Ben Brereton Díaz

Ben Brereton Díaz
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Anthony Brereton
Date of birth (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Derby County
(on loan from Southampton)
Number 25
Youth career
2006–2013 Manchester United
2013–2015 Stoke City
2015–2017 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Nottingham Forest 53 (8)
2018–2019Blackburn Rovers (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2023 Blackburn Rovers 144 (45)
2023–2024 Villarreal 14 (0)
2024Sheffield United (loan) 14 (6)
2024– Southampton 10 (0)
2025Sheffield United (loan) 17 (4)
2025–Derby County (loan) 32 (5)
International career
2017–2018 England U19 18 (5)
2018 England U20 1 (0)
2021– Chile 40 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:04, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Benjamin Anthony Brereton (born 18 April 1999), also known as Ben Brereton Díaz, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for EFL Championship club Derby County, on loan from Southampton. Born in England, he plays for the Chile national team.

Brereton Díaz began his club career with Nottingham Forest, making his senior debut in 2017. He moved to Blackburn Rovers in 2018, initially on loan before joining them on a permanent transfer in 2019. In 2023, he signed for Villarreal in Spain's La Liga, but did not score any goals over 20 games and left on loan for Sheffield United and then permanently to Southampton. He has since had loan spells at Sheffield United and Derby County.

Born in England, Brereton Díaz represented his birth country at the under-19 and under-20 levels. Qualifying through his mother, he was selected for the senior Chile team in 2021, and played at the Copa América in 2021 and 2024.