Ben Brereton

Benjamin Anthony Brereton (born 18 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers and the Chile national team.

He began his club career with Nottingham Forest, making his senior debut in 2017. He moved to Blackburn in 2018, initially on loan before joining them on a permanent transfer in 2019.

Born in England, Brereton represented his birth country at the under-19 and under-20 levels, before being named in the Chile squad for the 2021 Copa America in Brazil, having qualified for the latter through his mother. When playing for Chile, he uses the name Benjamin Anthony Brereton Diaz as Spanish names use both the father's surname and mother's surname. He then announced in July 2021 he would use the name at club level as well.

Club Career

Nottingham Forest

Brereton signed with Championship club Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2015 after his release from Stoke City. Following his impressive form in the club's academy teams, with 15 goals in 20 appearances, Brereton signed a new contract with the club on 31 December 2016. Brereton made his first-team debut for Forest on 25 January 2017 as a 76th-minute substitute during a 2–0 loss to Leeds United. He scored his first goal on 4 February, netting in injury-time against Aston Villa to give Forest a 2–1 victory.

On 27 March 2017, having made ten appearances and scoring against Fulham and Brentford, Brereton was nominated for the Championship Apprentice of the Year award. He was one of three players nominated, the others named as Lloyd Kelly of Bristol City and Sheffield Wednesday's George Hirst. Brereton was announced as the winner at the EFL Awards at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, on 9 April. He signed a long-term contract with Forest on 22 June 2017, keeping him under contract at the club until June 2021.

Blackburn Rovers

On 28 August 2018, Brereton signed for Blackburn Rovers on loan, with a view to making the transfer per