Ben Lloyd

Ben Nicholas Lloyd (born 14 March 2005) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Swansea City. He is a Wales under-21 international.

Career Lloyd is a product of the Swansea City academy, having joined at the age of 12. Having featured at the under-18, under-21 and under-23 levels regularly and notably scored 20 seconds after having come off the bench against Forest Green Rovers in a 2021 friendly, he was included in a first-team matchday squad for the first time in a 3-0 win over Reading in the first round of the EFL Cup in August 2021. He remained an unused substitute. He signed his first professional contract in June 2022. He would make a second appearance in the 2024-25 season, coming on as a late substitute in a 3-3 draw against Oxford United on the final matchday of the EFL Championship season.

On 28 July 2025, Lloyd joined League Two side Newport County on loan until January 2026. He made his debut for Newport in the EFL Cup preliminary round win against Barnet on 29 July 2025. Lloyd scored his first Newport goal on 23 September 2025 in the 2-1 EFL Trophy defeat to Arsenal under-21's. His loan was extended by Newport to the end of the 2025-26 season. Lloyd was selected as Newport County Young Player of the Year for the 2025-26 season.

International career Lloyd has represented Wales at an under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21 international level.

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