Ben
Godfrey |
Everton FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 2 D 0 L 0 F 2:
A 0
*(actual F 1: A 0)
100% successful
2021
disciplined:
none
captain:
none
minutes played: 119
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Timeline |
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Benjamin Matthew Godfrey |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
Birth |
Thursday, 15 January 1998 in
York, North Yorkshire [registered in
York, February 1998]. Attended Archbishop Holgate's School in York |
Source |
Jack Rollin's TheSun
Yearbook [2019] &
 |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Began his career with
York & District under-13's alongside York City FC's youth system, moving
to the Middlesbrough FC youth academy in the summer of 2011. He was
released from the Teesside club and failed trials with Leeds United AFC
and Sheffield Wednesday FC before returning to York at under-15 level and
becoming the under-18 captain and breaking into the first team. On 15
January 2016, Godfrey signed for Norwich City FC for an undisclosed fee
and played in their Academy side before breaking into the first team
again. On 24 August 2017, Godfrey signed a loan deal with Shrewsbury Town
FC that would last the season. Returned to Carrow Road to cement his first
team place. Joined Everton FC on 5 October 2020 for £20 million. |
League honours 157+23 appearances, 6 goals one red card
(two FLT red cards) |
York City FC 2015-16
five+seven appearances, one goal
debut
(league two): 18 August 2015 York City FC 1 Yeovil Town FC 0.
Norwich City FC 2017-20 59+seven appearances, four goals
debut (championship): (sub) 28 January 2017 Norwich City FC 2 Birmingham
City FC 0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2017-18 loan
35+five appearances, one goal debut (league one): 26 August 2017 Oxford
United 1 Shrewsbury Town FC 1 Everton FC 2020-23
58+four appearances debut: (sub) 17 October 2020 Everton FC 2 Liverpool FC
2. |
Club honours |
Football League Trophy runners-up 2017-18;
Football League Championship winners 2018-19; |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
None |
Height/Weight |
6' 0", 11st. 6lb. [2021] |
Source |
Jack Rollin's The Sun
Yearbook [2020] & Soccerbase. |
England Career |
Player number |
The 1260th player to
appear for England. |
BME Number |
The 100th BME player at Senior level. |
Position(s) |
Central defender, right-back |
First match |
No.
1012, 2 June 2021, England 1 Austria 0,
a pre-European Championship Finals warm-up friendly match at The Riverside Stadium,
Middlehaven, Middlesbrough, substitute (60:56),
aged 23 years 138 days. |
Last match |
No.
1013, 6 June 2021, England 1 Romania 0,
a pre-European Championship Finals warm-up friendly match at The Riverside Stadium,
Middlehaven, Middlesbrough, substitute (64:44), aged 23 years
142 days. |
Major tournaments |
UEFA European Championship Finals 2020 (provisional); |
Major honours |
None |
Individual honours |
England U21 (eight+one appearances, one goal, 2019-21) England U20 (two
appearances 2019) |
Distinctions |
Also
eligible to play for Jamaica through his grandfather. |