Ben Knight (footballer)

Benjamin Leo Knight (born 14 June 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Crewe Alexandra, on loan from Manchester City.

For other uses, see Benjamin Knight.

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
Club information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra (on loan from Manchester City)
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2018 Ipswich Town
2018–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Manchester City 0 (0)
2021– → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 6 (0)
National team
2017–2019 England U17
2019–2021 England U18
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:35, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Manchester City

He 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.[3]

Crewe Alexandra (loan)

On 16 August 2021, Knight joined Crewe Alexandra on a season-long loan,[4] and made his Crewe debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat at Oxford United.[5] 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,[6] but then picked up an injury that ruled him out until 30 October 2021.[7] He played five further games, scoring once, before being sidelined again with a foot injury.[8]

Career statistics
As of 13 January 2022.[9]
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[10] League One 60— 10— 3[lower-alpha 1]2102
Career total 60001000134204
Notes
  1. 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. Ben Knight at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Leicester City 1-0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. "Ben Knight: Crewe sign Manchester City winger on loan". BBC Sport. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. "Oxford United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. "Shrewsbury 0-1 Crewe". CreweAlex.net. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. Baggaley, Michael (12 October 2021). "Crewe Alexandra injury updates on Chris Long, Ben Knight and Callum Ainley". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. "Knight Injury Not As Bad As First Feared". CreweAlex.net. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. Ben Knight at Soccerway
  10. Games played by Ben Knight in 2021/2022, Soccerbase. Retrieved: 12 October 2021.
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