Kurlson Benjamin

Kurlson Benjamin
Personal information
Full name Kurlson Benjamin
Date of birth 7 December 1984 (1984-12-07) (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Dominica[1]
Playing position Striker[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007– Bath Estate ? (?)
National team‡
2008– Dominica 11 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2011

Kurlson Benjamin (born 7 December 1984) is a Dominican footballer who currently plays for Dominican side Bath Estate and the Dominica national football team. He plays as a striker. He is currently his country's all-time top goalscorer with 12 goals.

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Club career

Born in Dominica, he joined Bath Estate in 2007.[2]

International career

He made his debut for Dominica on 18 January 2008 against Guadeloupe.[3] It took him until his fourth game to score, when he netted in a 4–0 win over the British Virgin Islands.[4] He netted his second goal, in a 2–0 win over Barbados in a friendly.[5] Just a day later he scored all three of Dominica's goals as he scored a hat-trick against the same team.[6] On 15 October 2010, he scored five in a 10–0 win over the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Cup,[7] he scored another two later in the tournement as Dominica were beaten 4–2 by Cuba.[8]

International goals

Updated to games played 10 November 2010.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 December 2009 Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica  British Virgin Islands 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2. 25 September 2010 National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados  Barbados 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3. 26 September 2010 National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados  Barbados 1–1 2–0 Friendly
4. 2–1
5. 3–1
6. 15 October 2010 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic  British Virgin Islands 4–0 10–0 Caribbean Cup 2010
7. 6–0
8. 7–0
9. 8–0
10. 9–0
11. 10 November 2010 Antigua Recreation Ground, Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda  Cuba 1–1 2–4 Caribbean Cup 2010
12. 2–4

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kurlson Benjamin". Caribbean Football Database. http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/dominica/players/kurlsonbenjamin.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Benjamin, Kurlson - National Football Teams". National Football Team. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=26296. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Dominica 0 - 3 Guadeloupe". Caribbean Football Database. http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/dominicavsguadeloupe1182008.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Dominica 4 - 0 British Virgin Islands". Caribbean Football Database. http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2009/dominicavsbritishvirginislands1252009.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Barbados 0 - 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/barbadosvsdominica9252010.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Barbados 1 - 3 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/barbadosvsdominica9262010.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 
  7. ^ "British Virgin Islands 0 - 10 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/britishvirginislandsvsdominica10152010.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Cuba 4 - 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/cubavsdominica11102010.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 

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