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Ben Sheaf

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Ben Sheaf
Sheaf with Coventry City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Benjamin David Sheaf[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Dartford, Kent, England[3]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position Defensive midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2014 West Ham United
2014–2017 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Arsenal 0 (0)
2018 → Stevenage (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2020 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 32 (1)
2020–2021 → Coventry City (loan) 30 (0)
2021–2025 Coventry City 131 (7)
2025– Wrexham 26 (0)
International career
2013–2014 England U16
2015 England U18 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2026

Benjamin David Sheaf (born 5 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Wrexham. He has represented England at youth level.

Club career

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Arsenal

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Sheaf with Arsenal U21 in 2015.

Sheaf started his youth career with the reserves of West Ham United at the age of 13,[4] before joining the Arsenal youth setup on 2 July 2014.[5] He earned the praise of senior team manager Arsène Wenger who said that Sheaf was "always ahead of the game".[6] He scored his first goal for the Arsenal U19 in a 3–2 victory over Greek club Olympiacos on 29 September 2015, where he found the net in the 41st minute from the penalty spot.[7]

In October 2015, Sheaf was invited to train with the first team,[8] and days later he was an unused substitute in the club's 3–0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday.[9] He stated that, although the result was not satisfactory, the experience of being involved in the first-team was good for him as he got to "see how things are done".[10] He made his first-team debut for Arsenal on 19 October 2017, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Francis Coquelin in a 1–0 victory over Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Europa League.[11]

Loan to Stevenage

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Sheaf joined League Two side Stevenage on loan on 26 January 2018, joining the Hertfordshire club on a deal until the end of the 2017–18 season.[12] He made his debut in a 2–0 loss against Notts County in League Two on 24 February.[13] He made 10 appearances for the side by the end of the loan spell.[14]

Loan to Doncaster Rovers

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Sheaf joined League One side Doncaster Rovers on loan on 12 July 2019, joining the League One side for six months.[15][16] He made his debut and was named in the starting line-up in a 1–1 draw against Gillingham on 3 August.[17][18] His loan deal was extended until the end of the 2019–20 season on 7 January 2020.[19] On 15 February 2020, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Gillingham in the reverse fixture.[20] At the end, Sheaf played 38 games in all competitions for the side.[21]

Coventry City

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On 4 September 2020, Sheaf joined newly-promoted Championship side Coventry City on a season-long loan deal with the option to make the deal permanent after.[22] He made his first appearance for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Bristol City on 12 September.[23][24]

Sheaf signed for Coventry City on a three-year deal in July 2021.[25]

Wrexham

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On 1 September 2025, Sheaf joined Championship side Wrexham on a three-year deal.[26]

International career

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Sheaf debuted for England under-16 team in the Victory Shield. As of July 2014, he has played twice for the under-16 national team.[4] He was part of the England U18s which played a couple of friendlies against the Netherlands in September 2015. They won 2–0 in the first game which Sheaf scored a penalty[27] and drew the second game 0–0.

Personal life

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Sheaf comes from a sporting family. His mother was a top-level volleyball and beach volleyball player, and his older brother Jake was also a professional beach volleyball player. Sheaf's father was a footballer at county level, whilst his younger brother Max is a current player for Hednesford Town FC winning promotion to the National League North in 2025-26 season.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 13 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2017–18[28] Premier League 0000101[a]020
2018–19[29] 0000001[b]010
2019–20[30] 000000—00
2020–21[31] 000000—00
Total 0000102030
Stevenage (loan) 2017–18[28] League Two 1000000—100
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2019–20[30] League One 32130102[c]0381
Coventry City (loan) 2020–21[31] Championship 3001010—320
Coventry City 2021–22[32] Championship 3522000—372
2022–23[33] 35211002[d]0383
2023–24[34] 313311000354
2024–25[35] 29000202[d]0330
2025–26[36] 1000000010
Total 13176230401449
Wrexham 2025–26[36] Championship 260200000280
Career total 2298122608025510
  1. ↑ Appearance in Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy for Arsenal U21 Squad
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Championship play-offs

References

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  1. ↑ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/01/2018 and 31/01/2018". The Football Association. p. 27. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Ben Sheaf at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ben Sheaf". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Arsenal sign West Ham wonderkid Ben Sheaf". All Arsenal. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Arsenal raid West Ham to sign England Under-16 midfielder Ben Sheaf". Metro. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Arsene Wenger makes huge claim about Arsenal defender". Express. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Youth League: Arsenal 3-2 Olympiacos". Arsenal F.C. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Who is Ben Sheaf? The Arsenal starlet profiled after he takes part in first-team training". Mirror. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Arsenal pay high price in Sheffield Wednesday nightmare". Daily Cannon. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Feature: Ben Sheaf". Arsenal F.C. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Steinberg, Jacob (19 October 2017). "Red Star Belgrade v Arsenal: Europa League – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ben Sheaf joins from Arsenal on loan". Stevenage F.C. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "REPORT: Notts County 2-0 Stevenage". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Rovers loan Arsenal youngster Sheaf". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ben Sheaf joins from Arsenal on loan". Arsenal F.C. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers: Arsenal youngster Ben Sheaf agrees six-month loan deal". BBC Sport. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  18. ↑ Critchlow, Dan (21 August 2019). "Doncaster fansite give their thoughts on Arsenal loanee Ben Sheaf so far". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "Club News Sheaf extends loan until end of the season". Doncaster Rovers. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  20. ↑ "Gillingham 2 Rovers 1". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  21. ↑ Turner, Andy (4 September 2020). "Lowdown on Coventry City's loan man from Arsenal, Ben Sheaf". CoventryLive. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  22. ↑ "Coventry sign Arsenal midfielder Sheaf". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "REPORT: Bristol City 2-1 Sky Blues". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  24. ↑ Turner, Andy (11 November 2020). "Chris Badlan on "unnoticed" quality of Sky Blues' Ben Sheaf". CoventryLive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  25. ↑ "Coventry City re-sign Arsenal midfielder Ben Sheaf on Permanent Deal". Coventry Live.
  26. ↑ "Signed | Ben Sheaf joins Wrexham AFC". wrexhamafc.co.uk. Wrexham AFC. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  27. ↑ Association, The Football. "Ben Sheaf and Kazaiah Sterling help England see off Holland". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Sheaf in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Ben Sheaf in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Sheaf in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Sheaf in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Ben Sheaf in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Ben Sheaf in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Ben Sheaf in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Ben Sheaf in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  36. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Sheaf in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
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