Ben Halloran

Benjamin Halloran (born 14 June 1992) is an Australian football player who plays as a winger for A-League side Adelaide United.[2]

Ben Halloran
Halloran with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2014
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Halloran[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-14) 14 June 1992
Place of birth Cairns, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Adelaide United
Number 26
Youth career
Brisbane Wolves
2009 QAS
2009–2010 Gold Coast United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Gold Coast United 26 (4)
2012–2013 Brisbane Roar 27 (4)
2013–2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf 37 (8)
2013–2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 6 (1)
2015–2018 1. FC Heidenheim 50 (5)
2018 V-Varen Nagasaki 5 (0)
2018– Adelaide United 47 (13)
National team‡
2010 Australia U-20 6 (1)
2014– Australia 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2014

Club career
Halloran with Gold Coast United in 2010.

Gold Coast United

Halloran made his debut for Gold Coast United as a substitute in their Round 4, 1–0 loss to Melbourne Victory in the 2010–11 season.[3]

On 6 January 2011, Gold Coast United coach Miron Bleiberg addressed the speculation that the talented player may leave the club however Bleiberg was adamant that the player was contracted for another two years and unless a sizable transfer offer was made the player would remain at Gold Coast.[4]

In the 2010–11 A-League season, Halloran started two games and came on as substitute twice. The next season Halloran established himself as a future Socceroos player. He had a stand out season for Gold Coast. He played 17 games and scored four goals. Halloran had a great game against Adelaide United, where he scored one goal and received the match ball for a best on ground performance.

Brisbane Roar

Following the demise of Gold Coast United at the end of the 2011–12 season, Halloran attracted a lot of interest from Melbourne Victory, Brisbane Roar and "at least three other A-League clubs"[5] for his services for the 2012–13 season. On 13 May 2012, it was announced that Brisbane had signed Halloran on a three-year deal with the 2011–12 Champions.[5] In Halloran 's seventh match for the roar he would score his first goal against Sydney FC. Halloran would have a quieter year than the one before but played more matches.

Halloran started 18 matches but was forced to come on as the substitute 10 times. Halloran scored four goals in his time at Roar including the winning goal in the 83rd minute against Adelaide United. After the match his Manager, Mike Mulvey said "Ben needs to be more of a team player", which Halloran understood.

Fortuna Düsseldorf
Halloran with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2013.

It was announced on 22 May 2013, that Halloran had requested a move to Fortuna Düsseldorf (German 2. Bundesliga), a request that was approved by Brisbane Roar. The transfer amount was said to be around $400,000.[6] On 7 October 2013, Halloran made his debut for Fortuna Düsseldorf against Greuther Fürth. Ben would play the entire match on the right wing in the 2–1 win. Halloran scored his first goal for Düsseldorf's first team in his sixth appearance, and in the 70th minute, with the goal equalizing the score and snatching a point for his team.[7]

1. FC Heidenheim

On 23 June 2015, it was confirmed that Halloran had left Dusseldorf for fellow 2. Bundesliga side, 1. FC Heidenheim on a 3-year deal.[8][9]

On 26 July 2015, Halloran made his debut as a substitute against 1860 Munich in a 1–0 win.

V-Varen Nagasaki

In January 2018, Halloran ended his spell in Europe and signed for V-Varen Nagasaki. After making five appearances for the club, Halloran left the club in on 3 July 2018.[10]

Adelaide United

On 14 August 2018, Halloran returned to the A-League signing a 2 year deal for Adelaide United.[2] In his first season at the club, Halloran scored the winning goal in the elimination final against Melbourne City in the 119th minute, sending the Reds through. In his second season at the club, Halloran scored 9 goals in the league, and 3 goals in the cup. In what was prolific season for Halloran, he had a lot of interest from rival clubs, however, despite interest, Halloran signed a 2 year contract extension on 4 March 2020.[11]

International career

Halloran made six appearances for Australia's U-20 side scoring one goal. He was selected in the squad for Australia's East Asia Cup Qualifiers, but was not picked for the team.

Halloran was selected in Australia's provisional 30 man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his international debut in a pre World Cup friendly match against South Africa on 26 May 2014. He made his World Cup debut on 13 June 2014, coming in as a substitute as Australia lost 1–3 to Chile.

Career statistics
As of match played 20 December 2017[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gold Coast United 2010–11 A-League 50——50
2011–12 214——214
Total 264—00264
Brisbane Roar 2012–13 A-League 284—1[lower-alpha 1]0294
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 18600—186
2014–15 19200—192
Total 3780000378
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2013–14 Regionalliga West 61——61
Heidenheim 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 22241—263
2016–17 19210—202
2017–18 9110—101
Total 5056100566
V-Varen Nagasaki 2018 J1 League 505000100
Adelaide United 2018–2019 A-League 10310041
Career total 153221421016824
  1. Appearance in the Asian Champions League

Honours

Club
Gold Coast United
Adelaide United

International
Australia

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Reds sign Halloran on two-year deal". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. Daly, Liam (29 August 2010). "Victory get first win". A-League. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  4. "Bleiberg Not Selling Halloran". au.fourfourtwo.com. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. Monteverde, Marco (13 May 2012). "Ben Halloran signs three-year deal with Brisbane Roar". couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. "Brisbane agree to Halloran transfer". footballaustralia.com.au. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/aussies-abroad-%7C-ben-halloran-nets-for-dusseldorf/85715 Archived 26 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Greco, John (23 June 2015). "Halloran on the move in Germany". Football Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  9. "Halloran signs three-year deal with Heidenheim". The World Game. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  10. ベン　ハロラン選手　契約解除のお知らせ [Announcement of cancellation of Ben Halloran contract] (in Japanese). V-Varen Nagasaki. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  11. "Halloran signs two-year extension with Adelaide". The World Game. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  12. "B. Halloran". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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