Fred Benson

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Fred Benson
Personal information
Full name Fredua Buadee Benson Erchiah
Date of birth (1984-04-10) April 10, 1984
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
IJsselmeervogels
Number 29
Youth career
FC Amstelland
A.V.V. Zeeburgia
AFC Ajax
Vitesse Arnhem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Vitesse Arnhem 62 (14)
2007–2011 RKC Waalwijk 114 (45)
2010Shandong Luneng (loan) 7 (2)
2011–2012 Lechia Gdańsk 11 (1)
2012–2014 PEC Zwolle 61 (15)
2014 Sheriff Tiraspol 6 (1)
2015 Rapid București 13 (0)
2015– IJsselmeervogels 18 (6)
National team
2006 Netherlands U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Fredua Buadee Benson Erchiah (born April 10, 1984 in Accra[1]) is a Dutch-Ghanaian footballer who plays as a striker for IJsselmeervogels in the Dutch Topklasse.

Career

Club

In January 2005 was promoted to the Eredivisie team from Vitesse Arnhem. Benson played in two years 62 games, who scores 14 goals before transferred to RKC Waalwijk in July 2007.[2]

On 11 February 2010, it was announced that Benson had joined Shandong Luneng on a five-month-long loan deal.[3][4]

In July 2011, he joined Lechia Gdańsk on two-year contract.[5]

On 20 June 2014, Benson signed for Moldovan side FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[6] Six-Months later, on 23 January 2015, Benson left Sheriff Tiraspol by mutual consent.[7] Shortly after leaving Sheriff Tiraspol, Benson signed a six-month contract with Rapid București.[8]

International

In 2006, he was part of the Netherlands squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 in Portugal.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2015[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RKC Waalwijk 2007–08 Eerste Divisie 2811 2811
2008–09 3413 423815
2009–10 Eredivisie 204 204
2010–11 Eerste Divisie 3117443521
Total 1134544--4212151
Shandong Luneng Taishan (loan) 2010 Chinese Super League 72 51123
Lechia Gdańsk 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 11110--120
PEC Zwolle 2012–13 Eredivisie 32854--3712
2013–14 29733--3210
Total 611587----6922
Sheriff Tiraspol 2014–15 Divizia Națională 51224110124
Rapid București 2014–15 Liga I 13000--130
IJsselmeervogels 2015–16 Topklasse 10200--102
Career total 213641513415223780

Honours

Club

RKC Waalwijk

PEC Zwolle

References

  1. Fred Benson (RKC Waalwijk)
  2. Player Profile : Fred Benson
  3. Fred Benson op huurbasis naar Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.
  4. 鲁能俱乐部与班森完成签约
  5. Fred Benson piłkarzem Lechii Gdańsk 18.07.2011, onet.pl
  6. "Фред Бенсон переходит в Шериф". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. "Фред Бенсон покидает Шериф". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. "Fred Benson, noul atacant al giuleștenilor, nu se teme de situația de la Rapid: Putem să ne salvăm". sportnews.libertatea.ro/ (in Romanian). sportnews.libertatea. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  9. Dutch invite Fred Benson again
  10. "F.Benson". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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