Ben Anthony Starkie (born 23 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ilkeston Town on a dual-registration basis from Alfreton Town. Born in Leicester, England, he plays for the Tanzania national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Anthony Starkie | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ilkeston Town (dual-registration from Alfreton Town) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Leicester City | ||
| 2018–2020 | Rugby Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Wilhelmshaven | 4 | (4) |
| 2021–2021 | Shepshed Dynamo | 24 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Spalding United | 16 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Basford United | 32 | (7) |
| 2023– | Alfreton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Ilkeston Town (dual-registration) | 2 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Tanzania U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Tanzania U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Tanzania | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:53, 25 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:20, 11 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
A youth product of Leicester City and Wilhelmshaven, Starkie moved to Shepshed Dynamo on 16 July 2021.[1] On 13 November 2021, he transferred to Spalding United.[2]
In August 2023, Starkie joined National League North club Alfreton Town.[3] On 23 September 2023, he joined Ilkeston Town on a dual-registration basis.[4]
International career edit
Starkie was called up to represent the Tanzania U17s on 30 January 2019, becoming the first ever international call-up from SV Wilhelmshaven[5] He represented the Tanzania U20s at the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[6] He was called up to the senior Tanzania national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[7] He debuted with Tanzania in a 3–1 friendly win over Central African Republic on 24 March 2022.[8]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ @AlfretonTownFC (August 28, 2023). "Billy Heath makes two changes from defeat against @Official_Darlo on Saturday with Jake Day and Dwayne Wiley replacing the injured Harry Perritt and Ryan Taylor. New signing Ben Starkie is named among the substitutes. #ATFC | #Ofton" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @ilkestontown_fc (September 23, 2023). "✍️ 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗡 21-year-old Tanzania National Team attacking midfielder, Ben Starkie, signs on a dual registration with Alfreton Town. Welcome to the Robins, Ben 👊 #OneTownOneClub" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Rugby Borough FC ‘Academy of Football’ [@RugbyBoroughAca] (January 30, 2019). "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 edit
- Ben Starkie at Soccerway
- Pitchero profile