Ben Starosta

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Ben Starosta
Personal information
Date of birth January 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) (age 21)
Place of birth    Sheffield, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Sheffield United
Number --
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005–
2006
2007
2008		 Sheffield United
→ Tamworth (loan)
→ Brentford (loan)
→ Bradford City (loan)		 000 (0)
004 (0)
021 (0)
015 (0)   
National team2

2006–		 England U-15
Poland U-20
005 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:08, 3 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of August 1, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ben Starosta (born, January 7, 1987 in Sheffield, England) is an English-Polish footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for Sheffield United. He also plays for the Polish national U-20 team.

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[edit] Club career

Starosta started his club career with Sheffield United and had a spell in early 2006 on work experience with non-league Tamworth.[1] He signed a new two-year contract with Sheffield United in May 2007,[2] before he joined Brentford in a five-month loan deal on August 1, 2007 after impressing in two pre-season friendlies.[3] He played 23 games in all competitions for Brentford but was sent off in his last game on Boxing Day against Wycombe Wanderers.[4] In January 2008 he signed for Bradford City on loan for the rest of the 2007–08 season.[5] He made his debut for Bradford on 26 January 2008 as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw away at Wrexham.[6] He took Darren Williams' place at right back the following game and played in a total of 15 games for Bradford, sharing first team duties with Williams.

[edit] International career

Starosta qualified to play for Poland through his grandfather who immigrated to England from Poland after the Second World War. He received his Polish passport in early 2007 and was called up to the Poland squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7] He started all four games, including the 1–0 defeat of Brazil on June 30.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Tamworth boss brings in quartet", BBC Sport, 17 February 2006. Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 
  2. ^ "Gillespie offered new Blades deal", BBC Sport, 18 May 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 
  3. ^ "Butcher continues Bees rebuilding", BBC Sport, 1 August 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 
  4. ^ "Brentford 1-3 Wycombe", BBC Sport, 26 December 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 
  5. ^ "Bradford capture Starosta on loan", BBC Sport, 21 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-21. 
  6. ^ Parker, Simon. "Nix eyes golden boot", Telegraph & Argus, 27 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-27. 
  7. ^ a b Parker, Simon. "Starosta looks good - on paper!", Telegraph & Argus, 23 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 

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Persondata
NAME Starosta, Ben
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 7 January 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Sheffield, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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