Ben
Nelson

Centre-back · age 22 · England · 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
24
Goals
1
Assists
1
Rating
6.78
2025/26

Liam
Kitching

Centre-back · age 27 · England · 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)

Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.73
2026/27
Change Nelson
Change Kitching

Attributes

All seasons · rated out of 99

Ben NelsonLiam Kitching
SHO26 · 31CRE9 · 22PAS66 · 54DRI29 · 31DEF69 · 61PHY76 · 70
26Shooting31
9Creating22
66Passing54
29Dribbling31
69Defending61
76Physical70

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Rated against different pools: Ben Nelson against Championship, Liam Kitching against League One. A 90 in one league isn’t a 90 in another.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · All seasons

Ben NelsonLiam Kitching
5,376 minutes16,275 minutes
6.89Average rating6.94
0.05Goalsper 900.05
0.02Assistsper 900.03
0.25Shotsper 900.79
0.12Shots on targetper 900.25
47%Shot accuracy32%
–Big chances createdper 900.04
0.15Key passesper 900.51
0.32Dribbles completedper 900.24
46.2Passesper 9050.5
77%Pass accuracy75%
–Through ballsper 900.01
3.05Tackles + interceptionsper 902.51
58%Duels won56%
2.80Aerials wonper 903.17
5.96Clearancesper 904.40
0.87Blocksper 900.54
0.49Fouls wonper 900.66
0.23Dispossessedper 900.27
25%Won, in his games–
1.01Points a game, in his games–

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Ben NelsonLiam Kitching
Ben Nelson
CBLBFW

Centre-back 92% · Left-back 6% · Forward 2%

Liam Kitching
CBRMLM

Centre-back 98% · Right midfielder 1% · Left midfielder 1%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Ben NelsonLiam Kitching
71League apps191
3League goals9
1League assists5
0.04Goals per game0.05
1792Minutes per goalfewer is better1808
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 0
    2
    20/21
  2. 0
    4
    032
    21/22
  3. 3
    18
    2548
    22/23
  4. 2
    10
    532
    23/24
  5. 6
    10
    1729
    24/25
  6. 2
    13
    2438
    25/26
  7. 3
    10
    26/27

Each pair: clean sheets above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Ben NelsonLiam Kitching
22
Age
27
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Right
Foot
Left
Jun 2027
Contract to
–
5
League seasons
7
1
League titles
1
Fee undisclosed, 2023
Last move
€4.6m, 2023

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.