Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Thomas Kuku | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1995 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Zalău | 16 | (8) |
2015–2017 | Târgu Mureș | 20 | (2) |
2015–2016 | → Academica Clinceni | 28 | (7) |
2017 | Botoșani | 21 | (2) |
2018 | Sepsi OSK | 12 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 57 | (15) |
2020 | → Hapoel 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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