Benjamin Rix (born 11 December 1983) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Rix joined

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

as a schoolboy, signing as a professional in January 2001. He made his debut in October and make 22 appearances in his first season, most as a substitute. The following season, he was more involved with the team starting 17 games and making six appearances as a substitute. He was developing well and was a regular the next season but a number of injuries limited his appearances. He did not make a single appearance in 2005–06 because of injury and he moved to

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and

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth ( ) is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. ...

on loan. On 22 January 2009,

confirmed that Rix had left the club by mutual consent. In September 2009 Rix signed for Cornish

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Premier Division side St. Blazey A.F.C. On 3 March 2010 Rix announced his retirement from the game.

References

External links

Ben Rix player profile
at crewealex.net * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Wolverhampton English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Cypriot Second Division players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub