Ben Starosta

Football player infobox
playername = Ben Starosta


fullname = Ben Mark Starosta
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|1|7
cityofbirth = Sheffield
countryofbirth = England
height = height|m=1.83
currentclub = Lechia Gdańsk
(on loan from Sheffield United)
clubnumber =
position = Defender
years = 2005–
2006
2007
2008
2008
2008–
clubs = Sheffield United → Tamworth (loan) → Brentford (loan)
→ Bradford City (loan)
→ Aldershot Town (loan)
→ Lechia Gdańsk (loan)
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
04 (0)
21 (0)
15 (0)
03 (0)
00 (0)
nationalyears =
2006–
nationalteam = England U-15
Poland U-20
nationalcaps(goals) =
05 (0)
pcupdate = 23:33, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = August 1, 2007

Ben Mark Starosta (born January 7, 1987 in Sheffield, England) is an English-Polish footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for Lechia Gdańsk on loan from Championship-side Sheffield United but is yet to play a first team game for them. He also has had loan spells with four clubs, three in The Football League. He also plays for the Polish national U-20 team.

Club career

Starosta started his club career with Sheffield United and had a spell in early 2006 on work experience with non-league Tamworth. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/4725616.stm
title=Tamworth boss brings in quartet
date=17 February 2006
accessdate=2008-01-23
publisher=BBC Sport] He signed a new two-year contract with Sheffield United in May 2007, [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6668463.stm
title=Gillespie offered new Blades deal
date=18 May 2007
accessdate=2008-01-23
publisher=BBC Sport] before he joined Brentford in a five-month loan deal on August 1 2007 after impressing in two pre-season friendlies. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/6926673.stm
title=Butcher continues Bees rebuilding
date=1 August 2007
accessdate=2008-01-23
publisher=BBC Sport] He played 23 games in all competitions for Brentford but was sent off in his last game on Boxing Day against Wycombe Wanderers. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7157252.stm
title=Brentford 1-3 Wycombe
date=26 December 2007
accessdate=2008-01-23
publisher=BBC Sport] In January 2008 he signed for Bradford City on loan for the rest of the 2007–08 season. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7201012.stm
title=Bradford capture Starosta on loan
date=21 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-21
publisher=BBC Sport] He made his debut for Bradford on 26 January 2008 as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw away at Wrexham.cite news
url=http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.1997583.0..php
title=Nix eyes golden boot
date=27 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-27
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] He took Darren Williams' place at right back the following game and played in a total of 15 games for Bradford, sharing first team duties with Williams. [cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=43528
title=Ben Starosta
accessdate=2008-08-30
publisher=Soccerbase]

He returned to Sheffield United at the end of the season, but he moved back to League Two when he joined Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal for the start of the 2008–09 season, with a view to a permanent transfer. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/7521256.stm
title=Aldershot sign Starosta & Davies
date=2008-07-23
accessdate=2008-07-23
publisher=BBC Sport] He made his debut in Aldershot Town's first game in The Football League as they defeated Accrington Stanley 1–0 at the Crown Ground. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7540958.stm
title=Accrington 0-1 Aldershot
date=2008-08-09
accessdate=2008-08-18
publisher=BBC Sport] He played four games during his loan spell, which was cut short when Aldershot manager Gary Waddock decided not to extend the deal after less than three weeks of the season. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/7586920.stm
title=Starosta leaves Shots after loan
date=2008-08-29
accessdate=2008-08-30
publisher=BBC Sport] In September 2008, Starosta instead joined Polish-side Lechia Gdańsk on a six-month loan deal. [cite news
url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_4083815,00.html
title=Starosta in Polish switch
date=2008-09-02
accessdate=2008-09-02
publisher=Sky Sports]

International career

Starosta qualified to play for Poland through his grandfather who immigrated to England from Poland after the Second World War. He received his Polish passport in early 2007 and was called up to the Poland squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.1989280.0..php
title=Starosta looks good - on paper!
date=23 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-23
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] He started all four games, including the 1–0 defeat of Brazil on June 30.

References

External links

* [http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10418~36278,00.html Ben Starosta player profile] at sufc.co.uk
* [http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10266~36278,00.html Ben Starosta player profile] at bradfordcityfc.co.uk
* [http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=8304 Biography on 90minut.pl]
*soccerbase|43528|Ben Starosta

Persondata
NAME = Starosta, Ben
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 7 January 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sheffield, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =