Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin David Thatcher[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 November 1975||
Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1992 | Millwall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1996 | Millwall | 90 | (1) |
1996–2000 | Wimbledon | 86 | (0) |
2000–2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Leicester City | 29 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Manchester City | 47 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Ipswich Town | 20 | (0) |
Total | 330 | (2) | |
International career | |||
1995–1997 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Wales | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benjamin David Thatcher (born 30 November 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
He played for a number of English clubs, and has featured in more than 300 English league games, all of which were in the top two leagues in the country, notably spending time in the Premier League with Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City and Manchester City. He also played for Millwall, Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town. He represented England's under-21 national team on four occasions, but chose to represent the senior Wales national team, for whom he earned seven caps.