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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felix Benjamin Goddard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ebbsfleet United (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | JSSL Singapore[3] | ||
| 2017–2020 | Manchester City | ||
| 2020–2021 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Marine (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Dundalk (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:18, 7 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Felix Benjamin Goddard (born 9 March 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ebbsfleet United, on loan from EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers.[4][5][6]
Goddard was born in Frankfurt, Germany[1] to British parents and moved to Singapore in 2006 at the age of 2.[3] He attended Tanglin Trust School.[7]
Having been in Singapore for seven years, Goddard joined JSSL Singapore aged 9 in 2013 and he reverted from being a defender to goalkeeper, whilst under the guidance of former Singapore international goalkeeper, Rezal Hassan.[3] In November 2017, 17-year-old Goddard left Singapore for England and signed for Premier League side Manchester City.[3]
On 9 November 2017, Goddard joined Manchester City and was immediately put into their U-13 side,[8] After progressing through various age categories at Manchester City; which included appearances for the Under-18's and Under-21's, Goddard was released by the club in the summer of 2020.
On 28 September 2020, after being on a two-week trial for the under-18's side at Blackburn Rovers, Goddard penned a two-year scholarship deal with the club,[9] and on 25 June 2022, he signed a two-year professional contract with an option of a further year.[10] On 3 August 2023, over a year after signing his pro deal, Goddard penned a new initial two-year deal with Rovers, which ties him down until the summer of 2025.[11]
On 10 December 2021, Goddard was loaned out to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Lancaster City on loan until the 18 December; following an injury to fellow Blackburn loanee goalkeeper, Aidan Dowling.[12] He made his debut for the club a day later during the league game against Basford United; and kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win for The Dolly Blues at the Giant Axe.[13] He returned to his parent club, Blackburn at the conclusion of the loan and on 28 January 2022, Goddard returned to Lancaster City on loan; following the departure of Wyll Stanway to a club higher up the league pyramid.[14] However, he went off injured a day later after suffering a suspected broken collarbone - after being involved in a collision with an attacker and defender; during a 2–1 home win against Radcliffe.[15][16]
On 2 July 2022, after signing his professional contract at Ewood Park,[10] Goddard was loaned back to the Northern Premier League Premier Division, as he joined Bamber Bridge on loan for six months.[17] After being a main stay in between the sticks for Brig, Goddard returned to parent club, Blackburn - after he picked up a knee injury, which ruled him out for two months.[18] On 9 March 2023, after recovering from the knee injury, Goddard re-joined Bamber Bridge on loan until the end of the season.[19]
On 3 August 2023, Goddard was loaned out to another Northern Premier League Premier Division side in Marine on a deal until the end of the campaign,[20][21] on 16 December, after making 17 league appearances for Marine, Goddard was recalled by his parent club, after suffering a meniscus tear in the 1–0 defeat against Morpeth Town four days earlier.[22][23]
On 11 July 2024, Goddard was loaned out League of Ireland side Dundalk until the end of the campaign,[4][24][25] and he made his professional league debut a day later; playing the whole 90 minutes as Dundalk beat Drogheda United 4–2 at Oriel Park.[26][27] Seven days later, Goddard made his professional debut in cup football as Dundalk lost 2–1 against Drogheda United in the Second Round of the FAI Cup; during the game he made an error, by fumbling the ball into his own net following a shot by Drogheda debutant, James Bolger.[28][29][30]
On 7 January 2025, Goddard joined Ebbsfleet United on loan until the end of the season.[31]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2021–22[32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[33] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[34] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25[35] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lancaster City (loan) | 2021–22[36] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Bamber Bridge (loan) | 2022–23[37] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Marine (loan) | 2023–24[38] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dundalk (loan) | 2024[1] | LOI Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||