Ben Bender

Position: MF ▪ Footed: Left

183cm, 74kg (6-0, 165lb)

Born: March 7, 2001 in United States us

Citizenship: United States us

Club: Tampa Bay Rowdies

Draft: Charlotte FC, 1st round (1st overall), 2022 MLS Draft (from Maryland)

Wages: $115,000 Annual Expires December 2024. Via Capology.

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2024

MLS

USL Champ

Min

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476

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Ast

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0.2

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0.3

SCA

GCA

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Last 5 Matches

Last 5 Matches Table
										Performance												Expected			SCA		Passes				Carries		Take-Ons
Date	Day	Round	Venue	Result	Squad	Opponent	Start	Pos	Min	Gls	Ast	PK	PKatt	Sh	SoT	CrdY	CrdR	Touches	Tkl	Int	Blocks	xG	npxG	xAG	SCA	GCA	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	PrgP	Carries	PrgC	Att	Succ	Match Report
2024-07-20	Sat	Regular Season	Away	D 2–2	Charlotte	Austin	N	RM	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	2	3	66.7	1	4	2	0	0	Match Report
2024-07-13	Sat	Regular Season	Away	W 3–1	Charlotte	FC Cincinnati	N	AM	31	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1	0	13	17	76.5	0	17	2	1	0	Match Report
2024-06-29	Sat	Regular Season	Away	L 0–1	Charlotte	Houston Dynamo	Y	AM	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	11	11	100.0	4	7	0	1	1	Match Report
2024-06-22	Sat	Regular Season	Away	W 2–0	Charlotte	Philadelphia Union	Y	AM	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.2	3	1	16	21	76.2	2	13	1	2	2	Match Report
2024-06-19	Wed	Regular Season	Home	D 2–2	Charlotte	Orlando City	N	LW	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1	0	2	4	50.0	0	4	0	0	0	Match Report

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Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time			Performance								Expected				Progression			Per 90 Minutes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG	Matches
2022	20	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	20th	28	19	1,645	18.3	3	6	9	3	0	0	1	0	2.7	2.7	3.3	6.1	34	76	90	0.16	0.33	0.49	0.16	0.49	0.15	0.18	0.33	0.15	0.33	Matches
2023	21	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	18th	17	11	906	10.1	3	2	5	3	0	0	1	0	1.5	1.5	1.3	2.7	25	49	94	0.30	0.20	0.50	0.30	0.50	0.15	0.13	0.27	0.15	0.27	Matches
2024	22	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	11th	6	2	194	2.2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	5	7	16	0.46	0.00	0.46	0.46	0.46	0.07	0.13	0.20	0.07	0.20	Matches
2024	22	TB Rowdies	us USA	2. USL Champ	9th	9	6	476	5.3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0								0.00	0.19	0.19	0.00	0.19						Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		60	38	3,221	35.8	7	9	16	7	0	0	4	0	4.4	4.4	4.9	9.2	64	132	200	0.20	0.25	0.45	0.20	0.45	0.14	0.16	0.30	0.14	0.30
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG	Matches
Charlotte (3 Seasons)				1 League		51	32	2,745	30.5	7	8	15	7	0	0	3	0	4.4	4.4	4.9	9.2	64	132	200	0.23	0.26	0.49	0.23	0.49	0.14	0.16	0.30	0.14	0.30
TB Rowdies (1 Season)				1 League		9	6	476	5.3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0								0.00	0.19	0.19	0.00	0.19

MLS (3 Seasons)						51	32	2,745	30.5	7	8	15	7	0	0	3	0	4.4	4.4	4.9	9.2	64	132	200	0.23	0.26	0.49	0.23	0.49	0.14	0.16	0.30	0.14	0.30
USL Champ (1 Season)						9	6	476	5.3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0								0.00	0.19	0.19	0.00	0.19

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Shooting: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Shooting: Domestic Leagues Table
							Standard												Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG	Matches
2022	20	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	20th	18.3	3	25	7	28.0	1.37	0.38	0.12	0.43	20.9	0	0	0	2.7	2.7	0.11	+0.3	+0.3	Matches
2023	21	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	18th	10.1	3	17	5	29.4	1.69	0.50	0.18	0.60	17.6	0	0	0	1.5	1.5	0.09	+1.5	+1.5	Matches
2024	22	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	11th	2.2	1	4	4	100.0	1.86	1.86	0.25	0.25	20.8	0	0	0	0.2	0.2	0.04	+0.8	+0.8	Matches
2024	22	TB Rowdies	us USA	2. USL Champ	9th	5.3	0	13	1	7.7	2.46	0.19	0.00	0.00			0	0						Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		35.8	7	59	17	28.8	1.65	0.48	0.12	0.41	19.7	0	0	0	4.4	4.4	0.10	+2.6	+2.6
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG	Matches
Charlotte (3 Seasons)				1 League		30.5	7	46	16	34.8	1.51	0.52	0.15	0.44	19.7	0	0	0	4.4	4.4	0.10	+2.6	+2.6
TB Rowdies (1 Season)				1 League		5.3	0	13	1	7.7	2.46	0.19	0.00	0.00			0	0

