Kelsey Benjamin

Kelsey Benjamin
Personal information
Full name Kelsey The First Benjamin[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Georgetown, Guyana
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Guyana Defence Force
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Buxton United
2016–2017 Georgetown
2017 Morvant Caledonia United
2017–2018 Grove Hi-Tech
2018 Georgetown
2018 Western Tigers
2019–2020 Morvant Caledonia United
2021– Guyana Defence Force
International career
2017– Guyana 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Kelsey The First Benjamin (born 8 May 1999) is a Guyanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for GFF Elite League club Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana national team.

International career

Benjamin represents Guyana at international level. His first goal with the national team came in a 3–1 loss to Suriname on 16 March 2019.[2]

International goals

Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after the Benjamin goal.
List of international goals scored by Kelsey Benjamin
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 4 16 March 2019 Ashraf Pierkhan Stadion, Nieuw Nickerie, Guyana  Suriname 3–1 3–1 Friendly [3]
2 17 18 April 2022 Stade Georges-Chaumet, Cayenne, Guyana  French Guiana 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 25 9 September 2023 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda 3–0 5–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
4 26 12 September 2023 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana  Bahamas 3–1 3–2 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

  1. ^ Kelsey Benjamin at Global Sports Archive
  2. ^ Kelsey Benjamin at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Suriname vs. Guyana". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 4 July 2021.