Ben Whitfield

Benjamin Michael Whitfield (born 28 February 1996) is an English professional footballer for National League club Boreham Wood, on loan from National League club Barrow. He can play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger.

Whitfield spent time in the youth teams at Bradford City and Silsden before making his first-team debut for Guiseley in December 2013. He signed with AFC Bournemouth the following month and spent most of the 2015–16 season on loan at Kidderminster Harriers – where he was named as the club's Player of the Year – and the 2016–17 season on loan at Yeovil Town and 2017–18 season on loan at Port Vale. He joined Port Vale permanently in August 2018, though he left the club 13 months later to join non-League Torquay United. He was named Torquay's Player of the Year for the 2019–20 season but left the club shortly after their defeat in the 2021 National League play-off final. He joined Stockport County in July 2021 and helped the club to win promotion into the English Football League as champions of the National League in the 2021–22 season. He signed with Barrow in July 2022. After two seasons with Barrow, he joined Burton Albion, only to return to Barrow on loan in February 2025. The loan was made permanent in August 2025. He was loaned from Barrow to Boreham Wood in September 2026.