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Ben Godfrey

Ben Godfrey

Defender - Centre-Back  at Sheffield United
Age28
CitizenshipEngland Jamaica
Height1.84 m
Footright
BornJanuary 15, 1998
at Sheffield United 275 days · joined 2025-08-22
👕200+ Apps
Market value €6.00m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Everton FC
top club · 93 apps

Career highs

€25.00m
peak value · 2020
€27.50m
top transfer fee · 20/21
4
best season · 18/19
13 / 1
int'l caps / goals
276Appearances
7Goals
5Assists
33Yellow cards
3Red cards
48Full matches (90′)
Full nameBen Godfrey
Name in home countryBenjamin Matthew Godfrey
Date of birth1998-01-15 (28 yrs)
Place of birthYork, England
CitizenshipEngland Jamaica
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height184.00 m
Current clubSheffield United
On loan from ↩ Atalanta BC parent contract: 2028-06-30
Joined2025-08-22
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentNew Era Global ...
Jun 2026
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Atalanta BC
25/26 · Return from loan
Aug 2025
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Sheff Utd
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Sheffield United
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2025
Transfer: Ipswich → Atalanta BC
24/25 · Return from loan
Jan 2025
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Ipswich
24/25 · Loan
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Atalanta BC, Ipswich Town
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Everton → Atalanta BC
24/25 · Transfer · €12.50m
Jul 2023
23/24 — Everton FC
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Everton FC U21, Everton FC
15 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Everton FC
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2020
Transfer: Norwich → Everton
20/21 · Transfer · €27.50m
Jul 2020
20/21 — Norwich City, Everton FC
39 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
Jul 2019
19/20 — Norwich City
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Norwich City
36 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2018
Transfer: Shrewsbury → Norwich
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Norwich → Shrewsbury
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Norwich City, Shrewsbury Town, Norwich City U23
53 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Norwich City, Norwich City U23
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: York City → Norwich
15/16 · Transfer · €2.95m
Jul 2015
15/16 — York City, Norwich City U18, Norwich City U21
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: York City U19 → York City
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — York City
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €25.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
4,317 min
Minutes played by club
Sheffield United 0.0%
Ipswich Town 0.0%
Atalanta BC 0.0%
Everton FC 0.0%
Everton FC U21 0.0%
Norwich City 16.2%
Shrewsbury Town 69.9%
Norwich City U23 0.0%
York City 13.9%
Norwich City U18 0.0%
Norwich City U21 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sheffield United 1 25/26 25/26 3 0 0 0
Ipswich Town 1 24/25 24/25 5 0 0 0
Atalanta BC 1 24/25 24/25 5 0 0 0
Everton FC 4 20/21 23/24 93 0 3 0
Everton FC U21 1 22/23 22/23 1 0 0 0
Norwich City 5 16/17 20/21 78 5 2 700
Shrewsbury Town 1 17/18 17/18 51 1 0 3,019
Norwich City U23 2 16/17 17/18 18 0 0 0
York City 2 14/15 15/16 15 1 0 598
Norwich City U18 1 15/16 15/16 2 0 0 0
Norwich City U21 1 15/16 15/16 5 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€6.3M3€12.5M5€18.8M6€25M15/16 — 1 goals (York City)115/1616/17 — 1 goals (Norwich City)116/1717/18 — 1 goals (Shrewsbury Town)117/1818/19 — 4 goals (Norwich City)18/19 — 2 assists618/1919/2020/21 — 2 assists220/2121/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2323/2424/2525/2617/18 — €100K18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €13M20/21 — €25M21/22 — €25M22/23 — €22M23/24 — €15M24/25 — €10M25/26 — €6MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Championship Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Champions League Atalanta BC 