Ben Patrick Joyce (born 9 September 1989) is an English

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who plays as a

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for Plymouth Parkway.

Career

Early career

Joyce is a former

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

and

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striker, but signed for Swindon Town in July 2007 after leaving Plymouth. He came along with assistant manager

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, eventually making his first team debut for Swindon Town on 19 April 2008, scoring a goal in the last minute of a 6–0 win.

Torquay United

After being released by Swindon in May 2009, Joyce signed for League Two side

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

in July. Joyce joined

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side Weston-super-Mare on a three-month loan deal in October 2009. He was recalled early from his loan spell however in November and he was sent out on loan to

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side Forest Green Rovers until January 2010 as a replacement for Sean Rigg. Joyce left Rovers in January and was released by Torquay on 15 May 2010 along with six other players.

Non-League

On 29 July 2010 Joyce signed for

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on a free transfer. He became part of a very prominent forward line at the Ray Mac as The Whites looked to win promotion. After a trial period at Kettering, Joyce joined the Poppies on non-contract terms in March 2012. Joyce made his Kettering debut in a 1–0 loss against

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

on 10 March 2012. On 23 July 2012 Joyce signed for Weymouth. On 6 May 2014 Dorchester Town manager Phil Simkin confirmed that Joyce had signed for Dorchester Town. However, he joined Bodmin Town in December that year. He remained at the club until signing for Wadebridge Town for the 2016–17 season. On 1 June 2017 it was announced that Joyce had signed for

South West Peninsula League The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall, Devon and West D ...

side Plymouth Parkway.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joyce, Ben 1989 births Living people Footballers from Plymouth, Devon English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Swindon Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Bodmin Town F.C. players Wadebridge Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players