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Full nameBenjamin Matthew Godfrey
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth15 Jan 1998
BirthplaceYork
Height184 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubBrondby
Centre-back
12
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1036
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Brondby.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Brondby's ~33 games this season through 10 injury absences (personal reasons, inactive). He still appeared 12 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Superliga121010366.81
Championshipat Sheffield Utd4003186.43

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

B. Godfrey is a 28-year-old central defender at Brondby, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 33% of Superliga centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 30.9, ranking 154th of 207 in the Superliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (67.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Godfrey.

Judged on this season alone, Godfrey graded 31 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga, on 4 clean sheets and 2.867 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 18th of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga. At 28 Godfrey is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Godfrey missed 10 games through injury (personal reasons, inactive) out of roughly 33 this season. The 12 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential18th of 30 centre-backs · Superliga · 12 appsCurrent season10th of 30 centre-backs · Superliga · 12 apps10th-best centre-back in the Superliga154th in the Superliga · potential18th-highest potential centre-back in the Superliga
30.9
Ratingi
18th of 30 centre-backs
30.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
67.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.87
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Brondby finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

2.87
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
15
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 30.9, Godfrey carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superliga of 30 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.