Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Benson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Obuasi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Markhiya | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Ajax Football Academy | ||
2005–2006 | Goldfields academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Ashanti Gold SC | 6 | (3) |
2006–2009 | Kofi ti bola | 16 | (4) |
2009–2021 | Al Ahli | 144 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Mesaimeer | ||
2022– | Al-Markhiya | ||
International career | |||
2009 | Ghana U-20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Benson (born 27 August 1991 in Obuasi) is a Ghanaian footballer. He plays defender for Al-Markhiya. [2] [3]
Benson began his career with Shaggy FC. He also joined Ajax Football Academy in Obuasi before he transferred in 2006 to Goldfields academy. In February 2006 he signed with ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence [4] and after the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup [5] signed for the Qatar Stars League side Al Ahli. [6]
He represented the Ghana U-20 team in Egypt at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [7]
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