Ben Olsen

5'8", 157 lbs born May 3, 1977 (age 49)

games
296
starts
255
minutes
22,262
goals
37
assists
52

first recorded game March 1, 1998 · last recorded game Oct. 24, 2009

Career totals and dates are as recorded here.

Honors

Career totals by team

team gp gs min g a sh
D.C. United 263 238 20538 31 52 315
United States 32 17 1665 6 — —
Hershey Wildcats 1 — 59 0 0 3

Career totals by competition

competition gp gs min g a sh
MLS 221 200 17097 29 49 283
MLSp 22 22 1925 2 2 32
USOC 11 7 723 0 1 —
SL 4 4 358 0 — —
CCL 3 3 255 0 — —
IC 2 2 180 0 — —
USL1 1 — 59 0 0 3
IF 17 10 934 5 — —
GC 7 3 322 0 — —
CC 3 2 172 1 — —
CA 2 2 133 0 — —
WCq 2 — 54 0 — —
WC 1 — 50 0 — —

Goals by season

top flight international 0 2 4 6 8 10 1998, top flight: 4 goals 4 1998 1999, top flight: 7 goals 1999, international: 2 goals 9 1999 2000, top flight: 1 goal 2000, international: 1 goal 2 2000 0 2001 2002, international: 1 goal 1 2002 2003, top flight: 4 goals 4 2003 2004, top flight: 3 goals 3 2004 2005, top flight: 2 goals 2 2005 2006, top flight: 2 goals 2006, international: 2 goals 4 2006 2007, top flight: 7 goals 7 2007 0 2008 2009, top flight: 1 goal 1 2009 0 2009-2010

Season by season, clubs

team competition season gp gs min g a sh
D.C. United IC 1998 2 2 180 0 — —
D.C. United MLS 1998 31 24 2107 4 8 44
D.C. United MLSp 1998 6 6 475 0 1 5
D.C. United MLS 1999 28 26 2292 5 11 43
D.C. United MLSp 1999 6 6 532 2 0 13
D.C. United MLS 2000 13 13 1020 1 3 19
D.C. United USOC 2000 2 2 194 0 — —
Hershey Wildcats USL1 2001 1 — 59 0 0 3
D.C. United MLS 2002 10 7 718 0 1 12
D.C. United MLS 2003 26 26 2239 4 7 31
D.C. United MLSp 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.C. United USOC 2003 2 1 120 0 — —
D.C. United MLS 2004 25 25 2046 3 4 41
D.C. United MLSp 2004 4 4 379 0 1 4
D.C. United MLS 2005 23 22 1874 2 4 23
D.C. United MLSp 2005 1 1 90 0 0 1
D.C. United USOC 2005 2 1 132 0 — —
D.C. United MLS 2006 20 18 1534 2 3 21
D.C. United MLSp 2006 3 3 269 0 0 7
D.C. United USOC 2006 3 1 149 0 1 —
D.C. United MLS 2007 24 21 1881 7 7 29
D.C. United MLSp 2007 2 2 180 0 0 2
D.C. United SL 2007 4 4 358 0 — —
D.C. United MLS 2008 1 0 15 0 0 0
D.C. United MLS 2009 20 18 1371 1 1 20
D.C. United USOC 2009 2 2 128 0 — —
D.C. United CCL 2009-2010 3 3 255 0 — —

Season by season, international

team competition season gp gs min g
United States IF 1998 1 — 17 0
United States CC 1999 3 2 172 1
United States IF 1999 2 2 180 1
United States GC 2000 3 1 115 0
United States IF 2000 3 1 142 1
United States IF 2001 1 1 85 0
United States WCq 2002 1 — 10 0
United States IF 2002 1 1 76 1
United States IF 2003 2 1 90 0
United States GC 2005 4 2 207 0
United States WC 2006 1 — 50 0
United States WCq 2006 1 — 44 0
United States IF 2006 7 4 344 2
United States CA 2007 2 2 133 0

Most recent games

cmp date team r score vs g a minutes venue
MLS Oct. 24, 2009 D.C. United   2 - 2 Kansas City Wizards 0 — 44 CommunityAmerica Ballpark
MLS Oct. 3, 2009 D.C. United   2 - 0 Chivas USA 0 — 65 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St…
MLS Sept. 27, 2009 D.C. United   1 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes 0 1 90 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St…
CCL Sept. 24, 2009 D.C. United   0 - 3 CD Marathón 0 — 75 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St…
MLS Sept. 12, 2009 D.C. United   1 - 2 Seattle Sounders 0 — 83 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St…
MLS Sept. 9, 2009 D.C. United   1 - 0 Kansas City Wizards 0 — 44 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St…
MLS Sept. 5, 2009 D.C. United   2 - 2 FC Dallas 0 — 76 Toyota Stadium (Frisco)
USOC Sept. 2, 2009 D.C. United   1 - 2 Seattle Sounders 0 — 82 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St…
MLS Aug. 29, 2009 D.C. United   0 - 1 Chicago Fire 0 — 90 Toyota Park
MLS Aug. 22, 2009 D.C. United   0 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 — 69 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial St…
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Most often alongside

Players who appeared in the most games alongside Ben Olsen
player together share
Jaime Moreno 228 70%
Bryan Namoff 144 44%
Brian Carroll 123 38%
Marco Etcheverry 120 37%
Christian Gómez 117 36%
Richie Williams 112 34%
Joshua Gros 105 32%
Eddie Pope 97 30%
Jeff Agoos 96 29%
Brandon Prideaux 95 29%
Clyde Simms 95 29%
Carey Talley 92 28%

The 12 most frequent, of the 326 games Ben Olsen has an appearance on record for. Two players count as teammates in a game when both have an appearance in it for the same club, so this is drawn from lineups rather than from rosters — and it is only as complete as the lineups are. Whole leagues here recorded none.

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