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Ipswich Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Italy Cup Atalanta BC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Ipswich Town 3 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Serie A Atalanta BC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 UEFA Super Cup Atalanta BC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League Everton FC 15 0 0 2 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Everton FC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Premier League Everton FC 13 0 1 2 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Everton FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Premier League Everton FC 23 0 0 6 0 0
20/21 Championship Norwich City 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Everton FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Premier League Everton FC 31 0 2 4 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Norwich City 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Norwich City 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Norwich City 30 0 0 3 1 0
18/19 Championship Norwich City 31 4 2 3 0 597
18/19 EFL Cup Norwich City 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Norwich City 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Shrewsbury Town 4 0 0 1 1 0
17/18 FA Cup Shrewsbury Town 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Shrewsbury Town 40 1 0 3 0 3,019
17/18 League One Play-Offs Shrewsbury Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League 2 Norwich City U23 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Championship Norwich City 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Norwich City 3 1 0 0 0 103
16/17 EFL Trophy Norwich City U23 4 0 0 1 1 0
16/17 FA Cup Norwich City 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League 2 Norwich City U23 12 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 FA Cup York City 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Youth Cup Norwich City U18 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy York City 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 League Cup York City 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Two York City 12 1 0 1 0 598
15/16 U21 PL Norwich City U21 5 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Two York City 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
15/16 2015-07-01 York City U19 York City Transfer 0
15/16 2016-01-15 York City Norwich Transfer 0 €2.95m
17/18 2017-08-24 Norwich Shrewsbury Loan 0
17/18 2018-05-31 Shrewsbury Norwich Return from loan 100000
20/21 2020-10-05 Norwich Everton Transfer 16000000 €27.50m
24/25 2024-07-01 Everton Atalanta BC Transfer 10000000 €12.50m
24/25 2025-01-05 Atalanta BC Ipswich Loan 8000000
24/25 2025-06-30 Ipswich Atalanta BC Return from loan 6000000
25/26 2025-08-22 Atalanta BC Sheff Utd Loan 6000000
25/26 2026-06-30 Sheff Utd Atalanta BC Return from loan 6000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 Groin injury 2019-09-11 2019-09-13 3 0
19/20 Head injury 2019-09-29 2019-10-04 6 0
19/20 Groin injury 2019-10-22 2019-10-26 5 0
19/20 Torn knee ligaments 2019-12-15 2020-01-17 34 6
20/21 Hamstring injury 2020-10-26 2020-11-06 12 1
22/23 Broken fibula 2022-08-06 2022-11-05 92 15
22/23 Adductor injury 2023-04-30 2023-05-30 31 5
24/25 Lumbago 2024-09-07 2024-09-26 20 3
24/25 unknown injury 2024-11-18 2024-11-26 9 2
Current€6.00m
Peak€25.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€5.90m
€100k€6.33m€12.55m€18.78m€25.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22907 2 0 former national player
Team #9565 #4 9 1 former national player
Team #3299 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1 2 0
André Gomes 1 0 0
Mason Holgate 1 0 0
Shaun Whalley 2 0 0
Toto Nsiala 2 0 0
Séamus Coleman 1 0 0
Richarlison 1 0 0
Carlton Morris 2 0 0
Kenny McLean 1 1 0
Jordan Pickford 1 0 0
Alex Iwobi 1 0 0
Emiliano Buendía 1 0 0
Teemu Pukki 1 0 0
Todd Cantwell 1 0 0
Michael Keane 1 1 0
Abdoulaye Doucouré 1 0 0
Max Aarons 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
18/19 Championship Norwich City 4 31
17/18 League One Shrewsbury Town 1 40
15/16 League Two York City 1 12

