Ben Halloran

Benjamin Halloran ( born 14 June 1992) is an Australian soccer player who most recently played as a winger for Brisbane Roar in the A-League, Australia's top division for association football. He has previously represented Australia, including an appearance in the 2014 World Cup. Halloran has played club football in three continents.

Club career

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.

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.

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" 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. 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.

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

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.

Adelaide United On 14 August 2018, Halloran returned to the A-League signing a two-year deal for Adelaide United. 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 two-year contract extension on 4 March 2020.

FC Seoul On 10 January 2022, FC Seoul announced that Ben Halloran had a signed for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract until 2023.

On 23 June 2022, FC Seoul announced that Halloran's contract was officially terminated by mutual consent.

Return to Adelaide United After only two appearances for FC Seoul, Halloran returned to Adelaide United in 2022, on a two-year deal.

After a disappointing 2023–24 season in which the club failed to qualify for the A-League finals, Halloran's contract expired and was released by Adelaide United after scoring 7 goals in 49 league appearances. He was one of many in a mass exodus for the club, which included fellow Socceroos Nestory Irankunda and Joe Gauci.

Return to Brisbane Roar In June 2024, it was announced that Halloran would return to Brisbane Roar prior to the 2024/25 season.

International career Halloran made six appearances for Australia's U-20 side scoring one goal. He was selected in the squad for Australia's 2013 EAFF East Asian 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

Honours Gold Coast United National Youth League Championship: 2009–10

Adelaide United FFA Cup: 2018, 2019

Australia AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2010