| Ben Doak | |
| Full Name: | Ben Gannon Doak[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Dalry, Scotland[2] |
| Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet)[3] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Liverpool |
| Clubnumber: | 50 |
| Youthclubs1: | RRMA |
| Youthclubs2: | Ayr United |
| Youthclubs3: | Celtic |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Celtic |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Liverpool |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 18:53, 13 August 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 00:42, 23 November 2023 (UTC) |
Ben Gannon Doak (born 11 November 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool.[4]
Doak began his career at hometown club Dalry Rovers, before moving to Ayr United and then onto Celtic.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
Doak signed with Liverpool in March 2022, with Celtic due to receive training compensation of around £600,000.[8] 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.[9] Five days later, he signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, having reached the age of 17.[10] [11] Doak made his league debut for Liverpool on 26 December in a 3–1 win at Aston Villa, and became the youngest Scottish player to appear in the Premier League.[12]
On 30 July 2023, Doak scored his first senior goal for Liverpool in a pre-season friendly against Leicester City, with his side winning the match 4–0 at the Singapore National Stadium.[13] In December 2023, he was longlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award.[14] He missed most of the 2023–24 season after he underwent knee surgery in December.
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.[15] He helped the U17 team qualify for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, but missed the tournament due to injury.[16]
Doak was included in the under-21 squad for the first time in September 2022, aged 16.[17] 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.[18] [19]
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.[20] On 4 June 2024, he was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.[21]
His grandfather Martin Doak was also a footballer,[22] having made more than 300 appearances across two spells for Greenock Morton.[23] [24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Celtic | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Liverpool | 2022–23 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||