Ben Starkie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Anthony Swakali | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spalding United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Rugby Town | ||
| 2020–2021 | Wilhelmshaven | ||
| 2021 | Shepshed Dynamo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Spalding United | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Basford United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Tanzania U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Tanzania | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:28, 24 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 10 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Ben Anthony Swakali (born 23 July 2002), known as Ben Starkie, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Basford United. Born in England, he plays for the Tanzania national team.
Club career
A youth product of Rugby Town and Wilhelmshaven, Starkie moved to Shepshed Dynamo on 16 July 2021.[1] On 13 November 2021, he transferred to Spalding United.[2]
International career
Starkie was called up to represent the Tanzania U17s on 30 January 2019, becoming the first ever international call-up from Rugby Town F.C.[3] He represented the Tanzania U20s at the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[4] He was called up to the senior Tanzania national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[5] He debuted with Tanzania in a 3–1 friendly win over Central African Republic on 24 March 2022.[6]
References
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: STARKIE SIGNS FOR SHEPSHED". www.pitchero.com.
- ^ Bedford, James (2021-11-13). "Jackson joins Pinchbeck as Spalding sign trio ahead of derby duel". Spalding Today. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ Rugby Borough FC ‘Academy of Football’ [@RugbyBoroughAca] (2019-01-30). "Congratulations to 1st yr scholar Ben Starkie on his international call up for Tanzania U19s" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-03-24 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Tanzania name provisional squad for U20 Africa Cup of Nations | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Tanzania's prospects who could debut as part of new-look Taifa Stars".
- ^ "Taifa Stars yaichapa Afrika ya Kati".
External links
- Ben Starkie at Soccerway
- Pitchero profile
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Tanzanian footballers
- Tanzania international footballers
- Tanzania under-20 international footballers
- English footballers
- Tanzanian people of English descent
- English people of Tanzanian descent
- Association football midfielders
- Spalding United F.C. players
- Northern Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Tanzanian expatriates in Germany
- Tanzanian expatriate footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Germany