Ben House

Ben House

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin House [1]
Date of birth	(1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Guildford, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Lincoln City
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2016	Aldershot Town
2016–2017	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Reading	0	(0)
2019	→ Swindon Town (loan)	6	(0)
2019–2020	→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	3	(2)
2020	→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	6	(0)
2020–2022	Eastleigh	54	(13)
2022–	Lincoln City	63	(15)
International career‡
2018	Scotland U20	1	(0)
2019	Scotland U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:13, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Benjamin House (born 5 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lincoln City.

Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.

Club career

Reading

Born in Guildford, ^[3] House started his career in the youth team of Aldershot Town before signing for the youth team of Reading in 2016. ^[4] In July 2017, House signed his first professional contract with Reading. ^[5] On 15 March 2018, House signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2020. ^[6]

On 4 January 2019, House joined Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. ^[7]

On 12 November 2019, House joined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until 1 January 2020. ^[8] On 30 January 2020, House returned to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[9]

On 2 July 2020, Reading announced House had left the club after his contract had expired. ^[10]

Eastleigh

In August 2020 he signed for Eastleigh. ^[11] House made his Eastleigh debut on 3 October 2020, an opening day 5–1 victory at Barnet where House also scored his first goal for the club, to make it 3–1 in the 56th minute of the game. ^[12] On 9 November, House was awarded National League Player of the Month award for October, scoring five league goals in his first month at the club. ^[13]

Lincoln City

On 24 January 2022, House signed for Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee. ^{[14] [15]} He made his debut on 29 January 2022, coming off the bench against Burton Albion. ^[16] He scored his first goal for the club against Portsmouth on 15 April 2022. ^[17] During the 2022–23 season, he won the Player's Player of the Season award, as well as finishing as the club's top scorer. ^[18] On 2 August 2023, House signed a new contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025. ^[19]

International career

House has represented Scotland at under-20 international youth level. ^[20] He made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2019. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reading U23	2017–18 [22]	—			—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	2	1
Reading	2018–19 [23]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20 [24]	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2018–19 [23]	League Two	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	2019–20 [2]	National League	9	2	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	11	2
Eastleigh	2020–21 [2]	National League	37	9	2	1	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	40	10
	2021–22 [2]	National League	17	4	3	1	—		0	0	20	4
	Total		54	13	5	2	—		1	0	60	15
Lincoln City	2021–22 [25]	League One	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
	2022–23 [26]	League One	38	12	0	0	3	1	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	44	13
	2023–24 [27]	League One	19	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	21	2
	Total		63	15	0	0	5	1	3	0	71	16
Career total			131	29	6	2	5	1	8	1	150	33

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

• National League Player of the Month: October 2020 ^[13]

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 6 January 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. Ben House at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
3. Ben House at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
4. "ACADEMY RETURNS BIGGER & BETTER IN 2017–18". Aldershot Town F.C. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
5. "Fresh Academy talent sign professional contracts". Reading F.C. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
6. "House and Driscoll sign up until 2020". Reading F.C. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
7. "Ben House & Canice Carroll: Swindon Town sign Reading and Brentford youngsters on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
8. "House and Medford-Smith make National League loan moves". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
9. "House heads back to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
10. "🖋️ Contract update – New U23s contracts offered, two professional deals expire and all loanees agree to extensions until the end of July". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
11. "Eastleigh sign striker House and defender Bird | Non League Daily".
12. "Barnet 1–5 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
13. "October's National League Monthly Award Winners Confirmed!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
14. "Ben House Signs For The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
15. "Lincoln sign Eastleigh striker House" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
16. "Lincoln City boss issues transfer window verdict and makes long-term prediction". LincolnshireLive. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
17. "Lincoln City boss Michael Appleton makes Ben House admission after Portsmouth impact". LincolnshireLive. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
18. "Imps celebrate at End Of Season Awards". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
19. "Imps seal House extension". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
20. Ben House at the Scottish Football Association
21. "Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty – 3 talking points". Daily Record. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
22. "Games played by Ben House in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
23. "Games played by Ben House in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
24. "Games played by Ben House in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
25. "Games played by Ben House in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
26. "Games played by Ben House in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
27. "Games played by Ben House in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2021.