Ben Killip

Ben Killip

Killip warming up for Hartlepool United in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Ben Killip [1]
Date of birth	(1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth	Isleworth, England [3]
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [4]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Barnsley
Number	23
Youth career
2003–2013	Chelsea
2013–2015	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Norwich City	0	(0)
2015	→ King's Lynn Town (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	→ Lowestoft Town (loan)	9	(0)
2016	→ Lowestoft Town (loan)	14	(0)
2017–2018	Grimsby Town	7	(0)
2018–2019	Braintree Town	38	(0)
2019–2023	Hartlepool United	133	(0)
2023–	Barnsley	18	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	England C	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 21 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:28, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Ben Killip (born 24 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Barnsley.

Career

Early career

Whilst playing for Norwich City, Killip spent two loan spells at Lowestoft Town. ^{[5] [6]} He signed for Grimsby Town in July 2017. ^[7] He was released by Grimsby at the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[8]

Killip signed for National League side Braintree Town on 31 July 2018. ^[9]

Hartlepool United

He moved to Hartlepool United in May 2019. ^[10] In the 2019–20 season, Killip struggled for form after making several mistakes and lost the number one spot to Mitchell Beeney, however he soon regained his place in the team. ^[11] The next season, Killip had a much more successful campaign managing to keep 13 clean sheets in 29 matches. ^[12] On 5 April 2021, in a 2–2 draw with Boreham Wood, Killip injured his elbow and was ruled out for the rest of the 2020–21 season. ^[13] Killip did, however, make the substitutes bench for the play-offs as the club won promotion to League Two in June 2021. ^[14]

He signed a new contract for Hartlepool at the end of the 2020–21 season. ^[15] In August 2021, Killip kept a clean sheet in Hartlepool's first game back in the Football League as Hartlepool beat Crawley Town 1–0. ^[16] Killip's performance in the EFL Trophy semi-final against Rotherham United earned him player of the round. ^[17] Hartlepool eventually lost 5–4 on penalties with Killip saving one penalty in the shootout. ^[18]

On 11 May 2022, Killip's contract option was exercised, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[19] Killip received some criticism for his form during the middle of the 2022–23 season, most notably after an error in a 1–0 defeat to Stevenage when he was getting ready to kick the ball downfield without noticing that Danny Rose was behind him, allowing Rose to steal the ball and score into an empty net in the 80th minute. ^{[20] [21]} Killip made his first appearance since January for the final game of the season against Stockport County, where he made several saves including a stoppage time penalty save in a 1–1 draw. ^{[22] [23]} The game would be Killip's 150th appearance and his last for Hartlepool as it was announced on 15 May 2023 that he would be leaving the club after he rejected a new contract. ^[24]

Barnsley

On 5 July 2023, Killip signed for League One club Barnsley on an initial one-year deal with the option for a further year. ^{[25] [26]}

International career

Killip playing for England C in 2019.

In September 2018, Killip received his first call up for the England C team for their game against Estonia u23s. ^[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
King's Lynn Town (loan)	2013–14 [28]	NPL – Premier Division	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Lowestoft Town (loans)	2015–16 [28]	National League North	9	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	10	0
			14	0	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	15	0
Norwich City U23s	2016–17 [29]	Premier League 2 – Div 2	—		—		—		3 [c]	0	3	0
Grimsby Town	2017–18 [30]	League Two	7	0	0	0	0	0	3 [c]	0	10	0
Braintree Town	2018–19 [31]	National League	38	0	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	40	0
Hartlepool United	2019–20 [32]	National League	33	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
	2020–21 [33]	National League	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
	2021–22 [34]	League Two	42	0	4	0	0	0	3 [c]	0	49	0
	2022–23 [35]	League Two	29	0	3	0	1	0	2 [c]	0	35	0
	Total		133	0	11	0	1	0	5	0	150	0
Barnsley	2023–24 [36]	League One	8	0	2	0	1	0	4 [c]	0	15	0
	2024–25 [37]	League One	10	0	2	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	14	0
	Total		18	0	4	0	1	0	6	0	29	0
Career total			220	0	16	0	2	0	20	0	258	0

1. Appearance in FA Trophy
2. Appearance in the Suffolk Premier Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.

Honours

Hartlepool United

• National League play-offs: 2021 ^[14]

References

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8. "James McKeown: Grimsby Town offer new deal to goalkeeper and release 11". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
9. "Iron Add Another Keeper As McDonald Is Given A Warning – The Vanarama National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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11. "I tried to chase a performance – Killip". Hartlepool United FC. 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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13. Dominic Scurr (15 April 2021). "Confirmed: Hartlepool United goalkeeper Ben Killip ruled out for the remainder of the season as Dave Challinor provides squad injury update". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
14. Brent Pilnick (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United (5–4)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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16. "Hartlepool United 1–0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
17. "Hartlepool United's Ben Killip named Papa Johns Trophy Semi-Final Player of the Round". Hartlepool United FC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
18. "Hartlepool United 2–2 Rotherham United (4–5)". BBC Sport. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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