1. Ben Amos was capped by England up to under-21 level.
43 Facts About Ben Amos
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Ben Amos converted to playing in goal and earned a place at the Academy at Manchester United a year later.
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Ben Amos 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.
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Ben Amos gained experience playing on loan at Peterborough United, Molde, Oldham Athletic, Hull City, Carlisle United and Bolton Wanderers.
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Ben Amos was released by Manchester United and joined Bolton Wanderers permanently in July 2015.
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Ben Amos was dropped following relegation the following season and signed with League Two club Port Vale in July 2024.
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Ben Amos was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire and was a member of the Crewe Alexandra Academy until he was released at the age of 10.
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One year later, Ben 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.
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Ben Amos was named as a substitute for all three matches of the tour, but did not play.
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On 29 October 2009, Ben Amos signed for the Championship club Peterborough United on a month's loan as cover for Peterborough's suspended first-choice goalkeeper Joe Lewis.
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Ben 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.
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Ben Amos would continue to train with Manchester United once a week.
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Ben Amos was signed to provide competition for Oldham's Dean Brill.
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Ben Amos made his League One debut against Swindon Town the next day and kept a clean sheet.
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Ben Amos was frustrated to be recalled from playing first-team football to return to the reserves.
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Ben Amos signed a three-year contract extension with Manchester United in May 2012, which kept him at the club until 2015.
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On 31 July 2012, Ben Amos joined Championship club Hull City on a season-long loan.
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Ben Amos later said that he had stayed at Manchester United for too long after Ferguson left in 2013 but had wanted to stay at the club he supported in the hope of getting an unexpected opportunity simply by being in the "right place at the right time".
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Ben Amos added that Edwin van der Sar was a brilliant mentor.
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On 30 January 2015, Ben Amos joined Championship club Bolton Wanderers on a month's loan to provide competition for Andy Lonergan after Adam Bogdan was ruled out with an ankle injury picked up in training.
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On 1 July 2015, Ben Amos returned to Bolton Wanderers following his release from Manchester United, signing a four-year contract with the club.
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Ben Amos endured an initial poor run of form, though enjoyed the public backing of manager Karl Robinson, who said that he had asked Amos to try and claim every ball, which would inevitably lead to the occasional dropped cross.
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Ben Amos soon improved as the Addicks climbed the table up to fourth-place by matchday twelve.
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Charlton qualified for the play-offs with a sixth-place finish and Ben Amos played both legs of the semi-final defeat to Shrewsbury Town.
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New manager Lee Bowyer said that he would be "amazed" if Ben Amos were not named as Charlton's Player of the Year.
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Ben Amos left Amos out of a pre-season trip to Scotland, relying instead on Mark Howard and Ben Alnwick, and he instructed Amos to find a new club.
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Archer initially started until Ben Amos replaced him in goal in the first half of the season after Harris alluded to a "mentality issue" with Archer; however, it was Martin who finished the campaign as first-choice as the Lions successfully avoided relegation.
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Ben Amos missed six weeks with a hand injury after a piece of bone was found floating in one of his fingers.
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On 15 July 2019, Ben Amos returned to Charlton Athletic on a one-year deal.
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Ben Amos was named League One Player of the Month after having kept six clean sheets in October 2020, with the manager Lee Bowyer noting that it was unusual for a goalkeeper to win the award.
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Ben Amos was criticised in games against Bristol Rovers and AFC Wimbledon.
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Ben Amos agreed a two-year deal at Wigan Athletic on 28 June 2021.
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Ben Amos soon established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper, ahead of the club captain Jamie Jones.
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Ben Amos settled in quickly in what was an almost entirely new team for the club, keeping seven clean sheets in his first 13 league matches.
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Ben Amos ended the relegation campaign with 29 Championship appearances, conceding 36 goals and keeping seven clean sheets.
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Manager Shaun Maloney, speaking after Ben Amos kept a clean sheet and saved two shoot-out penalties in the EFL Trophy, said that Ben Amos had shown a great deal of improvement in 2023.
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Ben Amos had kept 26 clean sheets in 83 appearances over all competitions for the Latics.
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On 1 July 2024, Ben Amos joined Port Vale on a two-year deal following the club's relegation into League Two.
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Ben Amos is an England youth international, having played for his country at the Under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.
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Ben Amos stated his hopes to be named to the Great Britain Olympic football team squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not make the final 18.
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Ben Amos is a good all-round goalkeeper with excellent shot-stopping ability who likes to come out and collect crosses.
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Ben Amos was praised for his bravery by Charlton's goalkeeping coach Lee Smelt.
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Ben Amos attended Fallibroome High School, where he earned 11 GCSEs at grade C or above.