Harvey Knibbs

Harvey Knibbs
Personal information
Full name Harvey Andrew Knibbs
Date of birth (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Bristol, England[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Reading
Number 7
Youth career
–2015 Nottingham Forest
2015–2019 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Cambridge United 121 (18)
2023– Reading 60 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:21, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Harvey Andrew Knibbs[2] (born 26 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Reading.[1]

Club career

Early career

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]

Cambridge United

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]

Reading

On 13 July 2023, Knibbs signed a three-year contract with Reading.[6]

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.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024
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[8] League Two 24 7 2 0 2 0 3 2 31 9
2020–21[9] 23 2 1 0 2 0 5 1 31 3
2021–22[10] League One 34 4 5 2 2 0 6 3 47 9
2022–23[11] 40 5 3 0 1 0 3 0 47 5
Total 121 18 11 2 7 0 17 6 156 26
Reading 2023–24 League One 45 11 2 1 2 0 4 4 53 16
Career total 166 29 13 3 9 0 21 10 209 42

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. ^ "Harvey Knibbs signs a three year contract with the Royals". Reading FC. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ Apicella, Liam (5 October 2022). "Cambridge United forward Harvey Knibbs reflects on his development in recent seasons after winning the Love Cambridge Player of the Month award for September". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Games played by Harvey Knibbs in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Games played by Harvey Knibbs in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Harvey Knibbs in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Games played by Harvey Knibbs in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.



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