Ben Godfrey

Ben Godfrey
Godfrey warming up for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Matthew Godfrey[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998[2]
Place of birth York, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2011 York City
2011– Middlesbrough
0000–2014 York City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 York City 12 (1)
2016– Norwich City 4 (0)
2017–2018 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 40 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:51, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Benjamin Matthew Godfrey (born 15 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Championship club Norwich City.

Early and personal life

Godfrey was born in York, North Yorkshire[2] and attended Archbishop Holgate's School.[4] His father Alex Godfrey is a former professional rugby league player.[5]

Career

Early career

Godfrey captained the York & District under-13 team that beat Southampton at Stadium mk in the final of the English Schools' FA Inter-Association Trophy in May 2011.[4] This was the first time a team from York had won an English Schools' FA competition.[4] He started his career with York City's youth system, before moving to Middlesbrough in the summer of 2011.[5] After being released by the club, he had trials with Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday, before returning to York at under-15 level,[5] with whom he started his scholarship.[2] Godfrey captained York's under-18 team in the 2014–15 season,[6] while still a first-year scholar.[7] His first involvement with the first team came as an unused substitute in a League Two match against Newport County on 11 October 2014.[8] Godfrey made his debut aged 17 when starting York's 1–0 home win over Yeovil Town on 18 August 2015.[9] He scored his first goal for York in the eighth minute of stoppage time in a 2–1 home loss to Plymouth Argyle on 14 November 2015 with a shot from 10 yards.[10]

Norwich City

On 15 January 2016, Godfrey signed for Premier League club Norwich City on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee and would initially play in their academy team.[11] He made his debut on 23 August 2016 as a substitute in the 65th minute of Norwich's EFL Cup second round match against Coventry City and scored in the 87th minute of a 6–1 home win with a shot from outside the penalty area.[12] Godfrey made his league debut in a 2–0 home win over Birmingham City on 28 January 2017 as an 81st-minute substitute.[13] He signed a new four-year contract with Norwich on 11 August 2017, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021.[14]

On 24 August 2017, Godfrey joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan until 1 January 2018.[15]

Style of play

Godfrey primarily plays as a central midfielder, but can also play at centre back.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
York City 2014–15[16] League Two 0000000000
2015–16[9] League Two 12110101[lower-alpha 1]0151
Total 121101010151
Norwich City 2015–16[9] Premier League 00———00
2016–17[13] Championship 201031—61
2017–18[17] Championship 00—00—00
2018–19[18] Championship 200030—50
Total 401061—111
Norwich City U23 2016–17[13] ———4[lower-alpha 2]040
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2017–18[17] League One 40140—7[lower-alpha 3]0511
Career total 5626071120813
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, three in League One play-offs

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

References

  1. ↑ "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "York City FC youth team profiles". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ben Godfrey". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Flett, Dave (24 May 2011). "York and District U13s carve out niche in city's football folklore". The Press. York. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Flett, Dave (19 November 2015). "West Brom, Hull City and Cardiff City running the rule over York City starlet Ben Godfrey". The Press. York. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "York City academy pass with flying colours". The Press. York. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Flett, Dave (21 March 2015). "York City boss Russ Wilcox believes calls for his sacking are unhelpful". The Press. York. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "B. Godfrey: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Godfrey in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Flett, Dave (14 November 2015). "York City suffer fifth straight defeat against table-topping Plymouth". The Press. York. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Canaries sign York's Ben Godfrey". Norwich City F.C. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Norwich City 6–1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Godfrey in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Alex Pritchard: Norwich City midfielder out for at least 12 weeks after ankle surgery". BBC Sport. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ben Godfrey: Shrewsbury Town sign Norwich City midfielder on loan until January". BBC Sport. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Ben Godfrey in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Godfrey in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Ben Godfrey in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  19. ↑ Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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