| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maghreb of Fez | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Bendel Insurance | ||
| 2024 | Singida Black Stars [a] | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Crawley Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Maghreb of Fez | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Nigeria U23 | |||
| 2024– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 28 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:41, 30 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Tanimu (born 24 July 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Botola Pro club Maghreb of Fez and the Nigeria national team.
Born in Benin City, [1] Tanimu started his career in his home city at Bendel Insurance in 2018. [3] After seven seasons, he signed for Tanzanian Premier League side Ihefu FC, later known as Singida Black Stars, in February 2024. [4] [5]
On 2 September 2024, Tanimu joined EFL League One club Crawley Town on a two-year contract for a fee of 2.3 billion TZS (~£630,000 GBP), [6] linking up with the club in the weeks following the move. [7] On 19 October 2024, he made his debut for the club as a late substitute in a 4–1 defeat to Reading. [8]
On 4 July 2025, Tanimu joined Moroccan club Maghreb of Fez for an undisclosed fee. [9]
Tanimu has previously represented Nigeria at under-23 level. [10]
Tanimu was called up to the Nigeria national team for the first time in March 2024 for friendlies against Ghana and Mali. [11] [12] He made his debut for Nigeria on 22 March, starting in a 2–1 win over Ghana. [13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bendel Insurance | 2018 | Nigeria National League | No data currently available | |||||||||
| 2019 | Nigeria Professional League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Nigeria National League | No data currently available | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Nigeria National League | No data currently available | ||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Nigeria National League | No data currently available | ||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Nigeria Professional League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Nigeria Premier League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Ihefu | 2023–24 | Tanzanian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Crawley Town | 2024–25 [14] | League One | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 2 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Bendel Insurance