Ben Mee
Encyclopedia
Benjamin Thomas Mee is an English footballer, who currently plays for as a defender
on loan from Manchester City
.
Mee was given his first real test of first-team experience when he was taken on City's US tour in the summer of 2010, with club manager Roberto Mancini
expressing that he wanted to blood his youth players and have a chance to see what they could do at a higher level than reserve fixtures. Mee made up two appearances, against Portland Timbers
and New York Red Bulls.
Mee followed up his tour appearances with a starting line-up appearance in the Carling Cup
against on 22 September 2010 in a 2–1 away loss. Alongside Mee making his debut, Javan Vidal
and John Guidetti
were given their first competitive appearances for the club in a game where three of the four players in the defensive line were young Elite Development Squad players and a full six of the starting line-up were aged 21 or younger and had come through the club's academy system.
On New Years Day 2011, Mee joined former Manchester City manager Sven-Göran Eriksson
's side on loan for the rest of the 2010-11 season.
. Additionally, the player has been selected for the provisional England 'Under-21' squad for the European Championships.
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
on loan from Manchester City
Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy
Manchester City is represented at Reserve level by the Elite Development Squad, also referred to as just the Elite Squad, or EDS, a predominantly 'Under-21' side that replaced the previous Reserve team in a move to focus on youth development post-academy...
Manchester City
Ben Mee first came to prominence for Manchester City as the captain of the City Academy squad which won the 2008 FA Youth CupFA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
.
Mee was given his first real test of first-team experience when he was taken on City's US tour in the summer of 2010, with club manager Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa...
expressing that he wanted to blood his youth players and have a chance to see what they could do at a higher level than reserve fixtures. Mee made up two appearances, against Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams:*Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer expansion team that began playing in 2011....
and New York Red Bulls.
Mee followed up his tour appearances with a starting line-up appearance in the Carling Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
against on 22 September 2010 in a 2–1 away loss. Alongside Mee making his debut, Javan Vidal
Javan Vidal
Javan Noel Vidal is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached. He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, Derby County and Chesterfield.-Manchester City:...
and John Guidetti
John Guidetti
John Alberto Guidetti is a Swedish footballer, who currently plays for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, on loan from Manchester City.-Brommapojkarna:...
were given their first competitive appearances for the club in a game where three of the four players in the defensive line were young Elite Development Squad players and a full six of the starting line-up were aged 21 or younger and had come through the club's academy system.
On New Years Day 2011, Mee joined former Manchester City manager Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....
's side on loan for the rest of the 2010-11 season.
Burnley
On 14 July 2011 it was confirmed that Mee had joined on a season long loan.International career
At international level, Mee has represented England at 'Under-21' level, getting his debut as a substitute in a friendly against GermanyGermany national under-21 football team
The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association , the governing body of football in Germany....
. Additionally, the player has been selected for the provisional England 'Under-21' squad for the European Championships.
Club statistics
As of 29 October 2011| Club | Season | League | Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
2010–11 Manchester City F.C. season The 2010–11 season is Manchester City Football Clubs 109th season of football, its ninth consecutive season in the Premier League, and its fourteenth season in the Premier League since it was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs... |
- | - | 1 (0) | - | - | - | 1 (0) | - | |
| (loan) | 2010–11 Leicester City F.C. season The 2010–11 season was Leicester City F.C.'s 106th season in the English football league system and their 59th season in the second tier of English football... |
15 (0) | - | - | - | - | - | 15 (0) | - |
| (loan) | 2011–12 | 11 (1) | - | 3 (0) | - | - | - | 14 (1) | - |
| Career total | 26 (1) | - | 4 (0) | - | - | - | 30 (1) | - | |