Ben Litfin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Litfin | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Gold Coast, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Gold Coast City | 24 | (19) |
| 2016–2017 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Bentleigh Greens | 29 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Altona Magic | 32 | (7) |
| 2021 | Port Melbourne | 7 | (1) |
| 2022– | Musgrave SC | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Ben Litfin (born 25 March 1995) is an Australian footballer who last played for Port Melbourne Shark in the NPL Victoria.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Gold Coast City
[edit | edit source]In the 2016 season, he was temporarily the chief penalty-taker for Gold Coast City,[1] helping him win the golden boot after he scored 19 goals in 20 matches.[2] He also won the Total Compression NPL Player of the month award in May[3] and the Total Compression NPL player of the year award.[4]
Wellington Phoenix
[edit | edit source]In October 2016, Litfin returned to the A-League when he signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix.[5] Three months after joining Litfin left Wellington Phoenix by mutual consent.[6]
Bentleigh Greens
[edit | edit source]To start the 2017 season, Ben Litfin made his debut for Bentleigh Greens in a 2–1 FFV Community Shield 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.[7]
Inspired Bentleigh Greens to come back 4-4 to draw Pascoe Vale FC with a goal and assist.[8]
Other
[edit | edit source]Litfin was affirmed as NPL Queensland U-23 Select Team captain in their match versus Brisbane Roar U23.[9]
Honours
[edit | edit source]- NPL Victoria Team of the Week 2017: Round 2
- NPL Player of the Month[3]
- NPL Player of the Year[4]
- 2013–14 A-League winners medal[10]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ben Litfin at Soccerway (archive)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Sports TG Profile
- Australian men's soccer players
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- A-League Men players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- Bentleigh Greens SC
- Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Bentleigh Greens SC players
- Wellington Phoenix FC
- National Premier Leagues players
- Altona Magic SC players
- Soccer players from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen