Ekow Benson

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Ekow Benson
Personal information
Full name Ekow Benson
Date of birth (1989-04-23) April 23, 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Akwatia, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Asante Kotoko F.C.
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2003 New Odona Schalke O4
2004–2006 Fauzan FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Tema Youth
2008–2010 Hearts of Oak
2010–2011 Tema Youth
2011–2012 Asante Kotoko F.C.
2012–2013 Medeama SC
2013– Tema Youth
National team
2008 Ghana 1 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ekow Benson (born April 23, 1989, in Akwatia) is a Ghanaian football player, he is currently attached to Asante Kotoko F.C. [1]

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Career

Benson began his career for New Odona Schalke 04 and joined in 2004 to Fauzan FC. [2] After two years for Fauzan,he joined in January 2006 to Tema Youth [3] who has been a trial with Stade Rennais in 2007. [4] He played two and a half year for Tema Youth and signed in August 2008 for Asante Kotoko.

Position

He is usually fielded as right winger.

International career

Benson made his debut for Ghana in a friendly against Brazil on March 27, 2008.

Personal life

His half brother is John Mensah.

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References

  1. SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART ONE)
  2. Yahananconsult.com Profile Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Ghana FA - Registration Players 2008/2009
  4. "Ekow Benson in France trials". Modernghana.com. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2008-06-10.