10]
Hart signed for fellow Southern League Premier Division Central side Redditch United on 21 December 2020, but failed to make a single appearance following the curtailment of the season.[11]
On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would be one of 12 players leaving Burton at the end of the season.[12]
Following his release from Burton Albion, Hart re-signed for Tamworth on a permanent deal on 28 May 2021.[13] Hart appeared for the first time for Tamworth on 21 August 2021, as Tamworth demolished Lowestoft Town 6–1 in a Southern League Premier Division Central home fixture, Hart was replaced on the 76th minute by Aram Soleman.[14]
Hart's season was prematurely ended on 8 January 2022 in a Southern League Premier Division Central home fixture against Royston Town. Hart suffered a double break in his ankle and was replaced on the 19th minute by Jack Thomas. Tamworth won the match 2–0.[15]
On 17 June 2022, it was confirmed via a club newsletter that Hart would return to pre-season with Tamworth for the 2022–23 season.[16] On 2 August 2022, Tamworth confirmed that following an impressive showing in pre-season, Hart had signed a deal to remain with the club for the 2022–23 season.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burton Albion | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | Northern Premier League Division One West | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Burton Albion | 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Northern Premier League Division One South East | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Burton Albion | 2019–20 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tamworth (loan) | 2019–20[18] | Southern League Premier Central | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Burton Albion | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tamworth (loan) | 2020–21 | Southern League Premier Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Redditch United (loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tamworth | 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||