Ben Nelson
Leicester CityHeight
4
Shirt
21 years
18 Mar 2004
Right
Preferred foot
EnglandCountry
€1.2M
Market value
30 Jun 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Centre-back
CB
Player traits
Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches34%Shot attempts53%Goals53%
Chances created3%Aerial duels won50%Defensive contributions82%
Championship 2025/2026
0
Goals0
Assists12
Started12
Matches1,028
Minutes played6.80
Rating1
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
20 Jan
WrexhamD1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
17 Jan
Coventry CityL2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
10 Jan
Cheltenham TownW0-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.6
5 Jan
West Bromwich AlbionW2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.1
1 Jan
Sheffield UnitedL3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.3
29 Dec 2025
Derby CountyW2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.4
26 Dec 2025
WatfordL1-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.3
20 Dec 2025
Queens Park RangersL4-1
90
0
0
0
0
4.6
13 Dec 2025
Ipswich TownW3-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.4
10 Dec 2025
Bristol CityD2-2
90
0
0
1
0
6.7
Leicester City20 Jan
Championship
Wrexham
1-1
90’
7.2
17 Jan
Championship
Coventry City
2-1
90’
7.2
10 Jan
FA Cup
Cheltenham Town
0-2
90’
7.6
5 Jan
Championship
West Bromwich Albion
2-1
90’
7.1
1 Jan
Championship
Sheffield United
3-1
90’
6.3
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 33%- 3Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.13xG
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultMiss
0.05xG-xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 1,028
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.13
xG on target (xGOT)
0.01
Non-penalty xG
0.13
Shots
3
Shots on target
1
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.13
Successful passes
401
Successful passes %
80.8%
Accurate long balls
24
Accurate long balls %
32.4%
Chances created
1
Possession
Successful dribbles
2
Successful dribbles %
33.3%
Touches
687
Touches in opposition box
8
Dispossessed
1
Fouls won
6
Defending
Tackles
24
Duels won
59
Duels won %
63.4%
Aerial duels won
27
Aerial duels won %
54.0%
Interceptions
13
Blocked shots
10
Fouls committed
2
Recoveries
27
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
4
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches34%Shot attempts53%Goals53%
Chances created3%Aerial duels won50%Defensive contributions82%
Career
Senior career | ||
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14 0 | ||
17 1 | ||
9 1 | ||
15 0 | ||
12 0 | ||
Youth career | ||
11 1 | ||
2 0 | ||
34 1 | ||
3 0 | ||
11 1 | ||
National team | ||
2 0 | ||
5 0 | ||
 England Under 18Nov 2021 - Aug 2022 4 0 | ||
1 0 | ||
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