Ben Heneghan

Benjamin John Heneghan (born 19 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Port Vale. He has been capped by the England C team. Heneghan spent his youth with Everton and Stoke City, though did not play a first-team game at either club. He had a loan spell in the Northern Premier League with Droylsden before spending two years in the National League with Chester from August 2014. He won a move to the Scottish Premiership with Motherwell in June 2016. He returned to England to join Sheffield United in August 2017, though he would only make one cup appearance in three years. He spent two seasons on loan at Blackpool. In November 2020, he signed with AFC Wimbledon, before he moved on to Sheffield Wednesday in June 2022. A knee injury brought his 2022–23 season to a premature end in October. He then spent the 2023–24 campaign with Fleetwood Town, which ended in relegation from League One in what was his sixth season in the third tier. He joined Port Vale in July 2024.