Benjamin Lee Tollitt (born 30 November 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for

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on loan from club

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Career

Widnes / Skelmersdale United

Born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

, Tollitt joined

Widnes Widnes ( ) is an Industrial city, industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census had a population of 61,464. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on t ...

in the summer of 2013 after being released by Everton. He made his starting debut for the club on 25 September. Tollitt scored his first goal in a 1–4 home defeat to Atherton Collieries. He finished his first senior season with 23 league appearances and eight goals. On 27 September 2014, Tollitt scored a

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in a 4–2 home win against Daisy Hill. In November, he joined

Skelmersdale United Skelmersdale United Football Club is a football club from Skelmersdale, Lancashire. They are currently members of the and play at The Community Ground, Burscough. The club is a member of both the Liverpool F.A. and the Lancashire County Footb ...

in a dual-registration deal, making his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Grantham Town.

Portsmouth

In July 2015, Tollitt went on a trial at

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, making a four-minute appearance in the club's pre-season friendly against

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

. On 15 July he signed a one-year deal with Pompey, with an option of an extension. Tollitt made his professional debut on 12 August, coming off the bench in a 2–1

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home win against

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. He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 6–0 win over

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

on 24 November 2015.

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

In September 2016, Tollitt joined

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

on loan from Portsmouth.

Tranmere Rovers

On 9 December, he signed a permanent deal with Rovers, running until 2019. On 21 December 2018, Tollitt joined

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side

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

on a short-term loan. He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Blackpool

On 21 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract, plus a 12-month option, with

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. On 23 August 2019, Tollitt rejoined Wrexham on an initial short-term loan. He was released by the club on 30 January 2020. Following his release he joined

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

Oldham Athletic

In July 2022, Tollitt signed for newly relegated National League club

on a one-year deal having spent the previous two seasons with National League North side

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

. On 7 November 2023, Tollitt joined National League club

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

on loan.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Portsmouth profile
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