Mimeirhel Benita

Mimeirhel Benita

Benita playing for Feyenoord in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Mimeirhel Obispo Benita [1]
Date of birth	(2003-11-17) 17 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Heracles Almelo
Number	2
Youth career
	VV Rozenburg  [ nl ]
0000–2016	VV Nieuwenhoorn
2016–2021	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Feyenoord	2	(0)
2023–2024	→ Excelsior (loan)	24	(0)
2024–2025	→ Heracles Almelo (loan)	29	(0)
2025–	Heracles Almelo	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Netherlands U16	3	(0)
2021–2022	Netherlands U19	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:58, 19 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2022

Mimeirhel Obispo Benita (born 17 November 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo. ^[2]

Club career

Mimeirhel Benita made his professional debut for Feyenoord on 26 August 2021, coming out of the bench for the last few minutes of 3–1 away loss to Elfsborg, the last match of a successful Conference League qualification campaign. ^{[3] [4] [5]} He became an official member of the club's first team squad in August 2022. ^[6]

On 25 July 2023, Benita joined Eredivisie side Excelsior Rotterdam on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[7]

On 20 June 2024, Benita joined Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo loan for the 2024–25 season. ^[8] One year later, Benita permanently moved to Heracles Almelo on a three year contract. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 January 2025 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Feyenoord	2021–22	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	—		3	0
	2022–23	Eredivisie	2	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	6	0
Excelsior (loan)	2023–24	Eredivisie	20	0	3	0	0	0	—		23	0
Heracles Almelo (loan)	2024–25	Eredivisie	17	0	2	0	0	0	—		19	0
Career total			39	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	48	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 2022–23 ^[11]

References

1. "Mimeirhel Obispo Benita". Essel Sports Management (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
2. Mimeirhel Benita at Soccerway . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
3. "Manchester United accepteert huurvoorstel van Feyenoord". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
4. "Senesi nog niet terug op trainingsveld Feyenoord". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
5. Damm, Maximilian (26 August 2021). "Exemplarisk insats mot Feyenoord". SvenskaFans (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
6. "Mimeirhel Benita overgeplaatst naar Feyenoord 1" [Mimeirhel Benita promoted to Feyenoord 1] (in Dutch). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
7. "Feyenoord verhuurt verdediger Benita aan Excelsior" [Feyenoord loans defender Benita to Excelsior]. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
8. "Heracles Almelo neemt Mimeirhel Benita op huurbasis over van Feyenoord" [Heracles Almelo signs Mimeirhel Benita on loan from Feyenoord] (in Dutch). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
9. "Heracles neemt Benita definitief over van Feyenoord" [Heracles signs Benita from Feyenoord on a permanent basis] (in Dutch). 11 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
10. Mimeirhel Benita at Soccerway
11. "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Feyenoord website