Ben Polk

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Ben Polk
Personal information
Full name Benjamin David Polk
Date of birth (1992-09-19) September 19, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2002–2008 Oxford United
2010–2011 Banbury United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 GCC Cougars 15 (13)
2013–2014 Herkimer Generals 34 (46)
2015 Syracuse Orange 23 (12)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Banbury United 57 (4)
2012–2013 → Bedworth United (loan) 17 (1)
2015 K-W United 12 (9)
2016 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2016 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 25 (1)
2017 Orlando City B 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2017

Benjamin Polk (born 19 September 1992) is an American soccer player.

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Career

Polk began his career in the youth setup of Oxford United, but was released after six years with the club. He later signed with local side Banbury United, where he played as a midfielder until 2013 when he accepted a college soccer scholarship at Genesee Community College. [1] [2] After one year with Genesee, Polk transferred to Herkimer County Community College in 2013, [3] and again in 2015 when he spent a year at Syracuse University. [4]

While at college, Polk spent time with Premier Development League side K-W United FC in 2015. [5]

On January 14, 2016, Polk was selected in the first round (20th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers. [6]

Polk signed with United Soccer League side Orlando City B on December 6, 2016. [7] His contract expired in October 2017.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ben Polk | #23 | M | Genesee Community College". Geneseeathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Syracuse star Ben Polk overcomes the odds in pursuit of MLS dream". MLSsoccer.com. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Ben Polk". Herkimer Generals. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Syracuse University Athletics – Ben Polk – 2015 Men's Soccer". Cuse.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Ben Polk". ProspectXI.com. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  6. ↑ "Portland Timbers draft forward Neco Brett in second round of 2016 MLS SuperDraft". OregonLive.com. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  7. ↑ "Polk Leads Four New Signings for Orlando". 6 December 2016.
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