Benjamin Leo Knight (born 14 June 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League side Manchester City.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benjamin Leo Knight[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) | |||
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]
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]
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]
Knight is the nephew of former England international cricketer Nick Knight.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U23 | 2018–19 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2019–20 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Manchester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2021–22[14] | League One | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 4 | ||
Manchester City F.C. – current squad | |
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