Benjamin Robert Alnwick was born on 1 January 1987 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
29 Facts About Ben Alnwick
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Ben Alnwick left for Tottenham Hotspur in January 2007, having made 19 league appearances, but never made more than a single league appearance for Tottenham.
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Ben Alnwick 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.
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Ben Alnwick has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.
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Ben Alnwick was born in the small Northumberland town of Prudhoe.
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Ben Alnwick spent his boyhood years playing for the Prudhoe youth side.
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However, on 7 January 2008, Ben Alnwick joined Leicester City on loan until the end of the season.
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Ben Alnwick kept four clean sheets in eight league games, conceding six goals before suffering a thigh injury as Leicester were relegated from the Championship.
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On 16 October 2008, Ben Alnwick joined League One side Carlisle United on an initial one-month loan deal and was recalled by Tottenham after the one-month loan ended to become another serious option for the first team goal-keeper position.
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On 14 October 2010, Ben Alnwick joined Leeds United on loan for 28 days.
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Ben Alnwick moved to Doncaster Rovers on 4 March 2011 and stayed until 9 April 2011 after their goalkeeper Neil Sullivan became injured.
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Ben Alnwick was an unused sub in games against Leeds United and Coventry City.
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On 4 July 2012, Ben Alnwick moved to Barnsley on a two-year contract.
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Ben Alnwick made his Barnsley debut on 11 August 2012 in a League Cup tie away at Rochdale.
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However, after the signings of Mike Pollitt and Christian Dibble, Ben Alnwick's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 2 September 2013.
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On 4 September 2013, Ben Alnwick signed a one-year contract for Charlton Athletic.
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Ben Alnwick made his debut in a game against Doncaster Rovers after Ben Hamer was injured during the warm up.
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However, a week later, it was announced that Ben Alnwick was suffering from unspecified medical problems, and was unable to train or play.
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On 24 March 2014, Ben Alnwick left Leyton Orient by mutual consent after having his contract cancelled.
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On 25 July 2014, Ben Alnwick signed a three-year deal at Peterborough United.
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Ben Alnwick hadn't been available for selection during Keith Hill's reign.
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Ben Alnwick received his first call-up to the England under-21 squad ahead of 15 August 2006 match against Moldova.
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Still awaiting his debut, Ben Alnwick was named in Stuart Pearce's first squad as England under-21 coach, alongside another uncapped goalkeeper, Joe Hart.
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Ben Alnwick was not chosen to start the match, on 6 February 2007, against Spain.
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Ben Alnwick was named in the first England U21 squad to play at the new Wembley against Italy U21s on 24 March 2007, but he remained an unused sub.
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Ben Alnwick was named in England's squad for the U21 European Championships in the Netherlands.
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Ben Alnwick debuted a year after his first call-up, in a friendly against Romania at Ashton Gate.
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Ben Alnwick came on for the second half as a substitute for Joe Hart, and kept a clean sheet.
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Ben Alnwick has been in an on-off relationship with his childhood sweetheart since 2007.