Ben Killip

Ben Killip (born 24 November 1995)[4] is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hartlepool United.

Ben Killip

Killip playing for England C in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ben Killip[1]
Date of birth	24 November 1995
Place of birth	Isleworth, England[2]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Hartlepool United
Number	1
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–	Hartlepool United	48	(0)
National team^‡
2018–	England C	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:55, 9 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:28, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

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 Braintree Town on 31 July 2018.[9]

In May 2019 he moved to Hartlepool United.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 February 2021

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[11]	NPL - Premier Division	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Lowestoft Town (loans)	2015–16[11]	National League North	9	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	0
			14	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	0
Norwich City U23s	2016–17[12]	Premier League 2 - Div 2	—		—		—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	3	0
Grimsby Town	2017–18[13]	League Two	7	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	10	0
Braintree Town	2018–19[14]	National League	38	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	40	0
Hartlepool United	2019–20[15]	National League	33	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
	2020–21[16]	National League	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		48	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	52	0
Career total			117	0	5	0	0	0	9	0	131	0

1. Appearance in the FA Trophy
2. Appearance in the Suffolk Premier Cup
3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
2. "Ben Killip". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. Ben Killip at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
4. Ben Killip at Soccerbase
5. "BEN KILLIP JOINS LOWESTOFT ON YOUTH LOAN". Norwich City F.C. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
6. "BEN KILLIP REJOINS LOWESTOFT TOWN ON LOAN". Norwich City F.C. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
7. "Ben Killip: Grimsby Town sign former Norwich goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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.
10. "Hartlepool United seal deal for Scott Loach replacement as Craig Hignett signs ex-Chelsea youngster". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk.
11. "Ben Killip". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
12. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
13. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
14. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
15. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
16. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2020.