| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benyam Astorga | ||
| Date of birth | May 14, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | United States [ where? ] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Attacker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Miami Breakers | 1 | (4) |
| 2010–2013 | Florida Beach Soccer FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2005–2008 | United States Beach Soccer | 27 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Trinidad and Tobago Beach Soccer (AC) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Trinidad and Tobago Beach Soccer (HC) | ||
| 2021–present | United States Beach Soccer (AC) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Benyam Astorga (born May 14, 1972), also known as Ben or Benny is an American former beach soccer player and current assistant coach for the United States men's national beach soccer team. He represented the United States in three FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups (2006, 2007, 2008), earning 27 caps and scoring 11 goals. Astorga served as head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago national beach soccer team from 2015 to 2017 and is a CONCACAF Beach Soccer Instructor. He was named to the 2025 National Soccer Hall of Fame Veteran Eligibility List.
Benyam Astorga was born on May 14, 1972, in the United States.[ where? ]
Astorga played as a defender and attacker for the United States men's national beach soccer team from 2005 to 2008, competing in the first three FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups in Brazil (2005–2007). He earned 27 caps and scored 11 goals, including 7 in World Cup matches across 8 games. [1] His 7 World Cup goals tie him with Anthony Chimienti for second among U.S. scorers, behind Nick Perera and Alessandro Canale (9 each). [1]
Astorga set a tournament record at the 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, scoring 4 seconds into a match against Canada, the fastest goal in the competition’s history. [2] He scored 2 goals in 2006 and 1 in the 2008 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, totaling 3 goals in the tournament. [2] [3]
| Year | Venue | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Brazil | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | Brazil | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | Brazil | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 7 |
Astorga played for Florida Beach Soccer FC from 2010 to 2013, co-founding the team with teammates Francis Farberoff, Chris Antonopoulos, and Oscar Gil. The team won the U.S. Open Beach Soccer Championship at the North American Sand Soccer Championships in 2011 and 2012, placed second in 2013, and third in 2010. [4] They also won the BagoSports Beach Football Invitational (Caribbean Cup) in 2011 with an undefeated record and the Clearwater Beach Tournament, part of the Major Beach Soccer National Championship Series. [5] [6] [7]
Astorga began coaching as an assistant for the Trinidad and Tobago national beach soccer team at the 2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in Nassau, Bahamas, where the team finished seventh. [8] Appointed head coach in March 2015, succeeding Alexandre Soares, he led the team to fifth place at the 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in El Salvador and won the 2015 Lucayan Cup, defeating the Bahamas (5–3) and Mexico (5–4). [8] [9] Under his tenure, Trinidad and Tobago placed seventh at the 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship.
Astorga joined the U.S. Beach Soccer National Team as assistant coach in 2021 under Francis Farberoff, contributing to qualifications for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay and the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia. [10] He coached at the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, where the U.S. lost 3–2 in extra time to the UAE. [1] He remains assistant coach as of 2025.
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