John Benson (footballer, born 1991)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Benson | ||
Date of birth | 27 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Obuasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ahli | ||
Number | 88 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Ajax Football Academy | ||
2005–2006 | Goldfields academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Ashanti Gold SC | 6 | (2) |
2006–2009 | ASPIRE Academy | 16 | (4) |
2009– | Al Ahli | 46 | (1) |
International career | |||
2009 | Ghana U-20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Benson (born 27 August 1991 in Obuasi) is a Ghanaian footballer currently playing as a defender for Qatari Stars League club Al Ahli.[1][2]
Career
Benson began his career with possitive youth and latter join Shaggy Fc and also join ajax Football Academy in [obuasi] before transferred in 2006 to Goldfields academy, then in February 2006 signed from ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence[3] and has after the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup[4] signed for the Qatar Stars League side Al Ahli.[5]
International career
He represented the Ghana U-20 team in Egypt at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]
Titles and Honours
International
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Champion: 2009
References
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana under-20 international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Qatar Stars League players
- Al Ahli SC (Doha) players
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Ashanti Gold SC players
- Aspire Academy players
- Qatari Second Division players
- Association football defenders
- Ghanaian football biography stubs