Ben Waine
Ben Waine (born 11 June 2001) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Peter Waine | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 34 | (10) |
| 2018– | Wellington Phoenix | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | New Zealand U-20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2019– | New Zealand U-23 | 5 | (8) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Wellington Phoenix
On 7 August 2018, Waine made his debut for the senior side in their FFA Cup loss to Bentleigh Greens.[1]
After his debut for the Phoenix in the FFA, Waine played most of his games for the Wellington Phoenix Reserves in the ISPS Handa Premiership scoring a team high of 8 goals, before getting called up to the senior team again in March 2019[2]
On 30 March 2019, Waine made his professional debut for the Wellington Phoenix coming on as a substitute in their 4–1 win over the Newcastle Jets.[3]
On 28 April 2019, Waine made his first start for the Phoenix in a 5-0 loss to the Perth Glory.[4]
On 21 June 2019, Waine signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix. The first year being a scholarship deal, with the second year moving him onto a full-time contract.[5] Just before the 2019-20 season kicked off, the first year of this contract was upgraded to full-time.[6]
On 3 November 2019, Waine scored his first professional goal, coming off the bench in Wellington's 3-2 loss to Melbourne City, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the club's history.[7]
International career
New Zealand U-20s
On 16 April 2019, Waine was selected as one of the 21 players for the New Zealand U-20 who played at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[8] He scored a brace in their opening match against Honduras on May 24. He made two further appearances in the tournament, starting in both New Zealand's 2-0 victory over Norway and the 1-1 loss on penalties to Colombia in the Round of 16.
New Zealand U-23s
In September, Waine was a member of the New Zealand U-23 team, known as the "Oly-Whites", who took part in the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[9][10] He was second top goal scorer for the tournament with 8 goals including one in the final, helping New Zealand to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[11][12]
Career Statistics
Club
As of match played 17 November 2019
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2017-18 | New Zealand Football Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2019-20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2018-19 | A-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 11 | ||
International
As of match played 5 October 2019
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand U-20 | 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| New Zealand U-23 | 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| Total | 8 | 10 | |
Personal life
Waine attended school at Hutt International Boys' School in Upper Hutt where he was the junior school captain.[2]
References
- Hyslop, Liam (7 August 2018). "Wellington Phoenix fall to 10-man NPL team Bentleigh Greens in FFA Cup". Stuff.co.nz.
- Rollo, Phillip (16 March 2019). "Phoenix coach promotes Wellington schoolboy Ben Waine". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- Rollo, Phillip (31 March 2019). "Possible season-ending injury to Louis Fenton sours Wellington Phoenix win". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- Rollo, Phillip (28 April 2019). "Wellington Phoenix suffer biggest defeat under coach Mark Rudan". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- Rollo, Phillip (21 June 2019). "Wellington Phoenix lock in hometown product Ben Waine on two-year deal". Stuff.co.nz.
- Rollo, Phillip (11 October 2019). "Ben Waine earns contract upgrade as Wellington Phoenix hit the magic 20 mark". Stuff.co.nz.
- Rollo, Phillip (3 November 2019). "Wellington Phoenix fume over handball howler in Melbourne City defeat". Stuff.co.nz.
- "Top talent named in U-20 squad". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Ben Waine focussed on fulfilling Olympic dream". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- Voerman, Andrew (18 September 2019). "OlyWhites make late change as Callum McCowatt stays with Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz.
- "New Zealand U-23 secure Olympic qualification". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- Voerman, Andrew (5 October 2019). "OlyWhites ease past Solomon Islands to book their place at the Tokyo Olympics". Stuff.co.nz.