Ben Olsen

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Ben Olsen
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Profile of Ben Olsen

Ben Olsen
Benjamin Robert Olsen
47
years
USA
United States
-
kgs
Mid
position
174
cms
14
shirt number
9.46
M.€
71
ELO

Born on 03 May 1977 in Harrisburg

Personal data
Country of birth
United States United States
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
North America
Region of birth
North America
Career details
Previous club
DC United DC United
Previous competition
MLS MLS
Historic team
DC United DC United
Historical competition
MLS MLS
Most common shirt number
14
Other shirt numbers
15, 19, 11
Lower categories
FC Delco

Form in last matches

Position on the pitch

Main position
Right midfielder 76%
Other positions
  • Left midfielder 24%
RM
LM
Football pitch

Rating progression

888 98
1825 00
888 01
Highest value in career
71 (2006)

Evolution of market value

9 M€ ▲ 9.5
888 98
1825 00
888 01
Highest value in career
9M (2000)

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Career 301
37
0.12
64

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
DC United
DC United
2008/09
21 1 0 7 1 21 19 2 1442' 32 6 63
MLS
MLS
20 1 0 7 1 20 18 2 1360' 32 6.1 63
US Open Cup
US Open Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 82' 32 4.7 64
DC United
DC United
2009/10
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 165' 32 5.5 64
DC United
DC United
2007/08
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15' 31 4.3 66
DC United
DC United
2006/07
28 8 0 9 0 28 25 3 2241' 30 7 69
DC United
DC United
2005/06
23 2 0 7 0 23 21 2 1805' 29 6.4 69

Teammates

Player rating and role
E. Stewart
MF
E. Stewart
79
0
Sanneh
D
Sanneh
77
0
F. Erpen
D
F. Erpen
76
0
John Harkes
MF
John Harkes
76
0
J. Moreno
F
J. Moreno
75
0
E. Pope
D
E. Pope
75
0
B. Boswell
D
B. Boswell
74
0
M. Etcheverry
F
M. Etcheverry
74
0
R. Cerritos
F
R. Cerritos
73
0
Roy Lassiter
F
Roy Lassiter
73
0
Brian Kamler
MF
Brian Kamler
71
0
Richie Williams
MF
Richie Williams
71
0
B. Namoff
D
B. Namoff
71
0
B. Carroll
MF
B. Carroll
71
0
Scott Garlick
MF
Scott Garlick
70
0
C. Talley
D
C. Talley
68
0
C. Simms
MF
C. Simms
68
0
Tom Presthus
GK
Tom Presthus
66
0
G. Aunger
MF
G. Aunger
66
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
DC United
DC United
12 238 217 18441' 30 53
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
1 18 14 1270' 2 2
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
MLS
MLS
11 231 210 17878' 29 51
Championship
Championship
1 18 14 1270' 2 2
Conmebol Sudamericana
Conmebol Sudamericana
2 4 4 316' 1 2
CONCACAF Champions Cup
CONCACAF Champions Cup
1 2 2 165' 0 0
US Open Cup
US Open Cup
1 1 1 82' 0 0

Teams played for

DC United
DC United
12 season
30
238
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
1 season
2
18

For the national team

3810
36 times at International
5 times at U23
4 times at U20
5
Average number of goals
0.14
0
5
1
Other information
Times called up
38
Matches as a starter
18
Off the bench
18
Debut
6/11/1998
Age on debut
21.5 years old
Last match
3/7/2007
Age in last game
30.2 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
USA
USA
2007
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 133' 30 4.6 57
Copa America
Copa America
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 133' 30 4.6 57
USA
USA
2006
8 2 0 2 0 8 4 4 394' 29 5.6 69
USA
USA
2005
5 0 0 0 1 5 2 3 242' 28 4.8 68
USA
USA
2003
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 90' 25 4.9 57
USA
USA
2002
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 76' 25 7.3 57

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
C. Bocanegra
D
C. Bocanegra
86
0
L. Donovan
MF
L. Donovan
85
0
D. Beasley
D
D. Beasley
82
0
S. Cherundolo
D
S. Cherundolo
80
0
Kasey Keller
GK
Kasey Keller
80
0
B. Mcbride
F
B. Mcbride
80
0
C. Jones
MF
C. Jones
80
0
E. Stewart
MF
E. Stewart
79
0
E. Lewis
MF
E. Lewis
77
0
Claudio Reyna
MF
Claudio Reyna
77
0
G. Vanney
D
G. Vanney
77
0
Sanneh
D
Sanneh
77
0
Jeff Agoos
D
Jeff Agoos
77
0
Clint Mathis
MF
Clint Mathis
76
0
Moore
F
Moore
76
0
Josh Wolff
F
Josh Wolff
75
0
E. Pope
D
E. Pope
75
0
C. Armas
MF
C. Armas
75
0
B. Convey
F
B. Convey
74
0
F. Hejduk
D
F. Hejduk
72
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
USA
USA
9 36 18 1773' 5 6
USA U23
USA U23
1 5 5 349' 0 1
USA U20
USA U20
1 4 3 234' 0 2
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
8 22 11 1099' 4 3
Gold Cup CONCACAF
Gold Cup CONCACAF
2 7 3 313' 0 2
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
1 5 5 349' 0 1
U20 World Cup
U20 World Cup
1 4 3 234' 0 2
Confederations Cup
Confederations Cup
1 3 2 168' 1 1

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances