Benjamin Christopher Algar (born 3 December 1989) is an English

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who plays as a left back for

Frickley Athletic Frickley Athletic Football Club is a football club based in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Westfield Lane. History Although the club itself claims it was formed in 1910, the team was activ ...

Career

England

Algar started his career as a winger or striker and came through the youth systems of

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

and

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. He made his professional debut for the Spireites on 4 September 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute of a 3–1 defeat at home to

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded i ...

in the

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. He made 15 league appearances for Chesterfield in the 2008–09 season, but was told that he would not be offered a new deal by the club, and was released on 7 May 2009. In the summer of 2009 Algar had short periods at

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club

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home grou ...

and Conference National club

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...

. Eventually, he signed a contract with

Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was established in 1878 as Matlock Football Club.< ...

of the

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. He made 29 appearances and scored 3 goals for Matlock under head coach Mark Atkins. folding.

United States

2011 Algar played for FC New York making 30 appearances and scoring 5 goals, starting in 2011 in the National Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid and then moving to the

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for 2012. The club did not finish its 2012 due to folding. Algar moved to the United States when he signed for USL Professional Division expansion team FC New York. The deal was facilitated via FC New York's relationship with English club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Algar, Ben 1989 births Living people People from Dronfield English footballers Sheffield United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players F.C. New York players English Football League players USL Championship players Association football forwards Association football fullbacks English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers