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Benjamin White Biography, Club Career, International Career, Girlfriend, Height and Weight, Net Worth and Salary

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Benjamin White Biography

Quick Facts About Benjamin White

Celebrated Name Benjamin White
Age 23 Years
Nick Name Benjamin White
Birth Name Benjamin William White
Birth Date 1997-10-08
Gender Male
Profession Footballer
Nationality British
Birth Nation England
Place Of Birth Poole, England
Horoscope Libra
Ethnicity White
Career Start 2014
Awards 2017-18 Newport County Player of the Year Award, 2019-20 Leeds United Young Player of the Season, Brighton & Hove Albion Player of the Season, etc.
Father Barry White
Mother Carole White
Sisters Ellie
Marital Status Single
Height 6 ft. 0 inches
Weight 78kg
Body Type Alethic
Eye Color Light Blue
Hair Color Brown
Sexual Orientation Straight
Source of Wealth Football Career
Salary £1.7 Million
Current Club Brighton & Hove Albion
Position Centre-back
Jersey Number 3
Links TwitterInstagram

 

Benjamin William White is a highly rated English professional football player who plays for Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion and the England national side as a center-back. He started playing football for the youth side of Southampton. Later on, in 2014, he performed for the youth team of Brighton & Hove Albion and began his profession at the club. He made his professional soccer debut on 9 August 2016. He has earlier had spells on loan at Newport County of League Two, Peterborough United of League One & Leeds United. At Leeds he played in every game, helping them win the 2019/20 Championship and gain progression to the Premier League. 

On the international level, he has served England at the senior level. He was listed in the England team for the first time in May 2021, where he was picked as part of the provisional 33-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and was later cut from the team, though remained on standby for the tournament. He made his international introduction for England on 2 June 2021. On 7 June, he was selected to the squad for Euro 2020 as a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

What is Benjamin White Famous For?

  • Being a higly rated professional football player.

Honors

  • Won the 2019/20 EFL Championship with Leeds United.

Individual

  • Won the 2017/18 Newport County Player of the Year Award.
  • Won the 2019/20 Leeds United Young Player of the campaign.
  • Won the 2020/21 Brighton & Hove Albion Player of the Season.

Where is Benjamin White From?

Benjamin William White was actually born on 8 October 1997. His birthplace is Poole, England. He was born to his hard-working father, Barry White, and his loving mother, Carole White where he grew up together with his sister, Ellie. He holds British citizen. He belongs to the white ethnicity. His horoscope sign is Libra.

Benjamin White Club Career

  • He began playing football for the youth of Southampton. 
  • Later on, in 2014, he performed for the youth team of Brighton & Hove Albion & began his career at the club. He made his professional football presentation on 9 August 2016 in a 4-0 home win over Colchester United in the first round of the EFL Cup. During his 2016/17 season, he made only 4 presentations for Brighton & Hove Albion’s first team in all the meetings. That season, he also made almost 14 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion Under 23 team in all the competitions.
  • On 1 August 2017, he contracted for League Two club Newport County on loan till the end of the 2017/18 season. He made his debut for the side on 8 August 2017 in a 2-0 winning over Southend United in the first round of the EFL Cup. He made his Football League presentation on 12 August 2017 in a 1-1 draw versus Crewe Alexandra. On 21 November 2017, he tallied his first Football League goal for the club in a 2-1 home loss versus Barnet. During his loan time at Newport County, he made 51 presentations for the club, scoring once and providing other 5 assists in all the competitions as he won the 2017/18 Newport County Player of the Year Award at the awards function, manager Michael Flynn labeled him as “the important loan signing the club has ever made.”
  • In April 2018, he sign a new long-term agreement extension with Brighton and Hove Albion. During his 2018/19 season, he was regular for Brighton U23s where he made 8 presentations for the club, providing 4 assists in all the meetings. 
  • On 3 January 2019, he engaged for League One club Peterborough United on loan till the end of the 2018/19 season. He made his presentation for the club on 5 January 2019 in a 5-0 away failure to Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup. On 23 March 2019, he neted his first goal for the club & first in League One, scoring the second goal in a 2-0 home victory over Southend United. During his loan spell at Peterborough United, he made 16 appearances for the club, scoring once in all the competitions.
  • On 1 July 2019, he contracted for Championship club Leeds United on loan until the end of the 2019/20 season. On the same day, he also confirmed a new one-year contract extension at Brighton. He made his debut for the side on 4 August 2019 in a 3-1 victory versus Bristol City. On 4 September 2019, after convincing performances during the month of August, he obtained the Championship PFA Player of the Month award for August 2019. On 23 December 2019, after keeping his form, he won the Championship Best Young Player award, as determined by Sky Sports readers. On 22 July 2020, he tallied his first goal for the club in a 4-0 win versus Charlton on the last game of his loan time which was ultimately voted Goal of the Month for July 2020. During his loan term at Leeds United, he made 49 presentations for the club, scoring once and providing other 2 assists in all the competitions as Leeds was then promoted to the Premier League as league champions. That season, he won the Leeds Young Player of the year award and the Yorkshire Evening Post award for Player of the season for 2019/20.
  • On 8 September 2020, he was listed in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2019/20 Championship.
  • On 1 September 2020, he engaged a new four-year agreement with Brighton. On the opening days of the 2020/21 season, he made his league presentation and also his Premier League debut for Brighton in a 3-1 home loss versus Chelsea where he went off injured. On 2 February 2021, he performed in Brighton’s 1-0 away win over defending champions Liverpool, maintaining their first league win at Anfield since 1982. On 20 April 2021, after a great performance, he was shown off after a second bookable offense in the 90+2-minute, in a match where he helped Brighton get their first-ever point at Chelsea in a 0-0 draw. On 18 May 2021, he performed in Brighton’s 3-2 home victory over champions Manchester City with fans turning to football which was their first league victory versus City since 1989. During his 2020/21 season, he made 39 presentations for the club in all the competitions as he won the 2020/21 Brighton and Hove Albion Player of the Season after a great season breaking into the first team.

Benjamin White International Career

  • He has served England at the senior level. 
  • He was listed in the England team for the first time in May 2021, where he was chosen as part of the provisional 33-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and was later cut from the squad, though remained on standby for the competition. 
  • He made his international presentation for England on 2 June 2021 in a 1-0 friendly win versus Austria.
  • On 7 June, he was listed to the squad for Euro 2020 as a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Benjamin White Girlfriend

Looking at his private life, he is too young to get married. The footballer is concentrating on his professional career. He might be dating a pretty girl at present or might be single. Any updates on his affection life will be updated here.

Benjamin White Height and Weight

Benjamin White stands at a nice height of 1.82m i.e. 6 feet & 0 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of about 78kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is light blueish and his hair color is brown. His sexual orientation is reported to be straight.

Benjamin White Net Worth and Salary

Benjamin White gains from his professional occupation as a football player. His income is from deals, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. As of 2021, his salary is about £1.7 million where his net worth is not revealed yet. His market value is approximately €28 million. All- updates on his net worth will be updated here sortly.

Did You Know?

  • He wears jazzy number 3 for Brighton& Hove Albion.
  • 2017/18 Newport County Player of the Year Award.
  • 2019/20 Leeds United Young Player of the Season.
  • 2020/21 Brighton and Hove Albion Player of the Season.

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