Ben Gannon-Doak (born Ben Doak, 11 November 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Bournemouth and the Scotland national team.
He began his youth career with local side Dalry Rovers before joining Ayr United and later Celtic; making his senior debut for the latter in January 2022. Shortly thereafter, he signed for Liverpool, where he became the youngest Scottish player to appear in the Premier League. In 2024, he spent a season on loan at Middlesbrough, earning EFL Young Player of the Month in November. In August 2025, he transferred to Bournemouth for an initial ã20 million. Internationally, he has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-21 level, and made his senior debut against Poland in September 2024.
Ben Gannon-Doak (né Ben Doak) was born in the small town of Dalry, Ayrshire, on 11 November 2005.
Gannon-Doak began his career at hometown club Dalry Rovers, before moving to Ayr United and then onto Celtic.
On 26 December 2021, having turned 16 the previous month, Gannon-Doak was named on the bench for Celtic's 3âÂÂ1 win away to St Johnstone. On 29 January 2022, he made his Celtic debut, coming on as a 68th minute substitute in a 1âÂÂ0 Scottish Premiership win against Dundee United.
Gannon-Doak signed with Premier League club Liverpool in March 2022, with Celtic due to receive training compensation of around ã600,000. On 9 November 2022, he made his debut for Liverpool when he came on as a 74th minute substitute in a 3âÂÂ2 penalty shoot-out win against Derby County in the third round of the 2022âÂÂ23 EFL Cup at Anfield. Five days later, he signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, having reached the age of 17. He made his league debut for Liverpool on 26 December in a 3âÂÂ1 win at Aston Villa, becoming the youngest Scottish player to appear in the Premier League.
On 30 July 2023, Gannon-Doak scored his first senior goal for Liverpool in a pre-season friendly match against Leicester City, with his side winning 4âÂÂ0 at the Singapore National Stadium. In December 2023, he was longlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award. He missed most of the 2023âÂÂ24 season after he underwent knee surgery in December.
On 30 August 2024, Gannon-Doak joined EFL Championship side Middlesbrough on a season-long loan. On 28 September, he made his first start for the club and scored his first competitive senior career goal in a 2âÂÂ0 win over Stoke City.
After registering five assists in as many games in November 2024 he won the EFL Young Player of the Month award.
On 18 August 2025, Gannon-Doak signed for fellow Premier League side Bournemouth for an initial fee of ã20m with a further ã5m in add-ons. A buy-back option was included in the deal for Liverpool. To reflect both his parents' names, he adopted the name "Gannon-Doak" for the back of his shirt; in place of "Doak" which he had worn in seasons prior.
On 2 September 2021, after previously representing the under-16s, Gannon-Doak made his debut for Scotland U17, scoring in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Wales. He helped the U17 team qualify for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, but missed the tournament due to injury.
Gannon-Doak was included in the under-21 squad for the first time in September 2022, aged 16. He made his debut as a substitute on 22 September 2022 against Northern Ireland and scored within seven minutes; in doing so, he became the youngest ever goalscorer for the Scotland U21s.
In May 2024, Gannon-Doak was called up to the senior side for the first time, as part of their provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2024. On 4 June, he was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.
Gannon-Doak made his senior international debut on 5 September 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 3âÂÂ2 defeat to Poland.
He scored his first senior international goal in a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier against Greece on 15 November 2025. Three days later, Gannon-Doak provided an assist for a bicycle kick by Scott McTominay in the 3rd minute of a 4âÂÂ2 victory against Denmark, a match which sealed Scotland's first World Cup appearance since 1998; although he sustained an injury in the 21st minute of the match and had to be stretchered off.
Gannon-Doak is a practicing Christian.
His grandfather Martin Doak (1964âÂÂ2024) was also a footballer, having made more than 300 appearances across two spells for Greenock Morton.
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
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