| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felix Benjamin Goddard [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany [1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ebbsfleet United (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | JSSL Singapore [3] | ||
| 2017–2020 | Manchester City | ||
| 2020–2021 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Marine (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Dundalk (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:18, 7 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Felix Benjamin Goddard (born 9 March 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ebbsfleet United, on loan from EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers. [4] [5] [6]
Goddard was born in Frankfurt, Germany [1] to British parents and moved to Singapore in 2006 at the age of 2. [3] He attended Tanglin Trust School. [7]
Having been in Singapore for seven years, Goddard joined JSSL Singapore aged 9 in 2013 and he reverted from being a defender to goalkeeper, whilst under the guidance of former Singapore international goalkeeper, Rezal Hassan. [3] In November 2017, 17-year-old Goddard left Singapore for England and signed for Premier League side Manchester City. [3]
On 9 November 2017, Goddard joined Manchester City and was immediately put into their U-13 side, [8] After progressing through various age categories at Manchester City; which included appearances for the Under-18's and Under-21's, Goddard was released by the club in the summer of 2020.
On 28 September 2020, after being on a two-week trial for the under-18's side at Blackburn Rovers, Goddard penned a two-year scholarship deal with the club, [9] and on 25 June 2022, he signed a two-year professional contract with an option of a further year. [10] On 3 August 2023, over a year after signing his pro deal, Goddard penned a new initial two-year deal with Rovers, which ties him down until the summer of 2025. [11]
On 10 December 2021, Goddard was loaned out to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Lancaster City on loan until the 18 December; following an injury to fellow Blackburn loanee goalkeeper, Aidan Dowling. [12] He made his debut for the club a day later during the league game against Basford United; and kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win for The Dolly Blues at the Giant Axe. [13] He returned to his parent club, Blackburn at the conclusion of the loan and on 28 January 2022, Goddard returned to Lancaster City on loan; following the departure of Wyll Stanway to a club higher up the league pyramid. [14] However, he went off injured a day later after suffering a suspected broken collarbone - after being involved in a collision with an attacker and defender; during a 2–1 home win against Radcliffe. [15] [16]
On 2 July 2022, after signing his professional contract at Ewood Park, [10] Goddard was loaned back to the Northern Premier League Premier Division, as he joined Bamber Bridge on loan for six months. [17] After being a main stay in between the sticks for Brig, Goddard returned to parent club, Blackburn - after he picked up a knee injury, which ruled him out for two months. [18] On 9 March 2023, after recovering from the knee injury, Goddard re-joined Bamber Bridge on loan until the end of the season. [19]
On 3 August 2023, Goddard was loaned out to another Northern Premier League Premier Division side in Marine on a deal until the end of the campaign, [20] [21] on 16 December, after making 17 league appearances for Marine, Goddard was recalled by his parent club, after suffering a meniscus tear in the 1–0 defeat against Morpeth Town four days earlier. [22] [23]
On 11 July 2024, Goddard was loaned out League of Ireland side Dundalk until the end of the campaign, [4] [24] [25] and he made his professional league debut a day later; playing the whole 90 minutes as Dundalk beat Drogheda United 4–2 at Oriel Park. [26] [27] Seven days later, Goddard made his professional debut in cup football as Dundalk lost 2–1 against Drogheda United in the Second Round of the FAI Cup; during the game he made an error, by fumbling the ball into his own net following a shot by Drogheda debutant, James Bolger. [28] [29] [30]
On 7 January 2025, Goddard joined Ebbsfleet United on loan until the end of the season. [31]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2021–22 [32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [33] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 [34] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 [35] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lancaster City (loan) | 2021–22 [36] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lancaster City (loan) | 2021–22 [37] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bamber Bridge (loan) | 2022–23 [38] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bamber Bridge (loan) | 2022–23 [39] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Marine (loan) | 2023–24 [40] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dundalk (loan) | 2024 [1] | LOI Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 2024–25 [1] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||