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Ben Winterbottom
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Harry Winterbottom[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Preston, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Youth career
Penwortham St Teresa's
0000–2019 Blackburn Rovers
2019–2021 Liverpool
2021–2023 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Brentford 0 (0)
2023 → Welling United (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Benjamin Harry Winterbottom (born 16 July 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Brentford as a goalkeeper.

Winterbottom is a product of the Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool academies and began his professional career with the latter club in 2020. He transferred to Brentford in 2021.

Career[edit]

Youth years[edit]

A goalkeeper, Winterbottom began his career in the academy at Blackburn Rovers at U10 level and progressed to sign a scholarship deal in 2017.[3][4] Heading into the final months of his scholarship,[5] he transferred to the the Liverpool academy in April 2019.[3] Signed as a "training goalkeeper",[6] Winterbottom quickly progressed into the U23 team and won what was to be his only call up to the Liverpool senior squad for an EFL Cup quarter-final match versus Aston Villa on 17 December 2019.[7] He remained an unused substitute during the 5–0 defeat and also made two appearances during the U21 team's EFL Trophy campaign.[7][8] Winterbottom's progression was such that he signed a professional contract in July 2020,[9] but he elected to transfer away from The Academy in January 2021.[10]

Brentford[edit]

On 29 January 2021, Winterbottom transferred to the B team at Championship club Brentford and signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract, with the option of a further year,[10] for an undisclosed fee.[11] While he did not win a call into a first team matchday squad during the 2021–22 season, Winterbottom participated in first team training during the campaign and was a part of the B team's London Senior Cup-winning squad.[12][13]

Owing to Brentford's two first-choice goalkeepers being unavailable,[14][15] Winterbottom was included in the first team squad for its mid-2022–23 season training camp and he made three friendly appearances during the period.[16][17][18][19] He trained regularly with the first team squad during the season.[20] The one-year option on Winterbottom's contract was taken up in June 2023 and on 17 October 2023,[21] he signed a new two-year contract, with the option of a further year.[22]

On 1 August 2023, Winterbottom joined National League South club Welling United on loan until January 2024.[16] He made 18 appearances prior to the expiration of the loan.[23][24]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2019–20[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liverpool U21 2019–20[8] ― 2[c] 0 2 0
Welling United (loan) 2023–24[23] National League South 14 0 4 0 ― ― 0 0 18 0
Career total 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours[edit]

Brentford B

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Ben Winterbottom". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Liverpool sign goalkeeper Ben Winterbottom". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Introducing the class of 2017". www.rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Rovers Under-18s goalkeeper snapped up by Liverpool". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Explained: How three Academy deals opened up goalkeeper pathways". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b Beatpoet/sandboxWinterbottom at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Games played by Beatpoet/sandboxWinterbottom in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Ben Winterbottom signs first professional contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Ben Winterbottom signs for Brentford B from Liverpool". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Winter Transfer Window Recap". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Ben Winterbottom: "You have to see training with the First Team as an opportunity and be excited"". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Match Report: Brentford B win London Senior Cup on penalties". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Hickey 'ahead of schedule'". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  15. ^ Harris, Jay. "Strakosha suffers ankle ligament injury after saving penalty from Ajer". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Winterbottom joins Welling United on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Brentford 1 Bordeaux 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Brentford 1 Celta Vigo 3". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Brentford 2 Wolfsburg 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  20. ^ "In conversation with Jani Viander". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Brentford B squad update". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Winterbottom signs contract extension". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  23. ^ a b "Ben Winterbottom | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Director of football Phil Giles on Brentford's January transfer window". Brentford FC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

External links[edit]


Category:Living people Category:English footballers Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:2001 births Category:Association football goalkeepers Category:Footballers from Preston, Lancashire Category:Welling United F.C. players Category:National League (English football) players

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