Ben Whelan
Defender
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The Halifax-born defender has a number of strong defensive attributes which include his tackling and ability to win aerial duels. He’s also a threat in the opposition penalty area from set pieces.
Nickname: Wheels.
Favourite film: A Star is Born.
Favourite TV series: Friends; I can relate to it and I like the sarcastic humour.
Favourite holiday destination: New York.
Favourite artist/band: Sam Fender and Adele.
Favourite app: TikTok because of the humour.
Favourite sportsperson: Marcelo Bielsa; the way he studies and breathes football inspires me.
A player you play like: Carlos Puyol because he plays when the time is right but takes no nonsense at the correct moments.
Biggest joker in the squad: Louis Bonser.
Your initiation song: John Barnes’ rap; it went very bad as I was nervous.
Hobbies outside of football: Spend time with my family.
Matchday superstitions: A cold shower before the match and to always be the first one out.
Which player would you like to play alongside: Liam Cooper; he’s always been the player I look up to as he defends with passion.
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