Francis Benjamin

Francis Benjamin

Personal information
Full name	Francis Ishida Benjamin
Date of birth	(1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team 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)
International career^‡
2012–	Nigeria	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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. FIFA.com
4. "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

• http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=70295