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
Playing 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 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.

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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