Joe Benjamin (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph John Benjamin[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 October 1990||
Place of birth | Woodford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Harlow Town | ||
Youth career | |||
West Ham United | |||
2006–2008 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Northampton Town | 7 | (0) |
2008 | → Brackley Town (loan) | ||
2009 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2010 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2010 | Ebbsfleet United | 5 | (0) |
2010 | Boreham Wood | 6 | (6) |
2010–2011 | AFC Hornchurch | 5 | (0) |
2011 | Wealdstone | 6 | (0) |
2011 | Chelmsford City | 13 | (1) |
2012 | Tonbridge Angels | 17 | (1) |
2012 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 6 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Billericay Town | 12 | (1) |
2012 | → Hendon (dual registration) | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Lowestoft Town (dual registration) | 14 | (1) |
2013 | St Neots Town | 5 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Billericay Town | 25 | (4) |
2014 | Grays Athletic | 8 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Bury Town | 20 | (1) |
2015 | Dulwich Hamlet | 7 | (0) |
2015– | Harlow Town | 39 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:27, 23 April 2016 (UTC) |
Joseph John "Joe" Benjamin (born 8 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Harlow Town.
Career
As a boy he was with West Ham United, then came through Northampton Town's Centre of Excllence to make his debut in the Football League on 23 August 2008 as a late substitute in a goalless draw with Millwall.[2][3] He had a spell on loan to Southern League Premier Division club Brackley Town as work experience in early 2008,[4] and signed an 18-month professional contract with Northampton in January 2009.[2]
In November 2009, Benjamin signed a one-month loan deal with Conference National club Eastbourne Borough.[5] Benjamin played six games for Eastbourne Borough, five of which were in the Conference and one in the Sussex Senior Cup, before being recalled back to Northampton in December.[6] He rejoined the same club on loan for the remainder of the season in January 2010.[7]
He was released by the club on 12 May 2010 along with five other players.[8]
In August 2010, he joined Conference South side Ebbsfleet United.[9] Benjamin left by mutual consent in September 2010 and switched to Boreham Wood, also of the Conference South.[10] He then had a short spell at AFC Hornchurch of Isthmian League Premier Division from November until January,[11][12] before going on trial with, and later signing for Wealdstone on the turn of the year.[13]
In August 2011 he joined Chelmsford City.[14] He moved on to Tonbridge Angels, also of Conference South, in January 2012.[15]
In May 2012 he penned contract with Carshalton Athletic,[16] but after a dispute with the management he left the club before the season kick-off to sign for Isthmian League Premier Division rivals Hampton & Richmond Borough.[17]
Bejamin moved on to Billericay Town in October 2012.[18] He joined Hendon of the Isthmian League Premier Division on a dual registration basis from Billericay Town the following month,[19] but was never involved in a match. He signed on another dual registration deal in March 2013, with Lowestoft Town.[20] During the spring he made 14 appearances in the league (scoring one goal against Wingate & Finchley) before ending the season featuring in the playoff final on 6 May 2013.
In June 2013, Benjamin joined St Neots Town who play in the Southern Football League Premier Division. Following the release from the club in September 2013,[21] he re-signed for Billericay Town.[22] In June 2014 he departed the club to join Farnborough,[23] but had his contract terminated the following month after a handful of pre-season games,[24] and was then captured by Grays Athletic.[25] They released him in September 2014, and subsequently signed for Bury Town. In March 2015 he was transferred to Dulwich Hamlet.[26] He dropped down to the Isthmian League Division One North to join Harlow Town in July 2015.[27]
Personal life
Benjamin is the cousin of former Farnborough teammate, and former Arsenal prospect, Paul Rodgers.[28] They also played together in Northampton Town, St Neots Town and Billericay Town.[29]
At Bury Town he played alongside another cousin, Chris Benjamin.[30][31]
References
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ a b "Benjamin gets 18-month contract with Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "23 August 2008, Northampton 0–0 Millwall". Northampton Town F.C. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ Garbe, Joe (10 January 2008). "Emphatic victory for Brackley". Buckingham and Winslow Advertiser. Retrieved 15 October 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Eastbourne loan Cobblers striker". BBC Sport. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Blow for Borough as loan striker departs". The Argus. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
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(help) - ^ "Northampton Town striker Joe Benjamin joins Eastbourne". BBC Sport. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Northampton Town release midfielder Luke Guttridge". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010.
- ^ "It's all go for Joe-Joe". Ebbsfleet United FC Official Website. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Dorchester 3 Boreham Wood 1". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "John Mead previews Saturday's home clash". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "AFC Hornchurch Player Profiles". AFC Hornchurch. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Wealdstone FC Player Profiles". Wealdstone FC. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Chelmsford City complete triple deal". BBC Sport. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Tonbridge Angels sign Joe Benjamin and Chris Piper". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "New Robins come to roost at Carshalton". Carshalton Athletic FC. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Joe Benjamin: I'm happy to sign for Hampton after Carshalton problems". FootballExclusives.co.uk. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "Benjamin Follows Taylor into Billericay". Footballconference.co.uk. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Greens hope to return to action following weekend washout". Barnet Today. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Trawlerboys take Benjamin on dual terms". Pitchero Non League. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Benjamin the latest to depart St Neots". Cambridge News. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Match Preview; Blues v Bognor Regis Town". Billericay Town FC. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Billiercay duo Joe Benjamin and Paul Rodgers leave club". Lancashire Telegraph. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Day's little Angels bring spirit back to Farnborough". Get Hampshire. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Billericay Town's Chris Benjamin gunning for derby glory against old club". Daily Gazette. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Saturday's Transfer List". Pitch Hero. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Dulwich Hamlet winger among trio of signings for Hawks". Harlow Star. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Paul Rodgers in Saints move". Cambridge News. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "It's a family affair for boss Day as Boro add two more". Get Hampshire. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Fully-fit Blues ready for a tough test against leaders". Bury Free Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Bury Town Football Club Player Profiles 2014-2015". Bury Town F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
External links
- Joe Benjamin player profile at ntfc.co.uk
- Joe Benjamin at Soccerbase
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Dagenham
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Billericay Town F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Brackley Town F.C. players
- Eastbourne Borough F.C. players
- Grays Athletic F.C. players
- Bury Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Southern Football League players
- Isthmian League players