| Ben Knight | |
| Fullname: | Benjamin Leo Knight[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, England |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Currentclub: | Real Murcia |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Burwell Tigers |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ipswich Town |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Manchester City |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Manchester City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Stockport County (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Real Murcia |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:45, 8 May 2022 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 21:11, 11 June 2022 (UTC) |
Benjamin Leo Knight (born 14 June 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera Federación side Real Murcia.
Born in Cambridge, Knight started his career with local side Burwell Tigers, joining at under-7s level, before joining Ipswich Town.[2] [3] After eight years with Ipswich Town, Knight joined Premier League side Manchester City in July 2018.[4]
Knight made his debut for Manchester City in the 2021 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on the 7th August 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Ferran Torres during the 0–1 defeat to Leicester City.
On 16 August 2021, Knight joined Crewe Alexandra on a season-long loan,[5] and made his Crewe debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat at Oxford United.[6] He scored his first Crewe goal on his fifth appearance, the winner in a 1–0 victory at Shrewsbury Town in an EFL Trophy group tie on 31 August 2021,[7] but then picked up an injury that ruled him out until 30 October 2021.[8] He played five further games, scoring once, before being sidelined again with a foot injury.[9]
On 12 March 2024, it was announced that Knight had moved to Stockport County on loan until the end of the season.The move had been agreed during the previous transfer window but had only been announced once the player had recovered from injury and completed his rehabilitation.[10]
On 12 August 2024, Knight joined Primera Federación side Real Murcia on a permanent deal.[11]
Knight is the nephew of former England international cricketer Nick Knight.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester City U23 | 2018–19 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |||
| Manchester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2021–22[13] | League One | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 4 | |||
Stockport County