Ben Dempsey
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Lead too short|date=November 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ben Dempsey
| image =
| fullname = Ben Michael Dempsey{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic |publisher=English Football League |page=16 |accessdate=18 October 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1999|11|25}}
| birth_place = Tooting, England
| height =
| 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 = 91
| goals7 = 14
| club-update = 17:10, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Ben Michael Dempsey (born 25 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ayr United.{{soccerway|ben-dempsey/530173}}
Career
=Charlton Athletic=
Having signed his first professional contract with Charlton Athletic in May 2018,{{Cite web |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5afd85f9a03cc/charlton-announce-list-of-released-and-retained-players |title=Charlton announce list of released and retained players |date=18 May 2018 |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. |language=en |access-date=23 March 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/14/england/league-cup/milton-keynes-dons-fc/charlton-athletic-football-club/2796950/|title=Milton Keynes Dons vs. Charlton Athletic - 14 August 2018 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=23 March 2020}}
==Loans==
Dempsey joined Kingstonian on loan in December 2019{{Cite news |url=https://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/17293047.kingstonian-add-right-back-and-midfielder-to-squad/ |title=K's add more players to their ranks |date=12 December 2018 |work=Wimbledon Times |access-date=23 March 2020 |language=en}} before joining Dulwich Hamlet on a one-month loan on 8 November 2019,{{Cite web |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/dulwich-hamlet-announce-double-signing-2484384.html |title=Dulwich Hamlet announce double signing |date=8 November 2019 |publisher=Dulwich Hamlet F.C. |language=en |access-date=23 March 2020}} making his debut for Dulwich on that day in a 4–1 FA Cup defeat to Carlisle United.{{Cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/08/england/fa-cup/dulwich-hamlet-fc/carlisle-united-fc/3180658/ |title=Dulwich Hamlet vs. Carlisle United - 8 November 2019 - Soccerway |website=uk.soccerway.com |access-date=23 March 2020}}
He then joined Woking on loan in February 2020 for the rest of the 2019-20 season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/7000/dempsey-joins-on-loan/ |title=Dempsey joins on loan |date=10 February 2020 |publisher=Woking F.C. |language=en |access-date=23 March 2020}} On 12 October 2020, Dempsey returned to Woking for a second loan spell, this time running until 9 January 2021.{{Cite news |title=Ben Dempsey returns on loan |url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/7203/ben-dempsey-returns-on-loan/ |publisher=Woking F.C. |date=12 October 2020 |accessdate=12 October 2020}} On 13 January 2021, the loan was extended until the end of the 2020-21 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/7336/three-loans-extended/ |title=Three loans extended |publisher=Woking FC |date=13 January 2021}}
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.{{cite web |title= Ben Dempsey joins Ayr United on loan|url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/61eecace044a2/ben-dempsey-joins-ayr-united-on-loan |publisher=Charlton Athletic |access-date=24 January 2022}}{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Stuart|date=2022-01-24|title=Ayr United new boy Ben Dempsey on his decision to jump at move north|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/charlton-athletic-ace-ben-dempsey-26034641|access-date=2022-01-24|website=Daily Record|language=en}}
=Ayr United=
On 16 May 2022, it was announced that Dempsey would join Ayr United on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite news |title=Ben Dempsey joins Ayr United on permanent deal |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/62812e8b40c64/ben-dempsey-joins-ayr-united-on-permanent-deal |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=16 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 9 May 2025}}{{cite web|title=Ben Dempsey|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=114871|website=Soccerbase}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Charlton Athletic
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1One appearance in the EFL Trophy | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1One appearance in the EFL Trophy | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4Four appearances in the EFL Trophy | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Charlton Athletic total
!4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Kingstonian (loan)
|Isthmian League Premier Division |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Dulwich Hamlet (loan)
|4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FAT|Two appearances in the FA Trophy}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Woking (loan)
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1One appearance in the Surrey Senior Cup | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|National League |26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=FAT2|Four appearances in the FA Trophy}} | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Woking total
!31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Ayr United (loan)
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Ayr United
|Scottish Championship |35 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=SCC|One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup}}{{efn|name=SPPO|Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs}} | 0 | 46 | 9 | |
| 2023–24
|Scottish Championship |22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2024–25
|Scottish Championship |34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=SCC24|Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup}}{{efn|name=SPPO25|Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs}} | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Ayr United total
!98 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 126 | 16 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!141 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 186 | 16 |
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References
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{{Ayr United F.C. squad}}
{{2024–25 PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dempsey, Ben}}
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:Kingstonian F.C. players
Category:Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
Category:Ayr United F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Isthmian League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players