Ben Gannon Doak (born 11 November 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool, and the Scotland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Gannon Doak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalry, Scotland[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Middlesbrough (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalry Rovers | |||
| Ayr United | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Liverpool | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (4) |
| 2022– | Scotland U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2024– | Scotland | 6 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editDoak began his career at hometown club Dalry Rovers, before moving to Ayr United and then onto Celtic.[4]
Celtic
editOn 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]
Liverpool
editDoak signed with Premier League club 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, becoming the youngest Scottish player to appear in the Premier League.[11]
On 30 July 2023, Doak scored his first senior goal for Liverpool in a pre-season friendly match against Leicester City, with his side winning 4–0 at the Singapore National Stadium.[12] In December 2023, he was longlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award.[13] He missed most of the 2023–24 season after he underwent knee surgery in December.[14]
Loan to Middlesbrough
editOn 30 August 2024, Doak joined EFL Championship side Middlesbrough on a season-long loan.[15] On 28 September, he made his first start for the club and scored his first competitive senior career goal in a 2–0 win over Stoke City.[16]
International career
editOn 2 September 2021, after previously representing the under-16s, Doak made his debut for Scotland U17, scoring in a 1–1 draw against Wales.[17] He helped the U17 team qualify for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, but missed the tournament due to injury.[18]
Doak was included in the under-21 squad for the first time in September 2022, aged 16.[19] 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.[20][21]
In May 2024, Doak was called up to the senior side for the first time, as part of their provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[14] On 4 June, he was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.[22]
Doak made his senior international debut on 5 September 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat to Poland.[23]
Personal life
editHis grandfather Martin Doak (1964–2024) was also a footballer,[24] having made more than 300 appearances across two spells for Greenock Morton.[25][26][27]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024[28]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2021–22[29] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2022–23[30] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023–24[31] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Garnock Valley: Friends are united for Under 17 Scotland squad". Adrossan & Saltcoats Herald. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Ben Doak: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Ben Doak: Former Dalry Rovers footballer makes debut for Celtic". Adrossan & Saltcoats Herald. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Celtic 1–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Kelleher's shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup". The Guardian. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Liverpool hand Ben Doak his first professional contract - five days after debut aged 16". BBC Sport. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Cassidy, Peter (14 November 2022). "Scotland under-21 star Ben Doak signs first pro deal with Liverpool". STV Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Poole, Harry (26 December 2022). "Stefan Bajcetic: The 'cheeky' teenager and his 'Christmas story'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "'It's a great feeling' – Bobby Clark and Ben Doak react to first senior goals - Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2023 top three revealed". BBC Media Centre. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Liverpool's Doak gives 'something different' to Scots". BBC Sport. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Middlesbrough sign Ben Doak from Liverpool on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "WATCH: Liverpool winger just scored his FIRST EVER club goal". Yahoo Sports. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Ben Doak". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Ben Doak misses out on Scotland squad for UEFA Under-17 Championship". BBC Sport. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Liverpool teenager Ben Doak one of 11 new faces in Scotland Under-21 squad". BBC Sport. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Phenomenal talent' – Liverpool fans rave about Ben Doak as teenager scores on Scotland U21 debut". Liverpool Echo. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Conway called up by Scotland as Doak drops out". BBC Sport. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ English, Tom (5 September 2024). "'Scotland's capacity for self-sabotage delivers fresh horror'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Egerton, Nathan (1 April 2022). "'Unbelievable talent', All you need to know on Liverpool bound Ben Doak". Planet Football. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ (Morton player) Doak, Martin, FitbaStats. Retrieved 3 January 2023
- ^ Martin Doak, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 January 2023
- ^ Lochrie, Susan (20 August 2024). "Morton legend Martin Doak who is Ben Doak's grandfather dies". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Ben Doak at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Doak in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Doak in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ben Doak in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
