Beni Mukendi

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Beni Mukendi
Personal information
Full name Benedito Mambuene Mukendi
Date of birth (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola [1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Casa Pia
Number 16
Youth career
Petro de Luanda
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Trofense 49 (0)
2023– Casa Pia 14 (0)
International career‡
2019 Angola U17 9 (0)
2023– Angola 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:52, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Benedito "Beni" Mambuene Mukendi (born 21 May 2002) is an Angolan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Casa Pia and the Angola national team.

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Professional career

A youth product of the Angolan club Petro de Luanda, Beni moved to Trofense in the fall of 2020. [2] In his debut season, he helped the club win the 2020–21 and earn promotion to the Liga Portugal 2. [3] After 2.5 seasons with Trofense and 49 appearances, he transferred to Primeira Liga side Casa Pia On 30 January 2023 on a 4-year contract. [4]

International career

Mukendi played for the Angola U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [5] He was called up to the senior Angola national team for the first time in March 2022. [6]

Honours

Trofense

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References

  1. ↑ Wallace, Sean. "Angolan midfielder Beni on Aberdeen's January transfer window radar".
  2. ↑ "Jovem jogador do Trofense está no radar do Braga". www.ojogo.pt.
  3. ↑ "CD Trofense é o vencedor do Campeonato de Portugal". FPF (in Portuguese). May 10, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Oficial: médio Beni por quatro épocas e meia (Casa Pia)". A Bola.
  5. ↑ "Fifa U-17 World Cup: Debutants Angola hope to cause upset". BusinessGhana.
  6. ↑ "Beni e Tito Júnior, do Trofense, à espreita da estreia por Angola e Guiné-Bissau". Futebol 365.
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