Kurlson Benjamin

Kurlson Benjamin

Personal information
Full name	Kurlson Benjamin
Date of birth	7 December 1984[1]
Place of birth	Dominica
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–	Bath Estate
2010	Alpha United
National team^‡
2008–	Dominica	20	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2011

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

He plays as a striker. He is currently his country's all-time top goalscorer with 12 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.

#	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	Friendly
3.	26 September 2010	Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown	Barbados	1–1	2–0	Friendly
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	2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier
12.				2–4
13.	25 September 2012	Kensington 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. 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.

External links

• Kurlson Benjamin at National-Football-Teams.com
• Caribbean Football Database profile