About Ben Bender
Ben Bender closed the 2026 Major League Soccer campaign on 1 goal and 1 assist from 14 outings (401 minutes) — 0.45 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.86. Measured against the 103 USL Championship midfielders who played 450+ minutes in 2024, he ranks in the 56th percentile by goal involvements per 90 — above the cohort median; on goals he ranks 76th of 103.
His best-rated season remains 2022 (7.25, Major League Soccer); his lowest was 2025 (6.33). The recent curve points down: 0.48 below his prior career average across the last two rated seasons.