Kurlson Benjamin

{{Short description|Dominican footballer (born 1984)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kurlson Benjamin | image = | caption = | fullname = Kurlson Benjamin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|7|df=y}}<ref name="Kurlson Benjamin">{{cite web | url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/dominica/players/kurlsonbenjamin.html | title=Kurlson Benjamin | publisher=Caribbean Football Database | accessdate=April 17, 2011 | archive-date=May 18, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095304/http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/dominica/players/kurlsonbenjamin.html | url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_place = Dominica | height = | position = Striker | years1 = 2007– | clubs1 = Bath Estate | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = Alpha United | caps2 = | goals2 = | nationalyears1 = 2008– | nationalteam1 = Dominica | nationalcaps1 = 23 | nationalgoals1 = 14 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = 12 April 2011 }}

'''Kurlson Benjamin''' (born 7 December 1984) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bath Estate and the Dominica national team.

He plays as a striker.

==Club career== Born in Dominica, he joined Bath Estate in 2007.<ref name="Benjamin, Kurlson - National Football Team">{{NFT player|pid=25012|name=Benjamin, Kurlson |access-date=April 17, 2011}}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.guyanachronicle.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22938:alpha-united-may-not-defend-their-second-kas-title-this-year-end- Alpha United may not defend their second K&S title this year end] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312014007/http://guyanachronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/site.gif |date=2020-03-12 }} – Guyana Chronicle</ref>

==International career== He made his debut for Dominica on 18 January 2008 against Guadeloupe.<ref name="Dominica 0 - 3 Guadeloupe">{{cite web | url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/dominicavsguadeloupe1182008.html | title=Dominica 0 – 3 Guadeloupe | publisher=Caribbean Football Database | accessdate=April 17, 2011 | archive-date=November 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101073409/http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/dominicavsguadeloupe1182008.html | url-status=live }}</ref> It took him until his fourth game to score, when he netted in a 4–0 win over the British Virgin Islands.<ref name="Dominica 4 - 0 British Virgin Islands">{{cite web | url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2009/dominicavsbritishvirginislands1252009.html | title=Dominica 4 – 0 British Virgin Islands | publisher=Caribbean Football Database | accessdate=April 17, 2011 | archive-date=October 24, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024123749/https://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2009/dominicavsbritishvirginislands1252009.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> He netted his second goal, in a 2–0 win over Barbados in a friendly.<ref name="Barbados 0 - 2 Dominica">{{cite web | url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/barbadosvsdominica9252010.html | title=Barbados 0 – 2 Dominica | publisher=Caribbean Football Database | accessdate=April 17, 2011 | archive-date=October 24, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024112048/https://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/barbadosvsdominica9252010.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Just a day later he scored all three of Dominica's goals as he scored a hat-trick against the same team.<ref name="Barbados 1 - 3 Dominica">{{cite web | url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/barbadosvsdominica9262010.html | title=Barbados 1 – 3 Dominica | publisher=Caribbean Football Database | accessdate=April 17, 2011 | archive-date=March 14, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314134537/http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/barbadosvsdominica9262010.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> On 15 October 2010, he scored five in a 10–0 win over the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Cup,<ref name="British Virgin Islands 0 - 10 Dominica">{{cite web | url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/britishvirginislandsvsdominica10152010.html | title=British Virgin Islands 0 – 10 Dominica | publisher=Caribbean Football Database | accessdate=April 17, 2011 | archive-date=September 25, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925231954/https://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/britishvirginislandsvsdominica10152010.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> he scored another two later in the tournament as Dominica were beaten 4–2 by Cuba.<ref name="Cuba 4 - 2 Dominica">{{cite web | url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/cubavsdominica11102010.html | title=Cuba 4 – 2 Dominica | publisher=Caribbean Football Database | accessdate=April 17, 2011 | archive-date=October 24, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024112727/https://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/cubavsdominica11102010.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Dominica's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 5 December 2009 || Windsor Park, Roseau ||{{fb|BVI}} ||style="text-align:center;" | 3–0 ||style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 || rowspan=5|Friendly |- | 2. || 25 September 2010 || Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown || {{fb|Barbados}} ||style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 ||style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 |- | 3. || rowspan=3|26 September 2010 || rowspan=3|Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Barbados}} ||style="text-align:center;" | 1–1 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 3–1 |- | 4. ||style="text-align:center;" | 2–1 |- | 5. ||style="text-align:center;" | 3–1 |- | 6. || rowspan=5|15 October 2010 || rowspan=5|Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal || rowspan=5|{{fb|BVI}} ||style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 10–0 || rowspan=7|2010 Caribbean Cup qualifier |- | 7. ||style="text-align:center;" | 6–0 |- | 8. ||style="text-align:center;" | 7–0 |- | 9. ||style="text-align:center;" | 8–0 |- | 10. ||style="text-align:center;" | 9–0 |- | 11. || rowspan=2|10 November 2010 || rowspan=2|Antigua Recreation Ground, Saint John's || rowspan=2|{{fb|CUB}} ||style="text-align:center;" | 1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2–4 |- | 12. ||style="text-align:center;" | 2–4 |- | 13. || rowspan=2|25 September 2012 || rowspan=2|Kensington Oval, Bridgetown || rowspan=2|{{fb|ARU}} ||style="text-align:center;" | 2–1 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 || rowspan=2|2012 Caribbean Cup qualifier |- | 14. ||style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 |}

==Honours== '''Bath Estate''' * DFA Premier League: 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/sports/bath-estate-wins-dfa-premier-division/|title=Bath Estate wins DFA premier division|date=25 February 2013|access-date=14 February 2024|publisher=The Dominica News|website=dominicanewsonline.com|archive-date=20 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220184845/https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/sports/bath-estate-wins-dfa-premier-division/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=25012}} *[http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/dominica/players/kurlsonbenjamin.html Caribbean Football Database profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Benjamin, Kurlson}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Dominica men's footballers Category:Dominica men's international footballers Category:Bath Estate FC players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Guyana Category:Alpha United FC players