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 19)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Celtic 2 (0)
2022– Liverpool 3 (0)
2024– → Middlesbrough (loan) 17 (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 17:03, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

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.

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Club career

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

Celtic

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]

Liverpool

Doak 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

On 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

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. [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

His 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

As of match played 21 December 2024 [28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2021–22 [29] Scottish Premiership 2000000020
Liverpool 2022–23 [30] Premier League 2020100050
2023–24 [31] Premier League1000103 [a] 050
Total30202030100
Middlesbrough (loan) 2024–25 Championship 17100——171
Career total221202030291
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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