Ben Halloran

Ben Halloran

Halloran with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Halloran [1]
Date of birth	(1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Second Striker
Team information
Current team	Brisbane Roar
Number	27
Youth career
	Edge Hill
	Wynnum Wolves
2009	QAS
2009–2010	Gold Coast United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Gold Coast United	26	(4)
2012–2013	Brisbane Roar	27	(4)
2013–2015	Fortuna Düsseldorf	37	(8)
2013–2015	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	6	(1)
2015–2018	1. FC Heidenheim	50	(5)
2018	V-Varen Nagasaki	5	(0)
2018–2022	Adelaide United	77	(17)
2022	FC Seoul	2	(0)
2022–2024	Adelaide United	49	(7)
2024–	Brisbane Roar	0	(0)
International career‡
2010	Australia U-20	6	(1)
2014	Australia	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2014

Benjamin Halloran (born 14 June 1992) is an Australian football player who plays as a winger for Brisbane Roar in the A-League, Australia's top division for association football. ^{[2] [3]} He has previously represented Australia, including an appearance in the 2014 World Cup. Halloran has played club football in three continents.

Club career

Halloran with Gold Coast United in 2010.

Gold Coast United

Halloran made his debut for Gold Coast United as a substitute in their Round 4, 1–0 loss to Melbourne Victory in the 2010–11 season. ^[4]

On 6 January 2011, Gold Coast United coach Miron Bleiberg addressed the speculation that the talented player may leave the club however Bleiberg was adamant that the player was contracted for another two years and unless a sizable transfer offer was made the player would remain at Gold Coast. ^[5]

In the 2010–11 A-League season, Halloran started two games and came on as substitute twice. The next season Halloran established himself as a future Socceroos player. He had a stand out season for Gold Coast. He played 17 games and scored four goals. Halloran had a great game against Adelaide United, where he scored one goal and received the match ball for a best on ground performance.

Brisbane Roar

Following the demise of Gold Coast United at the end of the 2011–12 season, Halloran attracted a lot of interest from Melbourne Victory, Brisbane Roar and "at least three other A-League clubs" ^[6] for his services for the 2012–13 season. On 13 May 2012, it was announced that Brisbane had signed Halloran on a three-year deal with the 2011–12 Champions. ^[6] In Halloran 's seventh match for the roar he would score his first goal against Sydney FC. Halloran would have a quieter year than the one before but played more matches.

Halloran started 18 matches but was forced to come on as the substitute 10 times. Halloran scored four goals in his time at Roar including the winning goal in the 83rd minute against Adelaide United. After the match his Manager, Mike Mulvey said "Ben needs to be more of a team player", which Halloran understood.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Halloran with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2013.

On 22 May 2013, It was announced that Halloran had requested a move to Fortuna Düsseldorf (German 2. Bundesliga), a request that was approved by Brisbane Roar. The transfer amount was said to be around $400,000. ^[7] On 7 October 2013, Halloran made his debut for Fortuna Düsseldorf against Greuther Fürth. Ben would play the entire match on the right wing in the 2–1 win. Halloran scored his first goal for Düsseldorf's first team in his sixth appearance, and in the 70th minute, with the goal equalizing the score and snatching a point for his team. ^[8]

1. FC Heidenheim

On 23 June 2015, it was confirmed that Halloran had left Dusseldorf for fellow 2. Bundesliga side, 1. FC Heidenheim on a 3-year deal. ^{[9] [10]}

On 26 July 2015, Halloran made his debut as a substitute against 1860 Munich in a 1–0 win.

V-Varen Nagasaki

In January 2018, Halloran ended his spell in Europe and signed for V-Varen Nagasaki. After making five appearances for the club, Halloran left the club in on 3 July 2018. ^[11]

Adelaide United

On 14 August 2018, Halloran returned to the A-League signing a 2 year deal for Adelaide United. ^[12] In his first season at the club, Halloran scored the winning goal in the elimination final against Melbourne City in the 119th minute, sending the Reds through. In his second season at the club, Halloran scored 9 goals in the league, and 3 goals in the cup. In what was prolific season for Halloran, he had a lot of interest from rival clubs, however, despite interest, Halloran signed a two-year contract extension on 4 March 2020. ^[13]

FC Seoul

On 10 January 2022, FC Seoul announced that Ben Halloran had a signed for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract until 2023.

