Ben Killip
Ben Killip (born 24 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Hartlepool United. Career. Whilst playing for Norwich City, Killip spent two loan spells at Lowestoft Town. He signed for Grimsby Town in July 2017. He was released by Grimsby at the end of the 2017–18 season. Killip signed for Braintree Town on 31 July 2018. He moved to Hartlepool United in May 2019. In the 2019–20 season, Killip struggled for form after making several mistakes and lost the number one spot to Mitchell Beeney, however he soon regained his place  in the team. The next season, Killip had a much more successful campaign managing to keep 13 clean sheets in 29 matches. On April 5 2021, in a 2–2 draw with Boreham Wood, Killip injured his elbow and was ruled out for the rest of the 2020–21 season. Killip did, however, make the substitutes bench for the play-offs as the club won promotion to League Two in June 2021. He signed a new contract for Hartlepool at the end of the 2020–21 season. In August 2021, Killip kept a clean sheet in Hartlepool's first game back in the  Football League as Hartlepool beat Crawley Town 1–0. Killip's performance in the EFL Trophy semi-final against Rotherham United earned him player of the round. Hartlepool eventually lost 5–4 on penalties with Killip saving one penalty in the shootout. International career. In September 2018, Killip received his first call up for the England C team for their game against Estonia u23s. Honours. Hartlepool United