Kurlson Benjamin (born 7 December 1984) is a

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who currently plays for Dominican side Bath Estate and the Dominica national football team. He plays as a striker. He is currently his country's all-time top goalscorer with 14 goals.

Club career

Born in

, he joined Bath Estate in 2007. Near the end of 2010 he played in Guyana's Kashif and Shanghai cup competition for

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as a guest player alongside Grenada international Kithson Bain.Alpha United may not defend their second K&S title this year end
- Guyana Chronicle

International career

He made his debut for

on 18 January 2008 against

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. It took him until his fourth game to score, when he netted in a 4–0 win over the

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. He netted his second goal, in a 2–0 win over

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in a friendly. Just a day later he scored all three of Dominica's goals as he scored a hat-trick against the same team. On 15 October 2010, he scored five in a 10–0 win over the

in the Caribbean Cup, he scored another two later in the tournament as Dominica were beaten 4–2 by

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Dominica's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Caribbean Football Database profile
1984 births Living people Men's association football forwards Dominica men's footballers Dominica men's international footballers Bath Estate FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Guyana Alpha United FC players {{Dominica-footy-bio-stub