Ben Doak

Ben Gannon Doak (born 11 November 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward 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.

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. 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.

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 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, 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. 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.

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, 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. On 4 June 2024, he was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.

Personal life
His grandfather Martin Doak was also a footballer, having made more than 300 appearances across two spells for Greenock Morton.