Ben House
Benjamin House (born 5 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eastleigh.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin House[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 July 1999||
Place of birth | Surrey, England | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eastleigh | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Aldershot Town | ||
2016–2017 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 3 | (2) |
2020 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020– | Eastleigh | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018– | Scotland U20 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:19, 2 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:13, 26 June 2019 (UTC) |
Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.
Club career
Reading
House started his career in the youth team of Aldershot Town before signing for the youth team of Reading in 2016.[3] In July 2017, House signed his first professional contract with Reading.[4] On 15 March 2018, House signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2020.[5]
On 4 January 2019, House joined Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6]
On 12 November 2019, House joined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until 1 January 2020.[7] On 30 January 2020, House returned to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the season.[8]
On 2 July 2020, Reading announced House had left the club after his contract had expired.[9]
International career
House has represented Scotland at under-20 international youth level.[11] He made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2019.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 March 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading U23 | 2017–18[13] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Reading | 2018–19[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2018–19[14] | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2019–20[16] | National League | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
Career total | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in FA Trophy
References
- "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- Ben House at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "ACADEMY RETURNS BIGGER & BETTER IN 2017-18". Aldershot Town F.C. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Fresh Academy talent sign professional contracts". Reading F.C. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- "House and Driscoll sign up until 2020". Reading F.C. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- "Ben House & Canice Carroll: Swindon Town sign Reading and Brentford youngsters on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "House and Medford-Smith make National League loan moves". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "House heads back to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "🖋️ Contract update - New U23s contracts offered, two professional deals expire and all loanees agree to extensions until the end of July". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Eastleigh sign striker House and defender Bird | Non League Daily".
- Ben House at the Scottish Football Association
- "Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty - 3 talking points". Daily Record. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- "Games played by Ben House in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Games played by Ben House in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "Games played by Ben House in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- Ben House at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2019.