Ben Knight (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Leo Knight[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 96 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Burwell Tigers | ||
| 2010–2018 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 2018–2021 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:45, 8 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:11, 11 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Leo Knight (born 14 June 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League side Manchester City.
Club career
Early life
Born in Cambridge, Knight started his career with local side Burwell Tigers, joining at under-7s level, before joining Ipswich Town.[3][4] After eight years with Ipswich Town, Knight joined Premier League side Manchester City in July 2018.[5]
Manchester City
Knight made his Manchester City debut as a 74th minute substitute, replacing Ferran Torres, in the 2021 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on 7 August 2021.[6]
Crewe Alexandra (loan)
On 16 August 2021, Knight joined Crewe Alexandra on a season-long loan,[7] and made his Crewe debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat at Oxford United.[8] He scored his first Crewe goal on his fifth appearance, the winner in a 1–0 victory at Shrewsbury Town in an EFL Trophy group tie on 31 August 2021,[9] but then picked up an injury that ruled him out until 30 October 2021.[10] He played five further games, scoring once, before being sidelined again with a foot injury.[11]
Personal life
Knight is the nephew of former England international cricketer Nick Knight.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 8 May 2022.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U23 | 2018–19 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2019–20 | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 4[a] | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Manchester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2021–22[14] | League One | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 4 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the FA Community Shield
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b Ben Knight at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Hasler, Matt. "Former Tiger Ben Knight Set For £1m Switch To Manchester City". burwelltigers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Apicella, Liam (16 August 2021). "Manchester City's former Ipswich Town youngster Ben Knight signs loan deal with Crewe Alexandra". suffolknews.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Warren, Andy (2 July 2018). "'Time to move on and continue to work even harder' - Knight thanks Ipswich after completing Manchester City move". eadt.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Leicester City 1-0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Ben Knight: Crewe sign Manchester City winger on loan". BBC Sport. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Oxford United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Shrewsbury 0-1 Crewe". CreweAlex.net. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (12 October 2021). "Crewe Alexandra injury updates on Chris Long, Ben Knight and Callum Ainley". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Knight Injury Not As Bad As First Feared". CreweAlex.net. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Get to know our u18s - Ben Knight". mancity.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Ben Knight at Soccerway
- ^ Games played by Ben Knight in 2021/2022, Soccerbase. Retrieved: 12 October 2021.
External links
- Ben Knight at WorldFootball.net