Ben, only 17 years old, played for our Youth sides, Academy, Reserves and First Team and has now rightly earned the chance to prove himself on the bigger stage.

In October in the Kent Senior Cup he famously scored a wonder free-kick against Gillingham when playing for the First Team. Ben made several appearances last season, also scoring a last minute winner at Sittingbourne.

All at Phoenix get immense pride when seeing youngsters develop at the club and we are looking forward to watching Ben progress in to the Gillingham First Team and move on with his career.