Harvey Knibbs

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Harvey Knibbs
Personal information
Full name Harvey Andrew Knibbs
Date of birth (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Bristol, England[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Number 26
Youth career
–2015 Nottingham Forest
2015–2019 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Cambridge United 73 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:12, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Harvey Andrew Knibbs[2] (born 26 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for League One club Cambridge United.[1]

Knibbs was raised in Derbyshire and joined the Nottingham Forest academy as a child before moving to the Aston Villa Academy. He signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] In June 2019 Knibbs signed a two-year contract with Cambridge United.[4] On debut for Cambridge Knibbs scored the winning penalty as Championship side Brentford were defeated in the EFL Cup.[5]

Personal life[]

Knibbs' brother is international athlete Alex Knibbs, who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the IAAF U20 World Championships.[3] Knibbs' dad, Ralph Knibbs is a former elite rugby union player for Bristol.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 19 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cambridge United 2019–20[6] League Two 24 7 2 0 2 0 3 2 31 9
2020–21[7] 23 2 1 0 2 0 5 1 31 3
2021–22[8] League One 26 2 5 2 2 0 6 3 39 7
Total 73 11 8 2 6 0 14 6 101 19
Career total 73 11 8 2 6 0 14 6 101 19

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Harvey Knibbs at Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b Dicken, Alex (21 July 2018). "Who is Harvey Knibbs? Profiling the striker in Villa's first team". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ Taylor, Mark (5 June 2019). "Former Aston Villa striker Harvey Knibbs tipped to bring power to Cambridge United strikeforce". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Brentford 1–1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Games played by Harvey Knibbs in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Games played by Harvey Knibbs in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Games played by Harvey Knibbs in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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