Ben Doak, born in Dalry on 11 November 2005 (age 20), came through at Celtic before his career moved south at speed. He left Celtic for Liverpool in March 2022 for around £600,000, a fee that reflected promise rather than a finished player.
Liverpool gave him the bigger platform, but it was not where his senior career took proper shape. After spells with Liverpool and Bournemouth, Doak established himself more fully at Middlesbrough, where his direct right-wing play brought three goals in 24 league appearances in the 2024-2025 season. That remains the clearest club spell of his career so far.
He was linked with a move to Celtic in August 2024 and again in August 2025, a connection made more obvious by his background in the club’s system. His market value is around £13.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Doak is now at Bournemouth and remains involved in the first-team picture in 2026-2027, with nine appearances across all competitions, including six in the Premier League, one in the League Cup and two in Europe. He has also stayed in the Scotland set-up this season, with appearances across World Cup, World Cup qualifying and Nations League fixtures, scoring once in qualifying.
His career started at Celtic, developed through Liverpool, and has been shaped most clearly by Middlesbrough, with Bournemouth now the next test of whether he can turn promise into something steadier.
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