Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ben David Goodliffe [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
Number | TBA | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
–2016 | Boreham Wood | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Boreham Wood | 4 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 33 | (1) |
2019–2024 | Sutton United | 155 | (8) |
2024– | Colchester United | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
England Colleges | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:30, 8 August 2021 (UTC) |
Ben David Goodliffe (born 19 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He will join Colchester United on 1 July 2024.
Born in Watford, [2] Goodliffe played youth football for Tottenham Hotspur but was released at age 16 and joined Boreham Wood's academy. [3] [4] He made his senior debut on 7 February 2017 in a 5–0 FA Trophy win over Sutton United. [4] He went on to make 4 further appearances for the club that season, all of which coming in the National League. [2]
In March 2017, it was announced that Goodliffe would join Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract at the start of the summer transfer window. [5] He scored once in 12 Premier League 2 appearances across the 2017–18 season. [2] On 31 July 2018, Goodliffe joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until January 2019. [6] He made his debut on 4 August 2018 away to former club Boreham Wood, with Goodliffe sent off late on as Dagenham lost 1–0. [7] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 December 2018 with a 90th-minute equaliser in a 2–1 win over Hartlepool United. [8] In January 2019, his loan was extended until the end of the season. [9] He scored once in 33 league matches during the 2018–19 National League. [2] He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2018–19 season. [10]
In July 2019, Goodliffe joined Sutton United of the National League. [11] He scored twice in 35 league appearances during the 2019–20 campaign, [2] which was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] [13] Sutton United were promoted to EFL League Two as champions of the National League at the end of the 2020–21 season, [14] with Goodliffe having made 34 appearances and scoring one goal. [2] He was also included in the National League team of the season as number 5. [15] On 29 June 2021, it was announced that Goodliffe had signed a new contract with the club, with his previous contract about to expire. [16] He made his League Two debut on 7 August 2021 in a 2–1 defeat to Forest Green Rovers. [17]
Goodliffe has captained the England Colleges team. [18] In March 2020, Goodliffe was named in the England C squad for the first time. [19]
He is the son of Jason Goodliffe, who played non-League football and is currently interim manager of the first team at Sutton United. [20] Goodliffe worked as a personal trainer whilst playing for Sutton United, prior to their promotion to League Two. [14]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boreham Wood | 2016–17 [21] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2017–18 [21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19 [22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2018–19 [21] | National League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
Sutton United | 2019–20 [21] | National League | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
2020–21 [21] | National League | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [21] | League Two | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
Total | 101 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 117 | 5 | ||
Career total | 138 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 159 | 7 |
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