Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kelsey The First Benjamin [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 May 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Georgetown, Guyana | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Guyana Defence Force | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Buxton United | ||
2016–2017 | Georgetown | ||
2017 | Morvant Caledonia United | ||
2017–2018 | Grove Hi-Tech | ||
2018 | Georgetown | ||
2018 | Western Tigers | ||
2019–2020 | Morvant Caledonia United | ||
2021– | Guyana Defence Force | ||
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Guyana | 26 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 12 September 2023 (UTC) |
Kelsey The First Benjamin (born 8 May 1999) is a Guyanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for GFF Elite League club Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana national team.
Benjamin represents Guyana at international level. His first goal with the national team came in a 3–1 loss to Suriname on 16 March 2019. [2]
No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 4 | 16 March 2019 | Ashraf Pierkhan Stadion, Nieuw Nickerie, Guyana | Suriname | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [3] |
2 | 17 | 18 April 2022 | Stade Georges-Chaumet, Cayenne, Guyana | French Guiana | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
3 | 25 | 9 September 2023 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B | |
4 | 26 | 12 September 2023 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana | Bahamas | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |
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