| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/2017 | Enterprise National League | 9 | 681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/2026 | League One | 25 | 759 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 | 6.8 |
| 2014/2015 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/2016 | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/2018 | League One | 40 | 3401 | 2 | 1 | 0.08 | — |
| 2018/2019 | League One | 36 | 750 | 8 | 0 | 0.96 | — |
| 2019/2020 | League One | 29 | 2415 | 3 | 2 | 0.19 | 6.64 |
| 2020/2021 | League One | 22 | 1108 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 6.85 |
| 2021/2022 | League One | 14 | 1216 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 6.99 |
| 2022/2023 | League Two | 36 | 2987 | 1 | 3 | 0.12 | 6.99 |
| 2023/2024 | League Two | 20 | 1651 | 3 | 0 | 0.16 | 7.07 |
| 2024/2025 | League Two | 14 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 |
| 2024/2025 | Enterprise National League | 15 | 609 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 6.86 |
Domestic league competitions only; G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 70 Enterprise National League midfielders, 2024/2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-06
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gillingham | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rochdale | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Peterborough United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fleetwood Town | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Accrington Stanley | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walsall | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Southend United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bradford City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Burton Albion | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Northampton Town | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sunderland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Blackpool | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ipswich Town | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bristol Rovers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In 2025/2026, Ben Close hit 1 goal over 25 League One outings (759 minutes) and provided no assists — 0.12 goal involvements per 90. Per-match rating over the season: 6.8. Against the 70 Enterprise National League midfielders who played 450+ minutes in 2024/2025, his match rating places in the 39th percentile; on goals he ranks 20th of 70.
Season ratings peak at 7.07 in 2023/2024, League Two and bottom out at 6.64 in 2019/2020.
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 2013/2014 - 2020/2021 | 186 | 18 | 5 | 10382 | — | — | 6.74 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2021/2022 - 2024/2025 | 134 | 7 | 7 | 8223 | — | — | 6.90 |
| Eastleigh | 2016/2017 - 2024/2025 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1375 | — | — | 6.86 |
| Total | 344 | 25 | 13 | 19980 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 1 | — | 1063 | 2 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 24/25 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 0 | — | 437 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 |
| 24/25 | Eastleigh | 15 | 0 | — | 694 | 2 | 0 | 6.86 |
| 23/24 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 4 | — | 2161 | 4 | 0 | 7.07 |
| 22/23 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 | 2 | — | 3120 | 4 | 0 | 6.99 |
| 21/22 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 0 | — | 1442 | 3 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 20/21 | Portsmouth | 28 | 1 | — | 1558 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 |
| 19/20 | Portsmouth | 44 | 6 | — | 3437 | 3 | 0 | 6.64 |
| 18/19 | Portsmouth | 45 | 9 | — | 1387 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | Portsmouth | 44 | 2 | — | 3674 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | Portsmouth | 4 | 0 | — | 326 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | Eastleigh | 9 | 0 | — | 681 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | Portsmouth | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | Portsmouth | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
