Ben Bowditch is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

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. A

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

youth product, he went on to play for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

Barnet Barnet may refer to: People *Barnet (surname) * Barnet (given name) Places United Kingdom *Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...

and Cambridge City.

Career

Bowditch started his playing career at

, however due to constant injury they released him from his contract. After his release from Tottenham, Bowditch went to Denmark to play for

Akademisk Boldklub Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe (or AB) is a Danish professional football club from Gladsaxe north of Copenhagen, currently playing at the 3rd highest level of Danish domestic football in the Danish 2nd Division group 1. The club was established on ...

in Copenhagen. On returning to England he joined

but after an injury hit season he was released from his contract. He played for

and left the club after the 2005–06 season. He has represented the English national side at under-16, 17, 19 and 20 levels. In November 2019, he signed a short-term deal to play for non-league Stowmarket Town, scoring on his club debut in the FA Vase.

Personal life

Bowditch has had a number of injuries during his playing career which hampered him. At the end of his career he started Bows Soccer Academy. His younger brother

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, played for

Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

, as a striker.

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* 1984 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders England men's youth international footballers Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Akademisk Boldklub players Barnet F.C. players Yeading F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Concord Rangers F.C. players A.F.C. Sudbury players Potters Bar Town F.C. players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Footballers from Harlow {{England-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub