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James
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Centre-back · age 30 · England · 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.67
2026/27
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Ben
Purrington

Left-back · age 30 · United Kingdom · 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
11
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.53
2026/27
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Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

James BallBen Purrington
SHO22 · 59CRE37 · 22PAS27 · 26DEF69 · 51PHY41 · 66
22Shooting59
37Creating22
27Passing26
69Defending51
41Physical66

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the League Two.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

James BallBen Purrington
552 minutes810 minutes
6.67Average rating6.53
0.00Goalsper 900.11
0.00Assistsper 900.00
0.82Shotsper 900.67
–Shots on targetper 900.44
0%Shot accuracy67%
0.82Key passesper 900.33
–Dribbles completedper 900.11
31.0Passesper 9030.3
68%Pass accuracy54%
4.24Tackles + interceptionsper 903.22
52%Duels won58%
2.28Aerials wonper 903.67
5.71Clearancesper 905.78
1.14Blocksper 90–
0.49Fouls wonper 900.33
0.49Dispossessedper 900.44
30%Won, in his games45%
1.20Points a game, in his games1.36

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

James BallBen Purrington
James Ball
CBCMDMRBAM

Centre-back 49% · Central midfielder 25% · Defensive midfielder 14%

Ben Purrington
LBCBLM

Left-back 83% · Centre-back 11% · Left midfielder 6%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

James BallBen Purrington
130League apps295
10League goals11
5League assists10
0.08Goals per game0.04
732Minutes per goalfewer is better1846
Clean sheets a season, season by season
By seasonBy age
  1. 0
    1
    13/14
  2. 2
    5
    14/15
  3. 2
    14
    15/16
  4. 4
    29
    16/17
  5. 4
    10
    17/18
  6. 4
    16
    1847
    18/19
  7. 8
    31
    19/20
  8. 12
    28
    20/21
  9. 2
    12
    1127
    21/22
  10. 4
    3
    3213
    22/23
  11. 5
    8
    2524
    23/24
  12. 5
    10
    1321
    24/25
  13. 5
    15
    2134
    25/26
  14. 1
    4
    1011
    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

James BallBen Purrington
30
Age
30
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Right
Foot
Left
Jun 2027
Contract to
Jun 2027
7
League seasons
14
1
League titles
0
Free transfer, 2025
Last move
Free transfer, 2026
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