Ben Swanson

Ben Swanson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-07-18) July 18, 1997
Place of birth	Grove City, Ohio, United States
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Columbus Crew
Number	26
Youth career
2010–2014	Columbus Crew
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Columbus Crew	0	(0)
2016–	→ Pittsburgh Riverhounds (loan)	1	(0)
International career‡
2013–	United States U18	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, July 28, 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:27, July 28, 2015 (UTC)

Ben Swanson (born July 18, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the United Soccer League, on loan from Columbus Crew SC, and the United States national under-18 team.

Career

Born in Grove City, Ohio, Swanson is a product of Columbus Crew SC and a student enrolled at Grove City High School. Having first played for Crew SC at the under-9 level, Swanson began practicing with the team full on September 22, 2014. It was announced on October 15, 2014 that Swanson would sign a Homegrown Player contract with Crew SC and later be formally added to the roster on January 1, 2015.

On March 17, 2016, Swanson was loaned to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, a United Soccer League affiliate club of Columbus Crew SC.

External links

• MLS player profile
• Ben Swanson at Soccerway