Ben Litfin

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Ben Litfin
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Litfin
Date of birth (1995-03-25) 25 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Gold Coast, Australia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2012–2015 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Brisbane Roar 0 (0)
2014–2015 Brisbane Roar NPL 17 (1)
2015–2016 Gold Coast City 24 (19)
2016–2017 Wellington Phoenix 2 (0)
2016–2017 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 5 (0)
2017 Bentleigh Greens 29 (3)
2018–2020 Altona Magic 32 (7)
2021 Port Melbourne 7 (1)
2022– Musgrave SC 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Ben Litfin (born 25 March 1995) is an Australian footballer who last played for Port Melbourne Shark in the NPL Victoria.

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Club career

Gold Coast City

In the 2016 season, he was temporarily the chief penalty-taker for Gold Coast City, [1] helping him win the golden boot after he scored 19 goals in 20 matches. [2] He also won the Total Compression NPL Player of the month award in May [3] and the Total Compression NPL player of the year award. [4]

Wellington Phoenix

In October 2016, Litfin returned to the A-League when he signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix. [5] Three months after joining Litfin left Wellington Phoenix by mutual consent. [6]

Bentleigh Greens

To start the 2017 season, Ben Litfin made his debut for Bentleigh Greens in a 2–1 FFV Community Shield win over South Melbourne. According to Bentleigh Greens coach John Anastasiadis, he is able to cause difficulties for the opposition deep within their box, befitting the number 10 role. [7]

Inspired Bentleigh Greens to come back 4-4 to draw Pascoe Vale FC with a goal and assist. [8]

Other

Litfin was affirmed as NPL Queensland U-23 Select Team captain in their match versus Brisbane Roar U23. [9]

Honours

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References

  1. Wilson, Terry (24 July 2016). "Ben Litfin and Rhys Saunders score braces as Gold Coast City win 5–0 in Toowoomba". Gold Coast Bulletin .
  2. "Wellington Phoenix sign Ben Litfin from Gold Coast for 2016–17 A-League". ESPN FC. 12 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Total Compression NPL Player of the Month – Ben Litfin (Gold Coast City) – May 2016". Queensland Soccer News. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Litfin wins QSN NPL Player of the Year". Queensland Soccer News. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. "Phoenix sign young midfielder". Radio New Zealand. 13 October 2016.
  6. "New recruit Ben Litfin leaves Wellington Phoenix". Newshub . 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. "New Bentleigh recruit ready to do some heavy Litfin – Corner Flag".
  8. Michell, Tim (13 March 2017). "Greens rally to split points". Herald Sun.
  9. "Litfin to Captain U23 Select Team - Football Queensland - NPL".
  10. Ben Litfin at Soccerway