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Josh Benson

Midfielder who joined from Arsenal in 2018 and got his first taste of senior football with the Clarets

2021-06-22T10:17:04.717Z

Josh Benson

Midfielder who joined from Arsenal in 2018 and got his first taste of senior football with the Clarets

2021-06-22T10:17:04.717Z

Midfielder who joined from Arsenal in 2018 and got his first taste of senior football with the Clarets

Midfielder Benson joined the Clarets in July 2018 after ending a two-year scholarship with Arsenal.

The play-maker had been with the Gunners' Academy since under-nine level.

Benson impressed in training and in a handful of games for the Clarets' under-23s in the latter stages of the 2017/18 season to earn a professional deal at Turf Moor.

A stand-out player for the Under-23s during the 2018/19 campaign, the central midfield man was named as a substitute for the Clarets' Premier League game at Manchester United at the end of January, 2019.

Benson joined Burnley team-mate Anthony Glennon in a successful loan spell at Grimsby Town in January, 2020 before the League Two side was curtailed by Covid .

The midfielder returned to Burnley and became part of the senior squad post-lockdown.

Benson then made his senior debut for the Clarets in a League Cup tie against Sheffield United in September 2020 before making a first Premier League appearance two months later.

He signed a new contract running until June 2023 - with a further year's option in December, 2020 - and made a total of 12 first-team appearances in the 2020/21 season.