Ben Alnwick
Ben Alnwick at a Peterborough United signing
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benjamin Robert Alnwick | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Prudhoe, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Sunderland | 19 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Luton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Leicester City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Norwich City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Leeds United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Barnsley | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Leyton Orient | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Peterborough United | 80 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | England U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2004 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:27, 26 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:25, 25 July 2014 (UTC) |
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Benjamin Robert "Ben" Alnwick (born 1 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League One club Bolton Wanderers.
Alnwick started his career at Sunderland in 2004, having progressed through the club's youth ranks, but never fully established himself in the first team. He left for Tottenham Hotspur in January 2007, having made 19 league appearances, but never made more than a single league appearance for Tottenham. Instead, he spent several loan spells away from the club, at Luton Town, Leicester City, Carlisle United, Norwich City, Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers and Leyton Orient. He switched permanently to Barnsley in July 2012, and made 12 appearances, but was deemed surplus to requirements in September 2013, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Alnwick has represented England at under-16, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.
Alnwick was born in the small Northumberland town of Prudhoe. He spent his boyhood years playing for the Prudhoe youth side. He started his professional career at Sunderland, and came to prominence at the climax of their 2004–05 Football League Championship-winning season, replacing the injured Thomas Myhre for Sunderland's last three games. His performances against Leicester City and West Ham United, the games that won Sunderland promotion to the Premier League and Championship win respectively, were impressive. In November 2005, he spent a stint as the number one goalkeeper at Sunderland, replacing Kelvin Davis. Despite impressing, particularly in Sunderland's 3–2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur where he made a penalty save from Robbie Keane, Alnwick was dropped in favour of Kelvin Davis. After the departure of Davis to Southampton, Alnwick was given the number 1 shirt for the 2006–07 season.
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