Ben Knight
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Leo Knight[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-14) 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 career

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 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,[6] and made his Crewe debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat at Oxford United.[7] 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,[8] but then picked up an injury that ruled him out until 30 October 2021.[9] He played five further games, scoring once, before being sidelined again with a foot injury.[10]

Personal life

Knight is the nephew of former England international cricketer Nick Knight.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2022[12]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U23 2018–19 — 1[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20 4[lower-alpha 1]040
2020–21 4[lower-alpha 1]242
Total 000000009292
Manchester City 2021–22 Premier League — — — — 1[lower-alpha 2]010
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2021–22[13] League One 60— 10— 3[lower-alpha 1]2102
Career total 60001000134204
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the FA Community Shield

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Ben Knight at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Hasler, Matt. "Former Tiger Ben Knight Set For £1m Switch To Manchester City". burwelltigers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Ben Knight: Crewe sign Manchester City winger on loan". BBC Sport. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Oxford United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Shrewsbury 0-1 Crewe". CreweAlex.net. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (12 October 2021). "Crewe Alexandra injury updates on Chris Long, Ben Knight and Callum Ainley". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Knight Injury Not As Bad As First Feared". CreweAlex.net. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Get to know our u18s - Ben Knight". mancity.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Ben Knight at Soccerway
  13. ↑ Games played by Ben Knight in 2021/2022, Soccerbase. Retrieved: 12 October 2021.


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