Ben Bender #16
Midfielder
Central midfielder
USA
Major League Soccer 2026/27 · 5 apps
Club
- Age
- 25 years
- born 7 March 2001
- Height
- 183 cm
- Contract until
- Jun 2027
- At the club since
- May 2025
- Matches this season
- 5
- 199 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 0.52 | 3.00 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.47 across 5 rated matches · all competitions
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8
6
SEPOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating31 Oct · vs Cincinnati (A) 0–1 · 7.00
31 OctMLS
Cincinnati away
L 0–1
60′
7.00
29 OctMLS
Nashville SC away
D 0–0
31′
6.36
15 OctMLS
Chicago Fire away
W 3–1
10′
6.52
11 OctMLS
Real Salt Lake home
W 2–1
8′
6.34
27 SepMLS
Orlando City home
W 4–2
90′
6.11
All 20 matches
2025/26
25 MayMLS
Inter Miami away
L 4–6
90′
5.60
17 MayMLS
Columbus Crew home
D 1–1
90′
7.08
14 MayMLS
Orlando City away
L 3–4
90′
1G 1A
7.85
26 AprMLS
Columbus Crew away
L 0–2
44′
7.00
11 AprMLS
CF Montréal away
W 2–1
65′
6.42
21 MarMLS
Chicago Fire home
L 1–2
14′
6.60
8 MarMLS
SJ Earthquakes home
L 0–1
8′
6.72
1 MarMLS
New York City home
L 1–2
31′
7.12
28 SepMLS
DC United away
W 6–0
7′
6.50
6 JulMLS
Nashville SC away
L 0–1
29′
6.33
2024/25
30 JunMLS
Columbus Crew away
L 0–1
46′
6.17
26 JunMLS
Chicago Fire away
W 1–0
65′
6.16
15 JunMLS
Charlotte home
W 2–1
77′
7.05
1 JunMLS
Dallas away
D 0–0
90′
6.99
29 MayMLS
Toronto away
W 2–1
7′
6.50
Transfers
- 1 Jan 2026transfer Philadelphia Union TBC —
- 30 Nov 2024end of loan Tampa Bay Rowdies Charlotte —
- 6 Sep 2024loan Charlotte Tampa Bay Rowdies —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlotte MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | |||
| Charlotte MLS | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | |||
| Charlotte MLS | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | |||
| Charlotte MLS | 28 | 3 | 6 |