Kurlson Benjamin

Kurlson Benjamin (born 7 December 1984) is a Dominican footballer who currently plays for Dominican side Bath Estate and the Dominica national football team.

Kurlson Benjamin
Personal information
Full name Kurlson Benjamin
Date of birth (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984[1]
Place of birth Dominica
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007– Bath Estate
2010 Alpha United
National team‡
2008– Dominica 23 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2011

He plays as a striker. He is currently his country's all-time top goalscorer with 14 goals.

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 2009Windsor Park, Roseau British Virgin Islands
3–0
4–0
Friendly
2.25 September 2010Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown Barbados
1–0
2–0
3.26 September 2010Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown Barbados
1–1
3–1
4.
2–1
5.
3–1
6.15 October 2010Estadio 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 2010Antigua Recreation Ground, Saint John's Cuba
1–1
2–4
12.
2–4
13.25 September 2012Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Aruba
2–1
3–2
2012 Caribbean Cup qualifier
14.
3–2

References
  1. "Kurlson Benjamin". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  2. "Benjamin, Kurlson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  3. Alpha United may not defend their second K&S title this year end - Guyana Chronicle
  4. "Dominica 0 - 3 Guadeloupe". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  5. "Dominica 4 - 0 British Virgin Islands". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  6. "Barbados 0 - 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  7. "Barbados 1 - 3 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  8. "British Virgin Islands 0 - 10 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  9. "Cuba 4 - 2 Dominica". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved April 17, 2011.


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