On 23 June 2022, FC Seoul announced that Halloran's contract was officially terminated by mutual consent.

Return to Adelaide United

After only two appearances for FC Seoul, Halloran returned to Adelaide United in 2022, on a two year deal. ^[14]

After a disappointing 2023-24 season in which the club failed to qualify for the A-League finals, Halloran's contract expired and was released by Adelaide United ^[3] after scoring 7 goals in 49 league appearances. He was one of many in a mass exodus for the club, which included fellow Socceroos Nestory Irankunda and Joe Gauci.

Return to Brisbane Roar

In June 2024, it was announced that Halloran would return to Brisbane Roar prior to the 2024/25 season. ^[2]

International career

Halloran made six appearances for Australia's U-20 side scoring one goal. He was selected in the squad for Australia's 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Qualifiers, but was not picked for the team.

Halloran was selected in Australia's provisional 30 man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his international debut in a pre World Cup friendly match against South Africa on 26 May 2014. He made his World Cup debut on 13 June 2014, coming in as a substitute as Australia lost 1–3 to Chile.

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2024 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gold Coast United	2010–11	A-League	5	0	—		—		5	0
	2011–12		21	4	—		—		21	4
	Total		26	4	—		0	0	26	4
Brisbane Roar	2012–13	A-League	28	4	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	29	4
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	18	6	0	0	—		18	6
	2013–14	Regionalliga West [lower-alpha 2]	6	1	—		—		6	1
	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	19	2	0	0	—		19	2
	Total		43	9	0	0	0	0	43	9
Heidenheim	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	22	2	4	1	—		26	3
	2016–17		19	2	1	0	—		20	2
	2017–18		9	1	1	0	—		10	1
	Total		50	5	6	1	0	0	56	6
V-Varen Nagasaki	2018	J1 League	5	0	5	0	0	0	10	0
Adelaide United	2018–19	A-League Men	23	3	4	1	0	0	27	4
	2019–20		21	9	5	3	0	0	26	12
	2020–21		28	4	0	0	0	0	28	4
	2021–22		5	1	2	0	0	0	7	1
	Total		77	17	11	4	0	0	88	21
FC Seoul	2022	K League 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Adelaide United	2022–23	A-League Men	27	3	2	0	0	0	29	3
	2023-24		22	4	2	0	0	0	16	4
	Total		49	7	4	0	0	0	45	7
Career total			280	46	26	5	1	0	307	51

1. Appearance in the Asian Champions League
2. Competed for Fortuna Düsseldorf II

Honours

Club

Gold Coast United

• National Youth League Championship: 2009–10

Adelaide United

• FFA Cup: 2018, 2019

International

Australia

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2010

References

1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
2. "Ben Halloran returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar FC. 21 June 2024.
3. laurabates (14 May 2024). "Ben Halloran Departs Adelaide United". Adelaide United. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
4. Daly, Liam (29 August 2010). "Victory get first win". A-League. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
5. "Bleiberg Not Selling Halloran". au.fourfourtwo.com. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
6. Monteverde, Marco (13 May 2012). "Ben Halloran signs three-year deal with Brisbane Roar". couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
7. "Brisbane agree to Halloran transfer". footballaustralia.com.au. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
8. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/aussies-abroad-%7C-ben-halloran-nets-for-dusseldorf/85715 Archived 26 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
9. Greco, John (23 June 2015). "Halloran on the move in Germany". Football Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
10. "Halloran signs three-year deal with Heidenheim". The World Game. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
11. ベン ハロラン選手 契約解除のお知らせ [Announcement of cancellation of Ben Halloran contract] (in Japanese). V-Varen Nagasaki. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
12. "Reds sign Halloran on two-year deal" . Retrieved 14 August 2018.
13. "Halloran signs two-year extension with Adelaide". The World Game. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
14. Filosi, Gianluca (3 August 2022). "Reds recapture Ben Halloran on two-year contract". Adelaide United. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
15. "B. Halloran". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

External links

• Ben Halloran at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ben Halloran at Soccerway
• Ben Halloran at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)
• Ben Halloran – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)