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Ben Amos
Benjamin Paul Amos (born 10 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Port Vale. He was capped by England up to under-21 level.
Amos was released from the Academy at Crewe Alexandra as a midfielder at the age of ten. He converted to playing in goal and earned a place at the Academy at Manchester United a year later. He made his competitive first-team debut in September 2008 and played seven games in seven seasons, including an appearance in the Premier League and UEFA Champions League. He gained experience playing on loan at Peterborough United, Molde (Norway), Oldham Athletic, Hull City, Carlisle United and Bolton Wanderers. He was released by Manchester United and joined Bolton Wanderers permanently in July 2015. He featured 43 times in the 2015–16 season and then had loan spells at Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic and Millwall.
Having played 50 games on loan at Charlton in the 2017–18 campaign, Amos joined the club in July 2019 upon being released by Bolton. He remained on the bench for the 2019–20 relegation season in the Championship before playing every League One game the following season. He signed with Wigan Athletic in June 2021 and played every league game as they won the League One title in the 2021–22 campaign. He was dropped following relegation the following season and signed with Port Vale in July 2024. He was promoted out of League Two with the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.
Amos was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire and was a member of the Crewe Alexandra Academy until he was released at the age of 10. While at Crewe, he also played for another local team, Bollington United, as a centre midfielder. One year later, Amos was playing for his local team against the team at the top of the table, and they needed to win the match to win the league. Amos' team's goalkeeper was injured during the game, and as the tallest on the team, Amos was put in goal; however, he had also been the team's regular penalty taker all season, so when they were awarded a penalty, he went all the way up the pitch to take the kick. He scored, and his team went on to win the game 3–2, together with the league title. After the game, his parents told him that a Manchester United scout had been watching him and that he had been invited for trials. Amos joined Manchester United at the age of 11.
In his first season at Manchester United, Amos became a regular starter for the club's under-13 team, playing in 19 out of 27 matches in the 2001–02 season. His first appearance for the under-18s came on 8 October 2005, when he came on as a substitute for Danny Rose after starting goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler was sent off in a 2–0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers. He was regularly named as an unused substitute during the 2005–06 season – including for two reserve team matches – but became a frequent starter for the under-18s in 2006–07 after signing a trainee contract in July 2006. However, he missed the final of the 2006–07 FA Youth Cup with a dislocated shoulder.
He retained his place in the under-18 team for 2007–08 and debuted for the reserve team against Wigan Athletic on 7 November. During the season, he impressed enough to be selected to go on the first-team's 2008 summer tour of South Africa. Amos was named as a substitute for all three matches of the tour, but did not play. En route back from South Africa, United stopped off in Nigeria to play against Portsmouth on 27 July, with Amos replacing Tomasz Kuszczak after 76 minutes. He made his competitive first-team debut on 23 September 2008 in a 3–1 win at home to Middlesbrough in the third round of the League Cup. On 14 December, Amos travelled to Japan with the Manchester United squad for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, having been called up as a late replacement for Ben Foster, who had suffered a hand injury while training. He was an unused substitute in the final as United won the competition by defeating Ecudoarian club L.D.U. Quito at the Nissan Stadium.
On 29 October 2009, Amos signed for the Championship club Peterborough United on a month's loan as cover for Peterborough's suspended first-choice goalkeeper Joe Lewis. The club were managed by Darren Ferguson, son of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. He made his only appearance at London Road on 31 October in a 2–1 defeat against Barnsley. After returning to Manchester United, Amos was again sent out on loan in March 2010, this time to Norwegian side Molde FK, where he remained on loan until 30 June 2010. Head coach Kjell Jonevret was able to bring him to the club due to the connections between Molde and Manchester United's reserve team coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Amos said the loan at the Aker Stadion gave him a lot of life skills as he had to adapt to life in a foreign country.
Following the departure of Ben Foster from Manchester United to Birmingham City, United manager Alex Ferguson declared that Amos would be Manchester United's third-choice goalkeeper for the 2010–11 season behind Edwin van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak. He made his first appearance of the season on 26 October, starting in goal for United's 3–2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fourth round of the League Cup. In United's final Champions League group match on 7 December, Amos was picked to start against Valencia at Old Trafford. Pablo Hernández scored Valencia's only goal past him after 32 minutes of the match – the first goal United had conceded in the Champions League that season – as the two sides played out a 1–1 draw.
