Joe Benjamin (footballer)

Joe Benjamin
Personal information
Full nameJoseph John Benjamin[1]
Date of birth8 October 1990[1]
Place of birthWoodford, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Dulwich Hamlet
Youth career
West Ham United
2006–2008Northampton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010Northampton Town7(0)
2008Brackley Town (loan)?(?)
2009Eastbourne Borough (loan)5(0)
2010Eastbourne Borough (loan)15(1)
2010Ebbsfleet United5(0)
2010Boreham Wood6(6)
2010–2011AFC Hornchurch5(0)
2011Wealdstone5(0)
2011Chelmsford City13(1)
2012Tonbridge Angels17(1)
2012Hampton & Richmond Borough6(1)
2012–2013Billericay Town12(1)
2012Hendon (dual registration)0(0)
2013Lowestoft Town (dual registration)14(1)
2013St Neots Town5(2)
2013–2014Billericay Town25(4)
2014Grays Athletic8(0)
2014–2015Bury Town20(1)
2015–Dulwich Hamlet4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 12 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Joseph John "Joe" Benjamin (born 8 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Dulwich Hamlet.

Career

As a boy he was with West Ham United, then came through Northampton Town's Centre of Excllence to make his debut in the Football League on 23 August 2008 as a late substitute in a goalless draw with Millwall.[2][3] He had a spell on loan to Southern League Premier Division club Brackley Town as work experience in early 2008,[4] and signed an 18-month professional contract with Northampton in January 2009.[2]

In November 2009, Benjamin signed a one-month loan deal with Conference National club Eastbourne Borough.[5] Benjamin played six games for Eastbourne Borough, five of which were in the Conference and one in the Sussex Senior Cup, before being recalled back to Northampton in December.[6] He rejoined the same club on loan for the remainder of the season in January 2010.[7]

He was released by the club on 12 May 2010 along with five other players.[8]

In August 2010, he joined Conference South side Ebbsfleet United.[9] Benjamin left by mutual consent in September 2010 and switched to Boreham Wood, also of the Conference South.[10] He then had a short spell at AFC Hornchurch of Isthmian League Premier Division from November until January,[11][12] before going on trial with, and later signing for Wealdstone on the turn of the year.[13]

In August 2011 he joined Chelmsford City.[14] He moved on to Tonbridge Angels, also of Conference South, in January 2012.[15]

In May 2012 he penned contract with Carshalton Athletic,[16] but after a dispute with the management he left the club before the season kick-off to sign for Isthmian League Premier Division rivals Hampton & Richmond Borough.[17]

Bejamin moved on to Billericay Town in October 2012.[18] He joined Hendon of the Isthmian League Premier Division on a dual registration basis from Billericay Town the following month,[19] but was never involved in a match. He signed on another dual registration deal in March 2013, with Lowestoft Town.[20] During the spring he made 14 appearances in the league (scoring one goal against Wingate & Finchley) before ending the season featuring in the playoff final on 6 May 2013.

In June 2013, Benjamin joined St Neots Town who play in the Southern Football League Premier Division. Following the release from the club in September 2013,[21] he re-signed for Billericay Town.[22] In June 2014 he departed the club to join Farnborough,[23] but had his contract terminated the following month after a handful of pre-season games,[24] and was then captured by Grays Athletic.[25] They released him in September 2014, and subsequently signed for Bury Town. In March 2015 he was transferred to Dulwich Hamlet.[26]

Personal life

Benjamin is the cousin of former Farnborough teammate, and former Arsenal prospect, Paul Rodgers.[27] They also played together in Northampton Town, St Neots Town and Billericay Town.

At Bury Town he plays alongside another cousin, Chris Benjamin.[28][29]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Benjamin gets 18-month contract with Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  3. "23 August 2008, Northampton 0–0 Millwall". Northampton Town F.C. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  4. Garbe, Joe (10 January 2008). "Emphatic victory for Brackley". Buckingham and Winslow Advertiser. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  5. "Eastbourne loan Cobblers striker". BBC Sport. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  6. "Blow for Borough as loan striker departs". The Argus. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  7. "Northampton Town striker Joe Benjamin joins Eastbourne". BBC Sport. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  8. "Northampton Town release midfielder Luke Guttridge". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010.
  9. "It's all go for Joe-Joe". Ebbsfleet United FC Official Website. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  10. "Dorchester 3 Boreham Wood 1". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  11. "John Mead previews Saturday's home clash". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  12. "AFC Hornchurch Player Profiles". AFC Hornchurch. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  13. "Wealdstone FC Player Profiles". Wealdstone FC. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  14. "Chelmsford City complete triple deal". BBC Sport. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  15. "Tonbridge Angels sign Joe Benjamin and Chris Piper". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  16. "New Robins come to roost at Carshalton". Carshalton Athletic FC. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  17. "Joe Benjamin: I'm happy to sign for Hampton after Carshalton problems". FootballExclusives.co.uk. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  18. "Benjamin Follows Taylor into Billericay". Footballconference.co.uk. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  19. "Greens hope to return to action following weekend washout". Barnet Today. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  20. "Trawlerboys take Benjamin on dual terms". Pitchero Non League. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  21. "Benjamin the latest to depart St Neots". Cambridge News. 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  22. "Match Preview; Blues v Bognor Regis Town". Billericay Town FC. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  23. "Billiercay duo Joe Benjamin and Paul Rodgers leave club". Lancashire Telegraph. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  24. "Day's little Angels bring spirit back to Farnborough". Get Hampshire. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  25. "Billericay Town's Chris Benjamin gunning for derby glory against old club". Daily Gazette. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  26. "Saturday's Transfer List". Pitch Hero. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  27. "Paul Rodgers in Saints move". Cambridge News. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  28. "Fully-fit Blues ready for a tough test against leaders". Bury Free Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  29. "Bury Town Football Club Player Profiles 2014-2015". Bury Town F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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