Ben Coker

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Ben Coker
Coker playing for Southend United in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ben Coker[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-17) 17 June 1989 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Hatfield, England[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position
Team information
Current team
 Ebbsfleet United
Youth career
2000–2005 Cambridge United
2005–2008 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Ånge IF 6 (2)
2008 Histon 1 (0)
2008 Barton Rovers 2 (0)
2008–2010 Bury Town 66 (17)
2010–2013 Colchester United 41 (0)
2010 → Chelmsford City (loan) 4 (0)
2012 → Histon (loan) 5 (0)
2013 Histon 14 (0)
2013–2019 Southend United 186 (4)
2019–2020 Lincoln City 0 (0)
2020 → Cambridge United (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Stevenage (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 Stevenage 74 (1)
2022–2023 Solihull Moors 28 (1)
2023–2025 Barnet 64 (2)
2025– Ebbsfleet United 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:15, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Ben Coker (born 17 June 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Ebbsfleet United.

Career

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In 2007, Coker spent time with sixth-tier Swedish club Ånge IF,[3] scoring two goals.[4]

Coker joined Bury Town in October 2008 from fellow Southern League side Barton Rovers. He was previously with Conference side Histon. He impressed on his debut for Bury, earning the sponsors man of the match award.[5] Coker helped the Suffolk club win promotion to the Isthmian League.[6]

Colchester United

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In summer 2010, Coker joined Colchester United after he impressed in a trial period at the end of 2009–10 season, having done well for non-league Bury Town during the 2009–10 campaign.[7] On 30 September 2010, Coker joined Chelmsford City on loan for a month.[8] The loan was extended by a further month and was given permission to play in an FA Cup tie against Hendon.[9]

On 14 January 2011, Coker made his debut for Colchester against Bournemouth in a 2–1 victory, providing assists for both goals.[10] He was awarded the Colchester United Young Player of the Year award at the end of the 2010–11 season, his first with the club.[11] On 15 May 2012, Coker signed a 12-month contract extension to see him through to summer 2013 with Colchester.[12] On 12 October 2012, Coker was loaned to former club Histon on a month-long deal.[13]

On 4 February 2013, Coker had his contract with Colchester cancelled by mutual consent having made only two first-team appearances in the 2012–13 season.[14]

He returned to Histon permanently on 8 February 2013 following a loan spell earlier in the same season.[15]

Southend United

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Prior to the 2013–14 season, he played in three friendlies for Southend United, impressing sufficiently in the games he played to be offered a contract by manager Phil Brown. On 16 April 2014, Coker signed a new two-year deal at Southend United, keeping him contracted until June 2016,[16] and on 7 August 2015 this was extended for another 3 years[17] with an option for a further year.[18]

On 27 October 2018 he suffered a serious knee injury whilst playing for Southend against Sunderland, and did not play any more games that season.[19] His struggle to recover from the injury was the subject of a BBC documentary series entitled 'Coming Back'.[20] He never played any more games for Southend, and was released by them at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Lincoln City

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On 23 August 2019 it was announced that he had signed for Lincoln City.[21][22][23] He only played one cup game before being loaned to Cambridge United in January 2020.[24]

Coker signed a season-long loan at League Two club Stevenage on 7 August 2020.[25]

Stevenage

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On 16 October 2020, he made his season-long loan permanent at Stevenage.[26] Coker was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[27]

Solihull Moors

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On 4 August 2022, Coker signed for National League club Solihull Moors on a one-year deal.[28] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Coker was one of eight players to be released by the club.[29]

Barnet

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Coker joined Barnet for the 2023-24 season.[30] After winning the National League title in the 2024-25 season, Coker left the Bees after two goals in 71 appearances.[31]

Ebbsfleet United

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Coker joined Ebbsfleet United for the 2025-26 season.[32]

Personal life

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Coker developed type 1 diabetes at the age of 15.[33]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2024-25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Histon 2008–09[34] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Colchester United 2010–11[35] League One 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
2011–12[36] League One 20 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 1
2012–13[37] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Total 41 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 45 1
Chelmsford City (loan) 2010–11[38] Conference South 4 0 2 0 — 0 0 6 0
Histon (loan) 2012–13[38] Conference North 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
2012–13[38] Conference North 11 0 0 0 — 0 0 11 0
Total 16 0 0 0 — 0 0 16 0
Southend United 2013–14[39] League Two 45 2 4 0 1 0 3[b] 0 53 2
2014–15[40] League Two 32 1 0 0 1 0 4[c] 0 37 1
2015–16[41] League One 40 1 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 45 1
2016–17[42] League One 31 0 1 0 1 0 1[d] 0 34 0
2017–18[43] League One 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2018–19[44] League One 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
Total 186 4 6 0 5 0 11 0 207 4
Lincoln City 2019–20[45] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Cambridge United (loan) 2019–20[46] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stevenage (loan) 2020–21[47] League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Stevenage 2020–21[48] League Two 38 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 41 1
2021–22[49] League Two 36 1 2 0 2 1 1[a] 0 41 1
Total 74 1 5 1 3 1 2 0 84 2
Solihull Moors 2022–23[50] National League 28 1 3 0 — 2[e] 0 33 1
Barnet 2023–24[50] National League 33 0 1 0 — 5[f] 0 39 0
2024–25[50] National League 31 2 2 0 — 1[e] 0 34 2
Total 64 2 3 0 0 0 6 0 73 2
Career totals 414 8 21 2 9 1 23 0 466 11
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs
  3. ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  6. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup, one appearance in National League playoffs

Honours

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Southend United

Barnet

Individual

References

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