# Ben House

Benjamin House (born 5 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Lincoln City.
Born in England, he represented Scotland at youth international level.

## Club career
### Reading

Born in Guildford, House started his career in the youth team of Aldershot Town before signing for the youth team of Reading in 2016. In July 2017, House signed his first professional contract with Reading. On 15 March 2018, House signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2020.
On 4 January 2019, House joined Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.
On 12 November 2019, House joined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until 1 January 2020. On 30 January 2020, House returned to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 2 July 2020, Reading announced House had left the club after his contract had expired.

### Eastleigh

In August 2020 he signed for Eastleigh. 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. 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.

### Lincoln City

On 24 January 2022, House signed for Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 29 January 2022, coming off the bench against Burton Albion. He scored his first goal for the club against Portsmouth on 15 April 2022. During the 2022–23 season, he won the Player's Player of the Season award, as well as finishing as the club's top scorer. On 2 August 2023, House signed a new contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.

## International career

House has represented Scotland at under-20 international youth level. He made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2019.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Reading U23 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Reading | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Reading | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Reading | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Eastleigh | 2020–21 | National League | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 40 | 10 |
| Eastleigh | 2021–22 | National League | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Eastleigh | Total | Total | 54 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 60 | 15 |
| Lincoln City | 2021–22 | League One | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Lincoln City | 2022–23 | League One | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 13 |
| Lincoln City | 2023–24 | League One | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Lincoln City | 2024–25 | League One | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| Lincoln City | Total | Total | 96 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 21 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 164 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 186 | 38 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
* 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy

## Honours

Individual
* National League Player of the Month: October 2020