Ben Brereton Díaz
Chilean footballer (born 1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Anthony Brereton (born 18 April 1999), also known as Ben Brereton Díaz, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Premier League club Southampton and the Chile national team.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Brereton and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Anthony Brereton[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2013 | Manchester United | ||
2013–2015 | Stoke City | ||
2015–2017 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Nottingham Forest | 53 | (8) |
2018–2019 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Blackburn Rovers | 144 | (45) |
2023–2024 | Villarreal | 14 | (0) |
2024 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 14 | (6) |
2024– | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | England U19 | 18 | (5) |
2018 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Chile | 33 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:28, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Brereton Díaz began his club career with Nottingham Forest, making his senior debut in 2017. He moved to Blackburn Rovers in 2018, initially on loan before joining them on a permanent transfer in 2019.
Born in England, Brereton Díaz represented his birth country at the under-19 and under-20 levels, before being named in the Chile squad for the 2021 Copa América in Brazil, having qualified for the latter through his mother.