Ben Gannon Doak (born 11 November 2005) is a Scottish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Premier League club
Liverpool F.C..
Club career
Doak began his career at hometown club Dalry Rovers, before moving to
Ayr United and then onto
Celtic
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.
Celtic
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
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. 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.
Liverpool
2022–23 season
Doak signed with
Liverpool in March 2022, with Celtic due to receive training compensation of around £600,000. 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
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The winner of the competition ...
at
Anfield. Five days later, he signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, having reached the age of 17. Doak made his league debut for Liverpool on 26 December in a 3–1 win at
Aston Villa
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, and became the youngest Scottish player to appear in the Premier League.
2023–24 season
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
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. In December 2023, he was longlisted for the
BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award. He missed most of the 2023–24 season after he underwent knee surgery in December.
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International career
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. He helped the U17 team qualify for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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, but missed the tournament due to injury.
Doak was included in the under-21 squad for the first time in September 2022, aged 16. 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.
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.
Personal life
His grandfather Martin Doak was also a footballer, having made more than 300 appearances across two spells for Greenock Morton
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.
Career statistics
References
External links
Profile
at the Liverpool F.C. website
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Footballers from North Ayrshire
2005 births
Living people
Men's association football fullbacks
Men's association football wingers
Scotland men's youth international footballers
Ayr United F.C. players
Celtic F.C. players
Lowland Football League players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Scottish men's footballers
People from Dalry, North Ayrshire
Liverpool F.C. players
Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
Premier League players