23 Facts About Ben Swanson

Ben Swanson was born on July 18,1997 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Ben Swanson joined the youth teams of Columbus Crew SC in 2006, moving to the Crew Soccer Academy in 2010.

In 2012, Ben Swanson was invited to US Soccer's Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida.

Ben Swanson had earned the invitation after being discovered while playing with Crew Academy teams in the US Soccer Development Academy.

Ben Swanson began practicing with the senior team in September 2014, and at the time of signing his first professional contract was the longest-tenured Crew Youth player in organization history.

Ben Swanson became the ninth, and youngest, Homegrown Player in club history once his contract became official.

Ben Swanson did not appear in any other match for Crew SC on the season, but was sent to Germany late in the year to train with the reserve and youth teams of multiple clubs to help gain experience.

Ben Swanson finished his first professional season without having appeared in an official game for Crew SC.

Ben Swanson was again sent on loan to Pittsburgh to begin the 2017 season, but again suffered an injury that ruled him out for the season.

Ben Swanson was expected to miss five to seven months after the surgery.

Ben Swanson was a part of the first team in Columbus for three seasons, but made just one appearance across all competitions for the club.

On March 17,2016, Ben Swanson was loaned to Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Columbus' affiliate club in the USL.

Ben Swanson ended the season having made five appearances over two stints with the Riverhounds.

On March 4,2017, the Riverhounds announced that Ben Swanson would be returning to the club on loan for a second consecutive season.

Ben Swanson suffered an ankle injury that required surgery, prematurely ending his season for a second year in a row.

Ben Swanson finished the season with just three appearances for Pittsburgh.

Ben Swanson has been called up at U18 and U20 level by the United States.

Ben Swanson was called up to the U18s for the first time in September 2013, as part of a 36-player training camp in Carson, California.

Ben Swanson made his first appearances for the U18s in 2014, taking part in the Lisbon International Tournament, International Tournament of Vaclav Jezek, a December training camp in Marbella, Spain, and captaining the side in a friendly against Canada in April.

Ben Swanson continued to be called up by the U18s in 2015, earning an invite to the first camp of the year in Bosnia and Herzegovina in April, as well as the NTC Invitational Tournament in July.

Ben Swanson earned 15 caps for the U18s while eligible to play for the team.

Ben Swanson earned his first call-up to the U20s in August 2015, as he was selected to take part in the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament.

Those caps were the only two appearances Ben Swanson made for the U20s.