Ben House
Benjamin House (born 5 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lincoln City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin House[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Guildford, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team  | Lincoln City | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Aldershot Town | ||
| 2016–2017 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2017–2020 | Reading | 0 | (0) | 
| 2019 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 6 | (0) | 
| 2019–2020 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 3 | (2) | 
| 2020 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 6 | (0) | 
| 2020–2022 | Eastleigh | 54 | (13) | 
| 2022– | Lincoln City | 6 | (1) | 
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Scotland U20 | 1 | (0) | 
| 2019 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) | 
| 
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:36, 23 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:13, 26 June 2019 (UTC)  | |||
Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.
Club career
    
    Reading
    
Born in Guildford,[3] House started his career in the youth team of Aldershot Town before signing for the youth team of Reading in 2016.[4] In July 2017, House signed his first professional contract with Reading.[5] On 15 March 2018, House signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2020.[6]
On 4 January 2019, House joined Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]
On 12 November 2019, House joined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until 1 January 2020.[8] On 30 January 2020, House returned to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the season.[9]
On 2 July 2020, Reading announced House had left the club after his contract had expired.[10]
Eastleigh
    
In August 2020 he signed for Eastleigh.[11] House made his Eastleigh debut on 3 October 2020, an opening day 5–1 victory at Barnet where House also scored his first goal for the club, to make it 3–1 in the 56th minute of the game.[12] On 9 November, House was awarded National League Player of the Month award for October, scoring five league goals in his first month at the club.[13]
Lincoln City
    
On 24 January 2022, House signed for Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee.[14][15] He made his debut on 29 January 2022, coming off the bench against Burton Albion.[16] He scored his first goal for the club against Portsmouth on 15 April 2022.[17]
International career
    
House has represented Scotland at under-20 international youth level.[18] He made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2019.[19]
Career statistics
    
- As of match played 23 April 2022
 
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading U23 | 2017–18[20] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Reading | 2018–19[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2018–19[21] | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Eastleigh | 2020–21[2] | National League | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 10 | |
| 2021–22[2] | National League | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 54 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 60 | 15 | |||
| Lincoln City | 2021–22[23] | League One | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 75 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 19 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
 - Appearances in FA Trophy
 
References
    
- "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
 - Ben House at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
 - Ben House at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
 - "ACADEMY RETURNS BIGGER & BETTER IN 2017–18". Aldershot Town F.C. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
 - "Fresh Academy talent sign professional contracts". Reading F.C. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
 - "House and Driscoll sign up until 2020". Reading F.C. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
 - "Ben House & Canice Carroll: Swindon Town sign Reading and Brentford youngsters on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
 - "House and Medford-Smith make National League loan moves". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
 - "House heads back to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
 - "🖋️ Contract update – New U23s contracts offered, two professional deals expire and all loanees agree to extensions until the end of July". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
 - "Eastleigh sign striker House and defender Bird | Non League Daily".
 - "Barnet 1–5 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
 - "October's National League Monthly Award Winners Confirmed!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
 - "Ben House Signs For The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
 - "Lincoln sign Eastleigh striker House" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
 - "Lincoln City boss issues transfer window verdict and makes long-term prediction". LincolnshireLive. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
 - "Lincoln City boss Michael Appleton makes Ben House admission after Portsmouth impact". LincolnshireLive. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
 - Ben House at the Scottish Football Association
 - "Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty – 3 talking points". Daily Record. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
 - "Games played by Ben House in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
 - "Games played by Ben House in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
 - "Games played by Ben House in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
 - "Games played by Ben House in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2021.