Ben Doak

Ben Gannon Doak (born 11 November 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Liverpool.[3]

Ben Doak
Personal information
Full name Ben Gannon Doak[1]
Date of birth (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005
Place of birth Dalry, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Winger
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 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Scotland U16 3 (0)
2021– Scotland U17 6 (4)
2022– Scotland U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:00, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Doak began his career at hometown club Dalry Rovers, before moving to Ayr United and then onto Celtic.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Doak signed with Liverpool in March 2022, with Celtic due to receive training compensation of around £600,000.[7] 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.[8] Five days later, he signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, having reached the age of 17.[9][10] 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.[11]

International career

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.[12] He helped the U17 team qualify for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, but missed the tournament due to injury.[13]

Doak was included in the under-21 squad for the first time in September 2022, aged 16.[14] 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.[15][16]

Personal life

His grandfather Martin Doak was also a footballer,[17] having played for the likes of Greenock Morton (more than 300 appearances across two spells).[18][19]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 January 2023[20]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 2000000020
Liverpool 2022–23 Premier League 2020100050
Career total 4020100070

    References
    1. "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
    2. "Garnock Valley: Friends are united for Under 17 Scotland squad". Adrossan & Saltcoats Herald. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
    3. Martin Watt (19 December 2022). "Ben Doak: The Scottish wonderkid at Liverpool earning comparisons to Rooney & Sterling". BBC Sport.
    4. "Ben Doak: Former Dalry Rovers footballer makes debut for Celtic". Adrossan & Saltcoats Herald. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
    5. "St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
    6. "Celtic 1–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
    7. 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.
    8. "Kelleher's shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup". The Guardian. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
    9. "Liverpool hand Ben Doak his first professional contract - five days after debut aged 16". BBC Sport. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
    10. Cassidy, Peter (14 November 2022). "Scotland under-21 star Ben Doak signs first pro deal with Liverpool". STV Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
    11. Poole, Harry (26 December 2022). "Stefan Bajcetic: The 'cheeky' teenager and his 'Christmas story'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
    12. "Ben Doak". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
    13. "Ben Doak misses out on Scotland squad for Uefa Under-17 Championship". BBC Sport. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
    14. "Liverpool teenager Ben Doak one of 11 new faces in Scotland Under-21 squad". BBC Sport. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
    15. "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.
    16. "'Phenomenal talent' - Liverpool fans rave about Ben Doak as teenager scores on Scotland U21 debut". Liverpool Echo. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
    17. Egerton, Nathan (1 April 2022). "'Unbelievable talent', All you need to know on Liverpool bound Ben Doak". Planet Football. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
    18. (Morton player) Doak, Martin, FitbaStats. Retrieved 3 January 2023
    19. Martin Doak, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 January 2023
    20. Ben Doak at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2022.


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