Francis Benjamin

Francis Benjamin
Personal information
Full name Francis Ishida Benjamin
Date of birth (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Speranța Nisporeni
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Heartland 57 (3)
2014–2015 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 (0)
2015– Speranța Nisporeni 0 (0)
National team‡
2012– Nigeria 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2014.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2013

Francis Ishida Benjamin (born 20 June 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Speranța Nisporeni as a left-back.[1][2]

International career

Benjamin had his debut in 2010 and has been a regular since a friendly match against Niger on 15 August 2012.[3] He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and played in 2014 world cup qualifiers.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Profile
  2. ↑ Ex U-17 WYC Winner Akinjide Idowu & Ex Eagles Ace Benjamin Francis Join Moldovan Side‚ owngoalnigeria.com, 11 January 2017
  3. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/players/player=367505/profile.html
  4. ↑ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

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