Ben Hirst
English association football player
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Benjamin Matthew Hirst (born 21 October 1997) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Hirst training with York City in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Matthew Hirst[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | York, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | York City | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Pickering Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 6 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hirst started his career in York City's youth system, making his first-team debut in 2014. He had a loan spell with Northern Premier League Division One North club Scarborough Athletic in 2015, before being released by York in 2016. Hirst had a short with Pickering Town in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
Career
Born in York,[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]
After a successful trial, Hirst joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division club Pickering Town in the summer of 2016.[12][13] In August 2016, he retired from football after deciding to focus on his carpet cleaning business.[13]
Career statistics
| 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[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015–16[14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[15] | NPL Division One North | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pickering Town | 2016–17[16] | NECL Premier Division | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
