Ben Waine

Ben Waine (born 11 June 2001) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.

Ben Waine
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Peter Waine
Date of birth (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Wellington Phoenix Reserves 34 (10)
2018– Wellington Phoenix 10 (1)
National team‡
2019– New Zealand U-20 3 (2)
2019– New Zealand U-23 5 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2019

Club career

Wellington Phoenix

On 7 August 2018, Waine made his debut for the senior side in their FFA Cup loss to Bentleigh Greens.[1]

After his debut for the Phoenix in the FFA, Waine played most of his games for the Wellington Phoenix Reserves in the ISPS Handa Premiership scoring a team high of 8 goals, before getting called up to the senior team again in March 2019[2]

On 30 March 2019, Waine made his professional debut for the Wellington Phoenix coming on as a substitute in their 4–1 win over the Newcastle Jets.[3]

On 28 April 2019, Waine made his first start for the Phoenix in a 5-0 loss to the Perth Glory.[4]

On 21 June 2019, Waine signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix. The first year being a scholarship deal, with the second year moving him onto a full-time contract.[5] Just before the 2019-20 season kicked off, the first year of this contract was upgraded to full-time.[6]

On 3 November 2019, Waine scored his first professional goal, coming off the bench in Wellington's 3-2 loss to Melbourne City, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the club's history.[7]

International career

New Zealand U-20s

On 16 April 2019, Waine was selected as one of the 21 players for the New Zealand U-20 who played at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[8] He scored a brace in their opening match against Honduras on May 24. He made two further appearances in the tournament, starting in both New Zealand's 2-0 victory over Norway and the 1-1 loss on penalties to Colombia in the Round of 16.

New Zealand U-23s

In September, Waine was a member of the New Zealand U-23 team, known as the "Oly-Whites", who took part in the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[9][10] He was second top goal scorer for the tournament with 8 goals including one in the final, helping New Zealand to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[11][12]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 17 November 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Finals Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2017-18 New Zealand Football Championship 1600000160
2018-19 1780000178
2019-20 12000012
Total 341000003410
Wellington Phoenix 2018-19 A-League 30001040
2019–20 51001061
Total 810020101
Career total 421100204411

International

As of match played 5 October 2019

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team Year Apps Goals
New Zealand U-20 2019 3 2
New Zealand U-23 2019 5 8
Total 8 10

Personal life

Waine attended school at Hutt International Boys' School in Upper Hutt where he was the junior school captain.[2]

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References
  1. Hyslop, Liam (7 August 2018). "Wellington Phoenix fall to 10-man NPL team Bentleigh Greens in FFA Cup". Stuff.co.nz.
  2. Rollo, Phillip (16 March 2019). "Phoenix coach promotes Wellington schoolboy Ben Waine". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. Rollo, Phillip (31 March 2019). "Possible season-ending injury to Louis Fenton sours Wellington Phoenix win". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. Rollo, Phillip (28 April 2019). "Wellington Phoenix suffer biggest defeat under coach Mark Rudan". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. Rollo, Phillip (21 June 2019). "Wellington Phoenix lock in hometown product Ben Waine on two-year deal". Stuff.co.nz.
  6. Rollo, Phillip (11 October 2019). "Ben Waine earns contract upgrade as Wellington Phoenix hit the magic 20 mark". Stuff.co.nz.
  7. Rollo, Phillip (3 November 2019). "Wellington Phoenix fume over handball howler in Melbourne City defeat". Stuff.co.nz.
  8. "Top talent named in U-20 squad". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. "Ben Waine focussed on fulfilling Olympic dream". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  10. Voerman, Andrew (18 September 2019). "OlyWhites make late change as Callum McCowatt stays with Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz.
  11. "New Zealand U-23 secure Olympic qualification". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  12. Voerman, Andrew (5 October 2019). "OlyWhites ease past Solomon Islands to book their place at the Tokyo Olympics". Stuff.co.nz.
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