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Ben Amos
Benjamin Paul Amos (born 10 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Port Vale. He was capped by England up to under-21 level.
Amos was released from the Academy at Crewe Alexandra as a midfielder at the age of ten. He converted to playing in goal and earned a place at the Academy at Manchester United a year later. He made his competitive first-team debut in September 2008 and played seven games in seven seasons, including an appearance in the Premier League and UEFA Champions League. He gained experience playing on loan at Peterborough United, Molde (Norway), Oldham Athletic, Hull City, Carlisle United and Bolton Wanderers. He was released by Manchester United and joined Bolton Wanderers permanently in July 2015. He featured 43 times in the 2015–16 season and then had loan spells at Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic and Millwall.
Having played 50 games on loan at Charlton in the 2017–18 campaign, Amos joined the club in July 2019 upon being released by Bolton. He remained on the bench for the 2019–20 relegation season in the Championship before playing every League One game the following season. He signed with Wigan Athletic in June 2021 and played every league game as they won the League One title in the 2021–22 campaign. He was dropped following relegation the following season and signed with Port Vale in July 2024. He was promoted out of League Two with the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.
Amos was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire and was a member of the Crewe Alexandra Academy until he was released at the age of 10. While at Crewe, he also played for another local team, Bollington United, as a centre midfielder. One year later, Amos was playing for his local team against the team at the top of the table, and they needed to win the match to win the league. Amos' team's goalkeeper was injured during the game, and as the tallest on the team, Amos was put in goal; however, he had also been the team's regular penalty taker all season, so when they were awarded a penalty, he went all the way up the pitch to take the kick. He scored, and his team went on to win the game 3–2, together with the league title. After the game, his parents told him that a Manchester United scout had been watching him and that he had been invited for trials. Amos joined Manchester United at the age of 11.
In his first season at Manchester United, Amos became a regular starter for the club's under-13 team, playing in 19 out of 27 matches in the 2001–02 season. His first appearance for the under-18s came on 8 October 2005, when he came on as a substitute for Danny Rose after starting goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler was sent off in a 2–0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers. He was regularly named as an unused substitute during the 2005–06 season – including for two reserve team matches – but became a frequent starter for the under-18s in 2006–07 after signing a trainee contract in July 2006. However, he missed the final of the 2006–07 FA Youth Cup with a dislocated shoulder.
He retained his place in the under-18 team for 2007–08 and debuted for the reserve team against Wigan Athletic on 7 November. During the season, he impressed enough to be selected to go on the first-team's 2008 summer tour of South Africa. Amos was named as a substitute for all three matches of the tour, but did not play. En route back from South Africa, United stopped off in Nigeria to play against Portsmouth on 27 July, with Amos replacing Tomasz Kuszczak after 76 minutes. He made his competitive first-team debut on 23 September 2008 in a 3–1 win at home to Middlesbrough in the third round of the League Cup. On 14 December, Amos travelled to Japan with the Manchester United squad for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, having been called up as a late replacement for Ben Foster, who had suffered a hand injury while training. He was an unused substitute in the final as United won the competition by defeating Ecudoarian club L.D.U. Quito at the Nissan Stadium.
On 29 October 2009, Amos signed for the Championship club Peterborough United on a month's loan as cover for Peterborough's suspended first-choice goalkeeper Joe Lewis. The club were managed by Darren Ferguson, son of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. He made his only appearance at London Road on 31 October in a 2–1 defeat against Barnsley. After returning to Manchester United, Amos was again sent out on loan in March 2010, this time to Norwegian side Molde FK, where he remained on loan until 30 June 2010. Head coach Kjell Jonevret was able to bring him to the club due to the connections between Molde and Manchester United's reserve team coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Amos said the loan at the Aker Stadion gave him a lot of life skills as he had to adapt to life in a foreign country.
Following the departure of Ben Foster from Manchester United to Birmingham City, United manager Alex Ferguson declared that Amos would be Manchester United's third-choice goalkeeper for the 2010–11 season behind Edwin van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak. He made his first appearance of the season on 26 October, starting in goal for United's 3–2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fourth round of the League Cup. In United's final Champions League group match on 7 December, Amos was picked to start against Valencia at Old Trafford. Pablo Hernández scored Valencia's only goal past him after 32 minutes of the match – the first goal United had conceded in the Champions League that season – as the two sides played out a 1–1 draw.
