Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2024 | Bendel Insurance | ||
2024 | Singida Black Stars [a] | 11 | (0) |
2024– | Crawley Town | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Nigeria U23 | |||
2024– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 9 November 2024 (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 defender for EFL League One club Crawley Town 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 Tanzanian shillings, [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]
Tanimu has previously represented Nigeria at under-23 level. [9]
Tanimu was called up to the Nigeria national team for the first time in March 2024 for friendlies against Ghana and Mali. [10] [11] He made his debut for Nigeria on 22 March, starting in a 2–1 win over Ghana. [12]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bendel Insurance | 2018 | Nigeria National League | No data currently available | |||||||||
2019 | Nigeria Professional Football 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 Football League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Nigeria Premier Football 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 [13] | EFL League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 2 |
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