Paul Benson

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Paul Benson
Personal information
Full name Paul Andrew Benson[1]
Date of birth 12 October 1979 (1979-10-12) (age 32)
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Swindon Town
Number 9
Youth career
1997 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2005 White Ensign 62 (107)
2005–2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 174 (70)
2010–2012 Charlton Athletic 33 (10)
2012– Swindon Town 0 (0)
National team‡
2007 England C 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:08, 1 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:35, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Paul Andrew Benson (born 12 October 1979) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Swindon Town.

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Career

Originally on the books of Southend United, Benson was signed by Daggers boss John Still on 1 July 2005, after Still saw him on the pitch for White Ensign of the Essex Olympian League, where he scored 96 goals in his two seasons with the club.[2] Benson's first season with the Daggers was frustrating, as Benson was not a regular, scored only one Conference goal, and was out for three months with a broken leg.[3] However, the 2006–07 season was kind to Benson, as he earned a spot in Dagenham's XI, and finished the season as both the team and Conference leader in goals with 28, leading the Daggers' successful campaign for promotion to League Two. The following year, Dagenham's first in The Football League, Benson finished as second top Dagenham scorer, but he was injured for a while.

The 2008–09 season saw Benson end in the top five goal scorers in the Football League Two and come second in the player of the season poll, for Dagenham. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Benson scored a goal at Wembley as Dagenham defeated Rotherham United to clinch a place in the Football League One 2010–11 season. On 31 August 2010, Benson completed a move to League One rivals Charlton Athletic.[4]

After making 27 appearance and scoring 10 goals for Charlton Athletic in his first season, Benson's first-team chances were limited behind Charlton strikers Paul Hayes, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Jason Euell and Yann Kermorgant. Notts County made a bid to sign Benson which Charlton accepted,[5] although the move collapsed after they failed to agree personal terms.[6] It was announced on 30 December 2011, that Benson would move to Swindon Town as part of a swap deal, in exchange for Leon Clarke on 2 January 2012.[7]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  2. ^ http://www.daggers.co.uk/maindex.cfm?section=players&page=players Dagenham & Redbridge Roster
  3. ^ "Daggers marksman aiming high". BBC Sport. 2007-03-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/6407453.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-18. 
  4. ^ "Charlton Athletic swoop to sign three new players, including former Addick Jonathan Fortune". Kent Online. 2010-08-31. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford_messenger/sport/2010/august/31/charlton_athletic.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-31. 
  5. ^ http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7051615/
  6. ^ http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11684/7062242/
  7. ^ Rose, Gary (30 December 2011). "Benson to complete Town move". Swindon Advertiser. http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/9445005.Benson_to_complete_Town_move/. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 

External links

Swindon Town F.C. – current squad