Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Chiemela Fredrick [1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 May 2005 | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford B | ||
Youth career | |||
Simoiben Football Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | ABS FC | ? | (?) |
2022– | Nasarawa United F.C. | 6 | (0) |
2023– | → Brentford B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2022– | Nigeria U-20 | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 15 January 2024 (UTC) |
Benjamin Chiemela Fredrick (born 28 May 2005) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Brentford B and the Nigeria national under-20 team. [3]
A centre-back, Fredrick is a graduate of the Simoiben Football Academy set up by pro-footballer Moses Simon. [4] Prior to the start of the 2021–22 season he joined ABS FC. [5] He made his debut for them in February 2022 and was given the man of the match award. [6] In October 2022 he was reported to have joined Nigeria Professional Football League side Nasarawa United. [7] [8] [9] He made his debut for Nasarawa in the NPFL during the 2022–23 season, playing both centre-back and right-back. [10] [11]
In August 2023, he signed for Premier League side Brentford on loan with the option to make the deal permanent. [12] He was included in the Brentford first-team match day squad for the first time in January 2024, named as a substitute for an FA Cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [13]
Fredrik featured for the Nigeria U-20 team that finished third at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations held in Egypt in January 2023, playing every minute as his side reached the semi-final. [14] [15] In May 2023 he was named in the Nigeria squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [16]
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