Ben Killip

Ben Killip (born 24 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Hartlepool United.

Ben Killip
Killip playing for England C in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ben Killip[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995[2]
Place of birth Isleworth, England[3]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[4]
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 103 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 England C 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:28, 30 April 2022 (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]

He moved to Hartlepool United in May 2019.[10] In the 2019–20 season, Killip struggled for form after making several mistakes and lost the number one spot to Mitchell Beeney, however he soon regained his place in the team.[11] The next season, Killip had a much more successful campaign managing to keep 13 clean sheets in 29 matches.[12] On April 5 2021, in a 2–2 draw with Boreham Wood, Killip injured his elbow and was ruled out for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[13] Killip did, however, make the substitutes bench for the play-offs as the club won promotion to League Two in June 2021.

He signed a new contract for Hartlepool at the end of the 2020–21 season.[14] In August 2021, Killip kept a clean sheet in Hartlepool's first game back in the Football League as Hartlepool beat Crawley Town 1–0.[15] Killip's performance in the EFL Trophy semi-final against Rotherham United earned him player of the round.[16] Hartlepool eventually lost 5–4 on penalties with Killip saving one penalty in the shootout.[17]

International career

In September 2018, Killip received his first call up for the England C team for their game against Estonia u23s.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
King's Lynn Town (loan) 2013–14[19] NPL - Premier Division 1000—0010
Lowestoft Town (loans) 2015–16[19] National League North 9000—1[lower-alpha 1]0100
14000—1[lower-alpha 2]0150
Norwich City U23s 2016–17[20] Premier League 2 - Div 2 ———3[lower-alpha 3]030
Grimsby Town 2017–18[21] League Two 7000003[lower-alpha 3]0100
Braintree Town 2018–19[22] National League 38010001[lower-alpha 1]0400
Hartlepool United 2019–20[23] National League 330400000370
2020–21[24] National League 290000000290
2021–22[25] League Two 410400030480
Total 10308000301140
Career total 172090001201930
  1. Appearance in the FA Trophy
  2. Appearance in the Suffolk Premier Cup
  3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Hartlepool United

References
  1. "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. Ben Killip at Soccerbase
  3. "Ben Killip". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. Ben Killip at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  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. "I TRIED TO CHASE A PERFORMANCE – KILLIP". Hartlepool United FC. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. Matty Jones (12 July 2021). "Jamie Sterry and Ben Killip sign new deals with Hartlepool". Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. Dominic Scurr (15 April 2021). "Confirmed: Hartlepool United goalkeeper Ben Killip ruled out for the remainder of the season as Dave Challinor provides squad injury update". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. "Ben Killip signs new deal". Hartlepool United Football Club. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  15. "Hartlepool United 1–0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  16. "Hartlepool United's Ben Killip named Papa Johns Trophy Semi-Final Player of the Round". Hartlepool United FC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  17. "Hartlepool United 2–2 Rotherham United (4–5)". BBC Sport. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  18. "Ben Killip's England C call-up gives Braintree Town cheer in a tough week". Gazette News.
  19. "Ben Killip". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  20. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  21. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  22. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  23. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  24. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  25. "Games played by Ben Killip in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  26. Pilnick, Brent (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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