Ben Doak

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Ben Doak
Personal information
Full name Ben Gannon Doak[1]
Date of birth (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Dalry, Scotland[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 50
Youth career
0000 Dalry Rovers
0000 Ayr United
0000 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Celtic 2 (0)
2022– Liverpool 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Scotland U16 3 (0)
2021– Scotland U17 6 (4)
2022– Scotland U21 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:53, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:42, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Ben Gannon Doak (born 11 November 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool.[4]

Club career[edit]

Doak began his career at hometown club Dalry Rovers, before moving to Ayr United and then onto Celtic.[5]

Celtic[edit]

On 26 December 2021, having turned 16 the previous month, Doak was named on the bench for Celtic's 3–1 win away to St Johnstone.[6] On 29 January 2022, he made his Celtic debut, coming on as a 68th minute substitute in a 1–0 Scottish Premiership win against Dundee United.[7]

Liverpool[edit]

2022–23 season[edit]

Doak signed with Liverpool in March 2022, with Celtic due to receive training compensation of around £600,000.[8] On 9 November 2022, Doak made his debut for Liverpool when he came on as a 74th minute substitute in a 3–2 penalty shoot-out win against Derby County in the third round of the 2022–23 EFL Cup at Anfield.[9] Five days later, he signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, having reached the age of 17.[10][11] Doak made his league debut for Liverpool on 26 December in a 3–1 win at Aston Villa, and became the youngest Scottish player to appear in the Premier League.[12]

2023–24 season[edit]

On 30 July 2023, Doak scored his first senior goal for Liverpool in a pre-season friendly against Leicester City, with his side winning the match 4–0 at the Singapore National Stadium.[13]

In December 2023, he was longlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award.[14]

International career[edit]

On 2 September 2021, after previously representing the under-16s, Doak made his debut for Scotland U17, scoring in a 1–1 draw against Wales.[15] He helped the U17 team qualify for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, but missed the tournament due to injury.[16]

Doak was included in the under-21 squad for the first time in September 2022, aged 16.[17] He made his debut as a substitute on 22 September 2022 against Northern Ireland and scored within seven minutes; in doing so, he became the youngest ever goalscorer for the Scotland U21s.[18][19]

Personal life[edit]

His grandfather Martin Doak was also a footballer,[20] having made more than 300 appearances across two spells for Greenock Morton F.C..[21][22]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 15 December 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2021–22[24] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Liverpool 2022–23[25] Premier League 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2023–24[26] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 5 0
Total 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 10 0
Career total 5 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 12 0
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Garnock Valley: Friends are united for Under 17 Scotland squad". Adrossan & Saltcoats Herald. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ben Doak: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ Martin Watt (19 December 2022). "Ben Doak: The Scottish wonderkid at Liverpool earning comparisons to Rooney & Sterling". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Ben Doak: Former Dalry Rovers footballer makes debut for Celtic". Adrossan & Saltcoats Herald. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ "St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Celtic 1–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. ^ May, Sam (31 March 2022). "KOP CAPTURE Liverpool beat Leeds to signing of 16-year-old Celtic starlet Ben Doak for compensation fee of around £600,000". talksport.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Kelleher's shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup". The Guardian. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Liverpool hand Ben Doak his first professional contract - five days after debut aged 16". BBC Sport. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  11. ^ Cassidy, Peter (14 November 2022). "Scotland under-21 star Ben Doak signs first pro deal with Liverpool". STV Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  12. ^ Poole, Harry (26 December 2022). "Stefan Bajcetic: The 'cheeky' teenager and his 'Christmas story'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  13. ^ "'It's a great feeling' – Bobby Clark and Ben Doak react to first senior goals - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  14. ^ "BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2023 top three revealed". BBC Media Centre. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Ben Doak". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Ben Doak misses out on Scotland squad for UEFA Under-17 Championship". BBC Sport. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Liverpool teenager Ben Doak one of 11 new faces in Scotland Under-21 squad". BBC Sport. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Under-21 international: Liverpool teenager Ben Doak scores as Scotland beat NI 3–1 in Belfast". BBC Sport. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  19. ^ "'Phenomenal talent' – Liverpool fans rave about Ben Doak as teenager scores on Scotland U21 debut". Liverpool Echo. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  20. ^ Egerton, Nathan (1 April 2022). "'Unbelievable talent', All you need to know on Liverpool bound Ben Doak". Planet Football. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  21. ^ (Morton player) Doak, Martin, FitbaStats. Retrieved 3 January 2023
  22. ^ Martin Doak, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 January 2023
  23. ^ Ben Doak at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  24. ^ "Games played by Ben Doak in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Games played by Ben Doak in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Games played by Ben Doak in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

External links[edit]

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