Ben Waine

Midfielder#18Age 25Mansfield Town

Workhorse Midfielder

8Caps
5International goals
25AgeBorn 11 Jun 2001
Mansfield TownClubSince 2024
EFL TrophyLeague
New ZealandNational team

The shape of him

Ben Waine is a 25-year-old midfielder at Mansfield Town and a New Zealand international. Midfield is where games are controlled: setting the tempo, winning the ball back, and finding the pass that breaks a line.

The job

Link defence to attack, keep the ball moving, and screen the back line when possession is lost.

Honours 4

2OFC Nations Cup2024
2League One2022/23

Career journey

2025 – 2026New Zealand
2025 – 2026Port Vale
2026 – 2027New Zealand
2026 – 2027Port Vale

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Years	Club	Apps	Goals
2026 – 2027	Port Vale	7	0
2026 – 2027	New Zealand	7	3
2025 – 2026	Port Vale	37	7
2025 – 2026	New Zealand	5	0
2024 – 2025	New Zealand U23	3	1
2024 – 2025	New Zealand	8	5
2024 – 2025	Port Vale	1	0
2024 – 2025	Plymouth	2	1
2024 – 2025	Mansfield Town	38	3
2023 – 2024	New Zealand	4	0
2023 – 2024	Plymouth	36	5
2022 – 2023	New Zealand	7	1
2022 – 2023	Plymouth	11	1
2021 – 2023	Wellington Phoenix	40	14
2020 – 2021	New Zealand U23	3	0
2020 – 2021	Wellington Phoenix	22	7
2019 – 2020	New Zealand U20	3	2
2019 – 2020	Wellington Phoenix II	5	7
2019 – 2020	Wellington Phoenix	16	1
2019 – 2020	New Zealand	1	0
2018 – 2019	Wellington Phoenix II	17	8
2018 – 2019	Wellington Phoenix	4	0
2017 – 2018	Wellington Phoenix II	15	0