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
20/21 Premier League Everton FC 2 31
18/19 Championship Norwich City 2 31
22/23 Premier League Everton FC 1 13

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Sheff Utd Atalanta BC Return from loan €6.00m
25/26 2025-08-22 Atalanta BC Sheff Utd Loan €6.00m
24/25 2025-06-30 Ipswich Atalanta BC Return from loan €6.00m
24/25 2025-01-05 Atalanta BC Ipswich Loan €8.00m
17/18 2018-05-31 Shrewsbury Norwich Return from loan €100k
17/18 2017-08-24 Norwich Shrewsbury Loan

Last 50 matches for Sheffield United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2024-08-27 CGB Barnsley FC 1–0 Sheffield United Available
2024-08-13 CGB Sheffield United 4–2 Wrexham AFC Available
2023-08-30 CGB Sheffield United 2–3 Lincoln City Available
2023-04-22 GB1 Manchester City 3–0 Sheffield United Available
2023-03-19 GB1 Sheffield United 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Available
2023-03-01 GB1 Sheffield United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Available
2022-08-11 CGB West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Sheffield United INJURED Broken fibula
2021-09-21 CGB Sheffield United 2–4 Southampton FC Available
2021-08-24 CGB Sheffield United 2–1 Derby County Available
2021-08-10 CGB Sheffield United 1–0 Carlisle United Available
2021-03-21 GB1 Chelsea FC 2–0 Sheffield United Available
2021-02-10 GB1 Sheffield United 1–0 Bristol City Available
2020-09-17 CGB Burnley FC 5–4 Sheffield United Available
2020-06-28 GB1 Sheffield United 1–2 Arsenal FC Available
2020-06-24 GB1 Manchester United 3–0 Sheffield United Available
2020-06-21 GB1 Newcastle United 3–0 Sheffield United Available
2020-06-17 GB1 Aston Villa 0–0 Sheffield United Available
2020-03-07 GB1 Sheffield United 1–0 Norwich City Available
2020-03-03 GB1 Reading FC 1–2 Sheffield United Available
2020-02-22 GB1 Sheffield United 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Available
2020-02-09 GB1 Sheffield United 2–1 AFC Bournemouth Available
2020-02-01 GB1 Crystal Palace 0–1 Sheffield United Available
2020-01-21 GB1 Sheffield United 0–1 Manchester City Available
2020-01-18 GB1 Arsenal FC 1–1 Sheffield United Available
2020-01-10 GB1 Sheffield United 1–0 West Ham United INJURED Torn knee ligaments
2020-01-02 GB1 Liverpool FC 2–0 Sheffield United INJURED Torn knee ligaments
2019-12-29 GB1 Manchester City 2–0 Sheffield United INJURED Torn knee ligaments
2019-12-26 GB1 Sheffield United 1–1 Watford FC INJURED Torn knee ligaments
2019-12-21 GB1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Sheffield United INJURED Torn knee ligaments
2019-12-14 GB1 Sheffield United 2–0 Aston Villa Available
2019-12-08 GB1 Norwich City 1–2 Sheffield United Available
2019-12-05 GB1 Sheffield United 0–2 Newcastle United Available
2019-12-01 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Sheffield United Available
2019-11-24 GB1 Sheffield United 3–3 Manchester United Available
2019-11-09 GB1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Sheffield United Available
2019-11-02 GB1 Sheffield United 3–0 Burnley FC Available
2019-10-26 GB1 West Ham United 1–1 Sheffield United Available
2019-10-21 GB1 Sheffield United 1–0 Arsenal FC Available
2019-10-05 GB1 Watford FC 0–0 Sheffield United Available
2019-09-28 GB1 Sheffield United 0–1 Liverpool FC Available
2019-09-25 CGB Sheffield United 0–1 Sunderland AFC Available
2019-09-21 GB1 Everton FC 0–2 Sheffield United Available
2019-09-14 GB1 Sheffield United 0–1 Southampton FC Available
2019-08-31 GB1 Chelsea FC 2–2 Sheffield United Available
2019-08-27 CGB Sheffield United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Available
2019-08-24 GB1 Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City Available
2019-08-18 GB1 Sheffield United 1–0 Crystal Palace Available
2019-08-10 GB1 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Sheffield United Available
2019-07-26 GB1 Southampton FC 3–1 Sheffield United Available
2019-07-20 GB1 Sheffield United 0–1 Everton FC Available

Teams faced most often by Ben Godfrey's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Burton Albion 9 2 3 4 9 10 -1 22%
Sheffield United 8 2 1 5 11 15 -4 25%
Barnsley FC 8 3 2 3 11 11 0 38%
Southend United 8 6 1 1 11 4 +7 75%
Rochdale AFC 8 4 0 4 14 14 0 50%
Fleetwood Town 8 2 3 3 5 8 -3 25%
Walsall FC 8 1 4 3 8 10 -2 13%
AFC Wimbledon 8 4 2 2 9 8 +1 50%
Peterborough United 8 2 3 3 13 13 0 25%
Millwall FC 8 4 0 4 13 16 -3 50%
Aston Villa 8 5 0 3 12 11 +1 63%
Oxford United 8 2 1 5 9 17 -8 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
15/16 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 10 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 16 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 15 0 3 0 0 0
21/22 27 0 7 0 0 0
20/21 39 0 5 0 0 0
19/20 33 0 3 0 1 0
18/19 36 597 3 0 0 0.45
17/18 53 3,019 5 0 1 0.18
16/17 22 103 2 0 1 2.62
15/16 22 598 2 0 0 0.3

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
39 apps
4 G
2 A
League Cup
12 apps
1 G
0 A
League One
40 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
12 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier League
115 apps
0 G
3 A
FA Cup
19 apps
0 G
0 A
FL Trophy
10 apps
0 G
0 A
U21 PL
19 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Ben Godfrey

Who is Ben Godfrey?

Ben Godfrey is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sheffield United.

How old is Ben Godfrey?

Ben Godfrey is 28 years old. He was born on January 15, 1998 in York.

What position does Ben Godfrey play?

Ben Godfrey plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Ben Godfrey play for?

Ben Godfrey currently plays for Sheffield United.

How many career goals has Ben Godfrey scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ben Godfrey has scored 7 goals in 276 appearances.

What is Ben Godfrey's market value?

Ben Godfrey's most recent reported market value is €6.00m.