Kurlson Benjamin

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Kurlson Benjamin
Personal information
Full name Kurlson Benjamin
Date of birth (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984 (age 40) [1]
Place of birth Dominica
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007– Bath Estate
2010 Alpha United
International career‡
2008– Dominica 23 (14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 April 2011

Kurlson Benjamin (born 7 December 1984) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bath Estate and the Dominica national team.

Contents

He plays as a striker.

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.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 December 2009 Windsor Park, Roseau Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 3–04–0 Friendly
2.25 September 2010 Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–02–0
3.26 September 2010Barbados National Stadium, BridgetownFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–13–1
4.2–1
5.3–1
6.15 October 2010 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 4–010–0 2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier
7.6–0
8.7–0
9.8–0
10.9–0
11.10 November 2010 Antigua Recreation Ground, Saint John's Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1–12–4
12.2–4
13.25 September 2012 Kensington Oval, BridgetownFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 2–13–2 2012 Caribbean Cup qualifier
14.3–2

Honours

Bath Estate

References

  1. ↑ "Kurlson Benjamin". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin, Kurlson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ Alpha United may not defend their second K&S title this year end Archived 2020-03-12 at the Wayback Machine – Guyana Chronicle
  4. ↑ "Dominica 0 – 3 Guadeloupe". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dominica 4 – 0 British Virgin Islands". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Barbados 0 – 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Barbados 1 – 3 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ "British Virgin Islands 0 – 10 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Cuba 4 – 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Bath Estate wins DFA premier division". dominicanewsonline.com. The Dominica News. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.


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