Ben Fisk

Ben Fisk
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Anthony Fisk-Routledge
Date of birth (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2010 Whitecaps Prospects
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Vancouver Whitecaps U23 27 (8)
2013 → Charleston Battery (loan) 9 (2)
2014–2015 Coruxo 24 (4)
2015–2016 Deportivo B 21 (0)
2016–2017 FC Edmonton 44 (3)
2018– Derry City 9 (1)
National team‡
2013 Canada U20 7 (0)
2015–2016 Canada U23 7 (2)
2017– Canada 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 22, 2017

Benjamin Anthony "Ben" Fisk-Routledge[1] (born February 4, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a winger for Irish club Derry City and the Canadian national team.

Club career

Vancouver Whitecaps

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia to an English father,[1] Fisk played for a host of local clubs before joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC's youth setup in 2006. He made his senior debuts in 2011, playing for the club's under-23 squad.

On April 16, 2013 Fisk was loaned to Charleston Battery until the end of the season.[2] He returned to Whitecaps in August, after scoring twice and assisting to a further three goals in nine appearances, being also called up to the main squad for the 2014 pre-season.[3]

Coruxo

On August 8, 2014 Fisk signed a one-year deal with Spanish Segunda División B side Coruxo FC.[4] He scored his first goals for the club on April 2 of the following year, netting a hat-trick in a 3–1 away win against CD Tropezón.[5]

Deportivo la Coruna B

On August 11, 2015 Fisk joined Deportivo de La Coruña, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[6] Fisk was released by the club in June 2016 after one year.[7]

FC Edmonton

On July 28, 2016, Fisk signed with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.[8] Fisk would spend two seasons with FC Edmonton, before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season.[9]

Derry City

On June 22, 2018, Fisk signed with Derry City of the League of Ireland Premier Division.[10]

International career

After appearing with the Canada under-20s, Fisk was called up to the main squad for friendlies against Bulgaria and Moldova, but remained as an unused substitute in both matches. He also appeared with the under-23s at the 2015 Pan American Games.[11]

In May 2016, Fisk was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[12] He scored in the match against Guyana.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 Canada Soccer profile
  2. ↑ Whitecaps FC prospects loaned to Charleston Battery; Whitecaps' official website, April 16, 2013
  3. ↑ Whitecaps FC release 2014 preseason roster; Whitecaps' official website, January 24, 2014
  4. ↑ El canadiense Ben Fisk se compromete con el Coruxo por una temporada (Canadian Ben Fisk signs with Coruxo for one season); La Voz de Galicia, August 8, 2014
  5. ↑ Ben Fisk lanza al Coruxo (Ben Fisk launches Coruxo); Atlántico, April 3, 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Fabril se refuerza con el atacante canadiense Ben Fisk (Fabril bolsters with Canadian forward Ben Fisk); Deportivo's official website, August 11, 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ RC Deportivo B official Twitter. https://twitter.com/RCDeportivo_B/status/743387729350823936. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "FC Edmonton adds Canadian youth international Ben Fisk". FC Edmonton. July 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Club Statement - FC Edmonton withdraws from North American Soccer League". FC Edmonton. November 24, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ben Fisk Signs for City". Derry City FC. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. ↑ Canadian men's team nominated for TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games; Canada Soccer, June 19, 2015
  12. ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 defeat Guyana as part of Jubilee celebration". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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