Benjamin Thomas Charles Gladwin (born 8 June 1992) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Gladwin has played for 12 clubs including Swindon Town (three previous spells), Queens Park Rangers, Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Crawley Town.
Having spent time playing for various non-League football teams such as AFC Wallingford, Hayes & Yeading United and Windsor & Eton, Gladwin moved into professional football when Swindon Town signed the midfielder from Marlow in November 2013.
Gladwin made his debut for Swindon on 10 December 2013, in a 1–1 draw at home to Stevenage in the Football League Trophy. His first goal for the club came the following season, in a 3–2 loss against Plymouth Argyle in the same competition. On 14 April 2015, Gladwin scored a first-half hat-trick in a 4–2 win away to Rochdale. On 11 May 2015 Gladwin scored twice in Swindon's 5–5 draw with Sheffield United in the Football League play-offs, but Swindon went on to lose in the final 4–0 against Preston North End.
Queens Park Rangers
On 28 May 2015, Gladwin and Swindon Town teammate Massimo Luongo, joined Queens Park Rangers, both players signing on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3.5m. On 12 August 2015 Gladwin made his competitive QPR debut in a 0–3 win against Yeovil Town in the first round of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, he started the game and was replaced by Karl Henry in the 59th minute.
On 10 January 2017, Gladwin moved to Swindon Town for a second loan spell until the end of the season.
Blackburn Rovers
On 28 June 2017, Gladwin joined League One side Blackburn Rovers on a two-year deal.
2013-2015 |
2015-2017 |
2017-2019 |
2020-2021 |