Felix Goddard

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Felix Goddard
Personal information
Full name Felix Benjamin Goddard[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 37
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) 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:54, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Felix Benjamin Goddard (born 9 March 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers.[4][5][6]

Early life

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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]

Career

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Youth career

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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.

Senior career

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Blackburn Rovers

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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 4 June 2025, Goddard signed a two-year contract; which ties him down at Blackburn until the summer of 2027.[12]

Lancaster City (loan)

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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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16][17]

Bamber Bridge (loan)

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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.[18] 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.[19] On 9 March 2023, after recovering from the knee injury, Goddard re-joined Bamber Bridge on loan until the end of the season.[20]

Marine (loan)

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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,[21][22] 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.[23][24]

Dundalk (loan)

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On 11 July 2024, Goddard was loaned out League of Ireland side Dundalk until the end of the campaign,[4][25][26] 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.[27][28] 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.[29][30][31]

Ebbsfleet United (loan)

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On 7 January 2025, Goddard joined Ebbsfleet United on loan until the end of the season.[32]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[33] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[34] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[35] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25[36] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2025–26[37] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Lancaster City (loan) 2021–22[38] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		1 0 — — — 1 0
Lancaster City (loan) 2021–22[39] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		1 0 — — — 1 0
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2022–23[40] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		24 0 3 0 — 1[c] 0 28 0
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2022–23[41] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		8 0 — — 1[d] 0 9 0
Marine (loan) 2023–24[42] 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
Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2024–25[1] National League 1 0 — 1 0 — 2 0
Career total 58 0 11 0 1 0 4 0 74 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup & National League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ 1 appearance in Play-offs

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