Ben Litfin (born 25 March 1995) is an Australian
footballer who last played for
Port Melbourne Shark in the
NPL Victoria.
Club career
Gold Coast City
In the
2016 season, he was temporarily the chief penalty-taker for
Gold Coast City, helping him win the golden boot after he scored 19 goals in 20 matches. He also won the Total Compression
NPL Player of the month award in May
and the Total Compression NPL player of the year award.
Wellington Phoenix
In October 2016, Litfin returned to the
A-League
A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...
when he signed a one-year contract with
Wellington Phoenix. Three months after joining Litfin left Wellington Phoenix by mutual consent.
Bentleigh Greens
To start the 2017 season, Ben Litfin made his debut for Bentleigh Greens in a 2–1
FFV Community Shield
The Football Victoria Community Shield (formerly the Football Federation Victoria Community Shield) is the annual soccer match between the winners of the National Premier Leagues Victoria and the Dockerty Cup in the previous season. Serving as ...
win over
South Melbourne. According to Bentleigh Greens coach
John Anastasiadis, he is able to cause difficulties for the opposition deep within their box, befitting the number 10 role.
Inspired
Bentleigh Greens
Bentleigh Greens Soccer Club is an Australian semi professional soccer club based in Cheltenham, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1986, by the Greek Cypriot community and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues ...
to come back 4-4 to draw
Pascoe Vale FC with a goal and assist.
Other
Litfin was affirmed as
NPL Queensland U-23 Select Team captain in their match versus
Brisbane Roar U23.
Things have gone down hill for Litfin, who is Currently is playing in the Div 2 Goals Competition in Robina, where his team is dead last with a +/- of -80 Goals. He said recently in an interview if Max McLennan wasn't carrying him throughout the tournament he would hang up the boots up permanently.
Honours
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NPL Victoria Team of the Week 2017: Round 2
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NPL Player of the Month
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NPL Player of the Year
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2013–14 A-League
The 2013–14 A-League was the 37th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the ninth of the A-League since its establishment in 2004. The season began on 11 October 2013, with Western Sydney Wanderers as the defending A-League Premiers a ...
winners medal
Boxing career
Litfin has always loved the sport of boxing, idolizing Sugar Ray Robinson and Guile from Street Fighter. Benny "The Jam" Litfin recently won his first amateur boxing fight on the Gold Coast on Nov 11, 2022 via Split Decision.
References
External links
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Sports TG Profile
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Australian soccer players
Brisbane Roar FC players
Wellington Phoenix FC players
A-League Men players
New Zealand Football Championship players
Living people
1995 births
Association football midfielders
Association football forwards
Bentleigh Greens SC
Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand
Australian expatriate soccer players
Bentleigh Greens SC players
Wellington Phoenix FC
National Premier Leagues players
Altona Magic SC players