Ben Anthony Starkie (born 23 July 2002), known as Ben Starkie, is a professional

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who plays as an

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for Ilkeston Town on a dual-registration basis from

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. Born in Leicester, England, he plays for the Tanzania National Team.

Club career

A youth product of

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and

Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven (, ''Wilhelm's Harbour''; Northern Low Saxon: ''Willemshaven'') is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea, and has a population of 76,089. Wilhelmsha ...

, Starkie moved to Shepshed Dynamo on 16 July 2021. On 13 November 2021, he transferred to Spalding United. In August 2023, Starkie joined

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club

. On 23 September 2023, he joined Ilkeston Town on a dual-registration basis.

International career

Starkie was called up to represent the Tanzania U17s on 30 January 2019, becoming the first ever international call-up from

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He represented the Tanzania U20s at the

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. He was called up to the senior Tanzania national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022. He debuted with Tanzania in a 3–1 friendly win over

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on 24 March 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Starkie, Ben 2002 births Living people Tanzanian men's footballers Tanzania men's international footballers Tanzania men's under-20 international footballers English men's footballers Tanzanian people of English descent English people of Tanzanian descent Men's association football midfielders SV Wilhelmshaven players Shepshed Dynamo F.C. players Spalding United F.C. players Basford United F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Tanzanian expatriates in Germany Tanzanian expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Germany 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players