Ben Knapper

Ben Knapper is an English football executive who is the current sporting director of EFL Championship club Norwich City.^[1] He was previously the loans manager at Arsenal.

Ben Knapper

Personal information
Full name	Ben Knapper
Date of birth	(1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Macclesfield, England
Team information
Current team	Norwich City (Sporting director)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2007–2009	Scunthorpe United (Performance analyst)
2009–2023	Arsenal (Football Analyst)
2019–2023	Arsenal (Loans manager)
2023–	Norwich City (Sporting director)

Career

In 2008, Knapper graduated from the University of Hull with a degree in Sports Coaching and Performance.^[2][3] In 2007, he was appointed analyst of English second tier side Scunthorpe United.^[4]

In 2019, he was appointed loan manager of Arsenal in the English Premier League.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

On 6 October 2023, Norwich City announced that Knapper would become the club’s new sporting director on 13 November 2023, replacing the outgoing sporting director Stuart Webber.^[1]