Kurlson Benjamin
Kurlson Benjamin (born 7 December 1984) is a Dominican footballer who currently plays for Dominican side Bath Estate and the Dominica national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kurlson Benjamin | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 December 1984||
Place of birth | Dominica | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007– | Bath Estate | ||
2010 | Alpha United | ||
National team‡ | |||
2008– | Dominica | 23 | (14) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2011 |
He plays as a striker. He is currently his country's all-time top goalscorer with 14 goals.
Club career
Born in Dominica, he joined Bath Estate in 2007.[2]
Near the end of 2010 he played in Guyana's Kashif and Shanghai cup competition for Alpha United as a guest player alongside Grenada international Kithson Bain.[3]
International career
He made his debut for Dominica on 18 January 2008 against Guadeloupe.[4] It took him until his fourth game to score, when he netted in a 4–0 win over the British Virgin Islands.[5] He netted his second goal, in a 2–0 win over Barbados in a friendly.[6] Just a day later he scored all three of Dominica's goals as he scored a hat-trick against the same team.[7] On 15 October 2010, he scored five in a 10–0 win over the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Cup,[8] he scored another two later in the tournament as Dominica were beaten 4–2 by Cuba.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Dominica's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 December 2009 | Windsor Park, Roseau | ![]() | Friendly | ||
2. | 25 September 2010 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown | ![]() | |||
3. | 26 September 2010 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown | ![]() | |||
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6. | 15 October 2010 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal | ![]() | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier | ||
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11. | 10 November 2010 | Antigua Recreation Ground, Saint John's | ![]() | |||
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13. | 25 September 2012 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | ![]() | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualifier | ||
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References
- "Kurlson Benjamin". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- "Benjamin, Kurlson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- Alpha United may not defend their second K&S title this year end - Guyana Chronicle
- "Dominica 0 - 3 Guadeloupe". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- "Dominica 4 - 0 British Virgin Islands". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- "Barbados 0 - 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- "Barbados 1 - 3 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- "British Virgin Islands 0 - 10 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- "Cuba 4 - 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.