Ben Litfin (born 25 March 1995) is an Australian

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who last played for Port Melbourne Shark in the

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Club career

Gold Coast City

In the 2016 season, he was temporarily the chief penalty-taker for

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, helping him win the golden boot after he scored 19 goals in 20 matches. He also won the Total Compression NPL Player of the month award in May and the Total Compression NPL player of the year award.

Wellington Phoenix

In October 2016, Litfin returned to the

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when he signed a one-year contract with

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...

. Three months after joining Litfin left Wellington Phoenix by mutual consent.

Bentleigh Greens

To start the 2017 season, Ben Litfin made his debut for Bentleigh Greens in a 2–1

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win over

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. According to Bentleigh Greens coach

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, he is able to cause difficulties for the opposition deep within their box, befitting the number 10 role. Inspired

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to come back 4-4 to draw

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with a goal and assist.

Other

Litfin was affirmed as NPL Queensland U-23 Select Team captain in their match versus Brisbane Roar U23.

Honours

* NPL

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Team of the Week 2017: Round 2 * NPL Player of the Month * NPL Player of the Year *

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winners medal

References

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