Ben Wylie, born on 29 June 2002 (age 24), is a Northern Irish centre midfielder whose career has carried an early Celtic connection without being shaped by it. He joined Celtic from Ballymena United in July 2021, then left in August 2023 for Ytterhogdals.
That move took him into the first of several post-Celtic spells, with Ytterhogdals followed by Cliftonville and Coleraine. The career began to take a clearer shape at Portadown, where he became properly established rather than just passing through.
Portadown is the spell that has done most to define him so far. Across two league seasons he made 53 appearances and scored five goals, with his most productive campaign coming in 2025-26, when he scored three times in 21 league matches.
He is now with Coleraine. In 2026-27, he has made 13 league appearances and scored one league goal, along with two Conference League qualifier appearances. Across all competitions for Coleraine, he has 15 appearances and two goals.
Wylie’s career remains a developing one: an early move to Celtic, a route through smaller stops, a more settled period at Portadown, and a current role at Coleraine.
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