MLS (3 Seasons)						30.5	7	46	16	34.8	1.51	0.52	0.15	0.44	19.7	0	0	0	4.4	4.4	0.10	+2.6	+2.6
USL Champ (1 Season)						5.3	0	13	1	7.7	2.46	0.19	0.00	0.00			0	0

Passing: Domestic Leagues

Passing: Domestic Leagues Table
							Total					Short			Medium			Long					Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP	Matches
2022	20	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	20th	18.3	523	664	78.8	8377	2108	277	318	87.1	179	210	85.2	43	68	63.2	6	3.3	2.4	+2.7	34	49	23	6	76	Matches
2023	21	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	18th	10.1	271	361	75.1	4262	1289	153	172	89.0	89	120	74.2	21	41	51.2	2	1.3	2.0	+0.7	18	27	21	8	49	Matches
2024	22	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	11th	2.2	47	61	77.0	795	263	21	24	87.5	23	27	85.2	3	5	60.0	0	0.3	0.2	-0.3	3	7	2	1	7	Matches
2024	22	TB Rowdies	us USA	2. USL Champ	9th	5.3															1									Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		35.8	841	1086	77.4	13434	3660	451	514	87.7	291	357	81.5	67	114	58.8	9	4.9	4.5	+4.1	55	83	46	15	132
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP	Matches
Charlotte (3 Seasons)				1 League		30.5	841	1086	77.4	13434	3660	451	514	87.7	291	357	81.5	67	114	58.8	8	4.9	4.5	+3.1	55	83	46	15	132
TB Rowdies (1 Season)				1 League		5.3															1

MLS (3 Seasons)						30.5	841	1086	77.4	13434	3660	451	514	87.7	291	357	81.5	67	114	58.8	8	4.9	4.5	+3.1	55	83	46	15	132
USL Champ (1 Season)						5.3															1

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues Table
								Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Outcomes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks	Matches
2022	20	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	20th	18.3	664	633	31	4	0	9	32	3	14	7	3	1	523	0	23	Matches
2023	21	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	18th	10.1	361	349	9	1	3	3	32	3	3	2	0	0	271	3	13	Matches
2024	22	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	11th	2.2	61	57	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	47	1	1	Matches
2024	22	TB Rowdies	us USA	2. USL Champ	9th	5.3							9									Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		35.8	1086	1039	43	5	3	12	76	6	17	9	3	1	841	4	37
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks	Matches
Charlotte (3 Seasons)				1 League		30.5	1086	1039	43	5	3	12	67	6	17	9	3	1	841	4	37
TB Rowdies (1 Season)				1 League		5.3							9

MLS (3 Seasons)						30.5	1086	1039	43	5	3	12	67	6	17	9	3	1	841	4	37
USL Champ (1 Season)						5.3							9

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues Table
							SCA		SCA Types						GCA		GCA Types
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	Matches
2022	20	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	20th	18.3	63	3.45	50	5	5	3	0	0	9	0.49	7	1	1	0	0	0	Matches
2023	21	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	18th	10.1	35	3.48	27	1	4	2	0	1	4	0.40	3	0	1	0	0	0	Matches
2024	22	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	11th	2.2	5	2.31	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.46	1	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
2024	22	TB Rowdies	us USA	2. USL Champ	9th	5.3																	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		35.8	103	3.38	82	6	9	5	0	1	14	0.46	11	1	2	0	0	0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	Matches
Charlotte (3 Seasons)				1 League		30.5	103	3.38	82	6	9	5	0	1	14	0.46	11	1	2	0	0	0
TB Rowdies (1 Season)				1 League		5.3

MLS (3 Seasons)						30.5	103	3.38	82	6	9	5	0	1	14	0.46	11	1	2	0	0	0
USL Champ (1 Season)						5.3

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues Table
							Tackles					Challenges				Blocks
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err	Matches
2022	20	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	20th	18.3	25	14	2	15	8	7	21	33.3	14	22	4	18	10	35	10	0	Matches
2023	21	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	18th	10.1	15	8	4	7	4	9	18	50.0	9	10	0	10	5	20	6	0	Matches
2024	22	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	11th	2.2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.0	2	2	0	2	0	2	1	0	Matches
2024	22	TB Rowdies	us USA	2. USL Champ	9th	5.3		5											2				Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		35.8	42	27	8	22	12	16	41	39.0	25	34	4	30	17	57	17	0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err	Matches
Charlotte (3 Seasons)				1 League		30.5	42	22	8	22	12	16	41	39.0	25	34	4	30	15	57	17	0
TB Rowdies (1 Season)				1 League		5.3		5											2	0

