Ben Amos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Paul Amos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Macclesfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2001 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 2001–2008 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:12, 11 December 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Benjamin Paul "Ben" Amos (born 10 April 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United.
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Club career
Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Amos joined Manchester United at the age of 11, signing shortly after leaving Crewe Alexandra. He made his first appearance for the Manchester United under-18 side on 8 October 2005, coming on as a substitute for Daniel Rose after starting goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler was sent off in a 2–0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers. He was regularly named as an unused substitute during the 2005–06 season, but became a regular starter for the team in 2006–07 after signing a trainee contract in July 2006.
He retained his place in the under-18 team for 2007–08 and impressed enough to be taken on the club's 2008 summer tour of South Africa.[2]
On the tour, Amos did not play, but was named as an unused substitute in all three matches. En route back from South Africa, United stopped off in Nigeria to play against Portsmouth on 27 July 2008, with Amos coming on for Tomasz Kuszczak after 76 minutes.[3] He made his competitive first team début on 23 September 2008 in a 3–1 win at home to Middlesbrough in the League Cup third round.[4]
On 14 December 2008, Amos travelled to Japan with the Manchester United squad for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, having been called up as a late replacement for Ben Foster, who had picked up a hand injury in training.[5]
On 29 October 2009, Amos signed for Championship team Peterborough United on a month's loan, as cover for Peterborough's suspended first-choice keeper Joe Lewis.[6] He made his debut on 31 October in a 2–1 defeat against Barnsley.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Statistics accurate as of matches played 31 October 2009[8]
Honours
Club
- Manchester United
- FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 - Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ Thompson, Gemma (17 July 2008). "Reds head to South Africa". Manchester United FC. http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6614027. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ "Report: United 2 Pompey 1". Manchester United FC. 27 July 2008. http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6614745. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
- ^ "Man Utd 3-1 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 23 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626743.stm. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ Bartram, Steve (14 December 2008). "Gamba book United date". ManUtd.com (Manchester United FC). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6624039. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ "Posh sign Man Utd keeper on loan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 29 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8331810.stm. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Peterborough 1-2 Barnsley". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 31 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8326902.stm. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ Endlar, Andrew. "Ben Amos". StretfordEnd.co.uk. http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/amos.html. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
External links
- Ben Amos career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at ManUtd.com
- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
- Profile at redStat
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