Benjamin Kuku

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Benjamin Kuku
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Thomas Kuku
Date of birth (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Song Lam Nghe An
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Zalău 16 (8)
2015–2017 Târgu Mureș 20 (2)
2015–2016Academica Clinceni 28 (7)
2017 Botoșani 21 (2)
2018 Sepsi OSK 12 (1)
2018–2020 Hapoel Kfar Saba 57 (15)
2020Hapoel Petah Tikva 15 (5)
2020 F.C. Kafr Qasim 2 (0)
2020–2021 Hapoel Ra'anana 18 (4)
2021 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 16 (3)
2021–2022 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 37 (8)
2022–2023 Maccabi Akhi Nazareth 35 (6)
2023 Sektzia Ness Ziona 1 (0)
2023–2024 Hapoel Kfar Saba 23 (6)
2024– Song Lam Nghe An 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Benjamin Thomas Kuku (born 8 March 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Song Lam Nghe An. [1]

Born in Jos, Nigeria, Kuku began his career in Romania, where he stayed for four years before moving to play in Israel, where he passed through 8 clubs in five years. In 2024, he moved to Vietnam, signing for Song Lam Nghe An. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Benjamin Kuku și Daisuke Sato au semnat cu Sepsi OSK. ziaruldesport.ro
  2. "Điều chưa biết về Benjamin Kuku - ngoại binh mới của Sông Lam Nghệ An". Báo Nghệ An.
  3. "SLNA công bố 2 ngoại binh: 1 đến từ Nigeria, người còn lại quốc tịch Paraguay". Dân Việt.