MLS (3 Seasons)						30.5	42	22	8	22	12	16	41	39.0	25	34	4	30	15	57	17	0
USL Champ (1 Season)						5.3		5											2	0

Possession: Domestic Leagues

Possession: Domestic Leagues Table
							Touches							Take-Ons					Carries								Receiving
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR	Matches
2022	20	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	20th	18.3	863	12	119	417	335	37	863	36	17	47.2	19	52.8	523	2630	957	34	25	4	60	22	599	90	Matches
2023	21	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	18th	10.1	478	10	57	227	197	30	478	26	11	42.3	13	50.0	290	1681	745	25	8	3	22	9	343	94	Matches
2024	22	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	11th	2.2	76	1	9	36	32	7	76	4	3	75.0	0	0.0	49	270	142	5	4	0	3	3	60	16	Matches
2024	22	TB Rowdies	us USA	2. USL Champ	9th	5.3																							Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		35.8	1417	23	185	680	564	74	1417	66	31	47.0	32	48.5	862	4581	1844	64	37	7	85	34	1002	200
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR	Matches
Charlotte (3 Seasons)				1 League		30.5	1417	23	185	680	564	74	1417	66	31	47.0	32	48.5	862	4581	1844	64	37	7	85	34	1002	200
TB Rowdies (1 Season)				1 League		5.3

MLS (3 Seasons)						30.5	1417	23	185	680	564	74	1417	66	31	47.0	32	48.5	862	4581	1844	64	37	7	85	34	1002	200
USL Champ (1 Season)						5.3

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time				Starts			Subs			Team Success						Team Success (xG)
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off	Matches
2022	20	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	20th	28	1,645	59	53.8	18.3	19	75	4	9	24	3	1.18	23	27	-4	-0.22	+0.04	21.4	23.5	-2.1	-0.12	-0.11	Matches
2023	21	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	18th	17	906	53	29.6	10.1	11	74	1	6	16	6	1.29	16	15	+1	+0.10	+0.43	12.3	13.8	-1.5	-0.15	+0.32	Matches
2024	22	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	11th	6	194	32	6.3	2.2	2	58	0	4	20	6	1.33	5	4	+1	+0.46	+0.21	2.3	3.9	-1.6	-0.74	-0.85	Matches
2024	22	TB Rowdies	us USA	2. USL Champ	9th	9	476	53	15.6	5.3	6	68	1	3	23	0	0.78	4	10	-6	-1.13	-1.66						Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		60	3,221	54	26.3	35.8	38	73	6	22	21	15	1.17	48	56	-8	-0.22	-0.33	36.0	41.2	-5.2	-0.17	-0.06
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off	Matches
Charlotte (3 Seasons)				1 League		51	2,745	54	29.9	30.5	32	74	5	19	21	15	1.23	44	46	-2	-0.07	-0.01	36.0	41.2	-5.2	-0.17	-0.06
TB Rowdies (1 Season)				1 League		9	476	53	15.6	5.3	6	68	1	3	23	0	0.78	4	10	-6	-1.13	-1.66

MLS (3 Seasons)						51	2,745	54	29.9	30.5	32	74	5	19	21	15	1.23	44	46	-2	-0.07	-0.01	36.0	41.2	-5.2	-0.17	-0.06
USL Champ (1 Season)						9	476	53	15.6	5.3	6	68	1	3	23	0	0.78	4	10	-6	-1.13	-1.66

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Performance													Aerial Duels
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%	Matches
2022	20	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	20th	18.3	1	0	0	24	13	1	32	10	14	0	0	0	92	12	23	34.3	Matches
2023	21	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	18th	10.1	1	0	0	16	10	1	32	5	8	0	0	0	57	13	20	39.4	Matches
2024	22	Charlotte	us USA	1. MLS	11th	2.2	1	0	0	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	2	50.0	Matches
2024	22	TB Rowdies	us USA	2. USL Champ	9th	5.3	1	0	0	10	6	1	9	2	5			0					Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		35.8	4	0	0	53	30	4	76	17	27	0	0	0	155	27	45	37.5
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%	Matches
Charlotte (3 Seasons)				1 League		30.5	3	0	0	43	24	3	67	15	22	0	0	0	155	27	45	37.5
TB Rowdies (1 Season)				1 League		5.3	1	0	0	10	6	1	9	2	5			0

MLS (3 Seasons)						30.5	3	0	0	43	24	3	67	15	22	0	0	0	155	27	45	37.5
USL Champ (1 Season)						5.3	1	0	0	10	6	1	9	2	5			0

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Data via Capology.

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