| Ben Paton | |
| Fullname: | Benjamin Alan Paton |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.7m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Kitchener SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2016-2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Ross County |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | January 17, 2023 |
Benjamin Alan "Ben" Paton (born May 5, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player.
In 2016, Paton joined the youth academy of Blackburn Rovers, after trialing the year previous.[1] In March 2018 Blackburn signed Paton to a professional contract.[2] In June 2021 it was announced that Paton would not be retained by the club.[3]
On July 8, 2021 Scottish Premiership club Ross County announced they had signed Paton to a deal, joining his older brother Harry.[4] He made his professional debut for The Staggies on August 22 against Rangers.[5]
In January 2023 Paton suffered a cruciate ligament injury during a training session, ruling him out for nine months.[6] In January 2024, Ross County announced he had left the club following the expiration of his contract.[7]
Paton has represented Canada at the under-17 level and was part of a squad that faced Jamaica in November 2016.[8]
Ben Paton's older brother, Harry, is also a professional soccer player.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||