Ben Rydel

Ben Daniel Rydel is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Salford City. A product of Salford's academy, he spent time on loan at City of Liverpool, where he made his first senior appearances.

Ben Rydel
Personal information
Full name Ben Daniel Rydel[1]
Date of birth 2003/2004 (age 17–18)
Place of birth Oldham, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Salford City
Number 38
Youth career
2019– Salford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Salford City 0 (0)
2021 → City of Liverpool (loan) 7 (0)
2021 → Radcliffe (loan) 9 (1)
2022 → Radcliffe (loan) 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:26, 3 May 2022

Career

Born in Oldham, Rydel is a product of the Salford City academy, having the joined the club aged 15, captaining Salford's Under-18 team on several occasions during his first two seasons at the club.[3] In July 2021, Rydel signed his first professional contract, a one-year contract which would also see him move into the development squad.[3] In August, he was loaned to Northern Premier League Division One West team City of Liverpool.[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Farsley Celtic, scoring The Purps third in a 3–0 win as the club reached the third qualifying round for the first time, a goal described as a "majestic" free-kick.[5]

Rydel made his Salford debut on 5 October 2021, starting the EFL Trophy fixture against Tranmere Rovers.[6] Three days later, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division team Radcliffe on a month-long loan,[7] and on his debut the following day, he scored the equaliser from a free-kick as Radcliffe came from two down to make the game 2–2 against Buxton in an eventual 3–2 defeat.[8] He remained at the club until the end of December before returning to Salford. In February 2022 he returned to Radcliffe on loan for the remainder of the season.

Career statistics
As of match played 23 April 2022
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salford City 2021–22[9] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000001010
City of Liverpool (loan) 2021–22[10] NPL Division One West 7031001[lower-alpha 2]0111
Radcliffe (loan) 2021–22[11] NPL Premier Division 201000000201
Career total 271310020332
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "Squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contract players" (PDF). English Football League. 9 September 2021. p. 113. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. "Ben Rydel". Jobs4Football. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. "Ben Rydel and Anton Smith sign first professional contracts at Salford". Salford City F.C. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. Meadows, Michael (2 August 2021). "Purps loan Salford City starlet". City of Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. Meadows, Michael (2 August 2021). "Match report: Purps 3–0 Farsley Celtic". City of Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. Giblin, Andrew (5 October 2021). "Salford City 0-2 Tranmere Rovers (Papa John's Trophy GS2): Ammies out of Papa John's Trophy". Salford City F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. Wilson, Kieran (8 October 2021). "Ben Rydel signs on a one month loan". Radcliffe F.C. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. Wilson, Kieran (9 October 2021). "Radcliffe are denied a point as Buxton strike late". Radcliffe F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  9. "Salford City – Appearances – Ben Rydel". Football Web Pages. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. "City of Liverpool – Appearances – Ben Rydel". Football Web Pages. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  11. "Radcliffe – Appearances – Ben Rydel". Football Web Pages. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.


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