Kurlson Benjamin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurlson Benjamin | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dominica | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007– | Bath Estate | ||
| 2010 | Alpha United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Dominica | 23 | (14) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.
He plays as a striker. He is currently his country's all-time top goalscorer with 14 goals.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Scores and results list Dominica's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 December 2009 | Windsor Park, Roseau |  British Virgin Islands |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 25 September 2010 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown |  Barbados |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3. | 26 September 2010 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown | Barbados |
1–1 | 3–1 | |
| 4. | 2–1 | |||||
| 5. | 3–1 | |||||
| 6. | 15 October 2010 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal | British Virgin Islands |
4–0 | 10–0 | 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 |  Cuba |
1–1 | 2–4 | |
| 12. | 2–4 | |||||
| 13. | 25 September 2012 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |  Aruba |
2–1 | 3–2 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualifier |
| 14. | 3–2 |
Honours
[edit]Bath Estate
- DFA Premier League: 2013[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kurlson Benjamin". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Benjamin, Kurlson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ Alpha United may not defend their second K&S title this year end Archived 2020-03-12 at the Wayback Machine – Guyana Chronicle
- ^ "Dominica 0 – 3 Guadeloupe". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Dominica 4 – 0 British Virgin Islands". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Barbados 0 – 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Barbados 1 – 3 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands 0 – 10 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Cuba 4 – 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Kurlson Benjamin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Caribbean Football Database profile
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