Ben Hirst

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Ben Hirst
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Hirst training with York City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Matthew Hirst[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth York, England
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 York City
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2014 York City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 York City 3 (0)
2015 → Scarborough Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:05, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Benjamin Matthew "Ben" Hirst (born 21 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club York City. He had a loan spell with Northern Premier League Division One North club Scarborough Athletic in 2015.

Career

Born in York, North Yorkshire,[2] Hirst played for York & District Schoolboys and was named their Most Valuable Player at an end of season awards ceremony in June 2013.[3] He later joined York City's youth system and became a first-year scholar in the summer of 2014.[4][5] He made his first team debut aged 16 as a 73rd-minute substitute for Ryan Jarvis in a 1–1 away draw with Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of the 2014–15 season on 9 August 2014.[6] Having made five first team appearances he signed a professional contract with York in November 2014, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016.[7]

Hirst joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Scarborough Athletic on a one-month loan on 29 September 2015, with his chances at York limited.[8][9] He made his debut that day, as a substitute in a 4–2 away defeat to Clitheroe.[9] He returned to York in November 2015, having made four appearances for Scarborough.[10] Hirst was released by York when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 October 2015.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
York City 2014–15[6] League Two 3 0 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 5 0
Scarborough Athletic (loan) 2015–16[12] NPL Division One North 3 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 4 0
Career total 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

References

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