1. Benjamin Matthew Godfrey was born on 15 January 1998 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Ipswich Town, on loan from Atalanta of Serie A He has represented England from under-20 to senior level.
Benjamin Matthew Godfrey was born on 15 January 1998 in York, North Yorkshire, and attended Archbishop Holgate's School.
Ben Godfrey's father Alex Godfrey is a former professional rugby league footballer.
Ben Godfrey started his career with York City's youth system, before moving to Middlesbrough in the summer of 2011.
Ben Godfrey signed for Premier League club Norwich City on 15 January 2016 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee and would initially play in their academy team.
Ben Godfrey signed a new four-year contract with Norwich on 11 August 2017, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021.
On 24 August 2017, Ben Godfrey joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan until 1 January 2018.
Ben Godfrey again made 30 league appearances for Norwich but, in a season disrupted by a three-month suspension during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the club were relegated back to the Championship.
Adam Jones of the Liverpool Echo said that Ben Godfrey "was thrown into the deep end for his debut and stood up to the task very well".
Ben Godfrey was included in the England national under-21 team for the first time for their 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Turkey and Kosovo in September 2019.
Ben Godfrey was in England's squad for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship and played in their first two matches in the group stage before missing the third and final match through injury.
Ben Godfrey finished his under-21 career with nine appearances and one goal from 2019 to 2021.
On 25 May 2021, Ben Godfrey was called up as part of Gareth Southgate's 33-man provisional England squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020.
Ben Godfrey was not named in the final 26-man squad, with Southgate stating that Godfrey was part of the provisional squad "in order to gain experience", and remained in the squad for England's pre-tournament friendlies against Austria and Romania at the Riverside Stadium.
Ben Godfrey primarily plays as a centre-back, but played in central midfield and at full-back in his early career.