Ben Knight (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Leo Knight | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| 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) |
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*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 career
Born in Cambridge, Knight started his career with local side Burwell Tigers, joining at under-7s level, before joining Ipswich Town. After eight years with Ipswich Town, Knight joined Premier League side Manchester City in July 2018.
Manchester City
Knight made his debut for Manchester City in the 2021 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on the 7th August 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Ferran Torres during the 0–1 defeat to Leicester City.
Crewe Alexandra (loan)
On 16 August 2021, Knight joined Crewe Alexandra on a season-long loan, and made his Crewe debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat at Oxford United. 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, but then picked up an injury that ruled him out until 30 October 2021. He played five further games, scoring once, before being sidelined again with a foot injury.
Personal life
Knight is the nephew of former England international cricketer Nick Knight.
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 May 2022
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Manchester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 4 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearance in the FA Community Shield