Francis Benjamin
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Ishida Benjamin | ||
Date of birth | 20 June 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Speranța Nisporeni | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Heartland | 57 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | (0) |
2015– | Speranța Nisporeni | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Nigeria | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2013 |
Francis Ishida Benjamin (born 20 June 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Speranța Nisporeni as a left-back.[1][2]
International career
[edit]Benjamin had his debut in 2010 and has been a regular since a friendly match against Niger on 15 August 2012.[3] He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and played in 2014 world cup qualifiers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Profile
- ^ Ex U-17 WYC Winner Akinjide Idowu & Ex Eagles Ace Benjamin Francis Join Moldovan Side‚ owngoalnigeria.com, 11 January 2017
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Nigeria men's A' international footballers
- 2014 African Nations Championship players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Speranța Nisporeni players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian football defender stubs