John Benedick
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Students Union | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southern Blues | |||
| 2004–2005 | CIL | ||
| 2005–2007 | Bharat Electronic Limited | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Mumbai | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pune | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | HAL | ||
| 2014– | Students Union | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Benedick is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Students Union in the Bangalore Super Division.
Career
[edit]Born in Bangalore, Karnataka, Benedick started his footballing career at the age of seven.[1] He started out playing as a striker until his coach, Andrew, converted Benedick to a defender. After participating in a few school tournaments Benedick joined Andrew's club, Southern Blues.[1] After some good displays with Southern Blues, Benedick was selected to join the Karnataka U16 football team and eventually local club side CIL.[1] Benedick then joined Bharat Electronics Limited in 2005.[1]
Mumbai
[edit]After impressive displays with the Karnataka U21 side Benedick was selected for a trial with soon-to-be I-League 2nd Division side Mumbai.[1] After the trials, Benedick signed with Mumbai.[2] In his five seasons in Mumbai, Benedick was a regular starter for the club in both the I-League 2nd Division and the I-League.[3]
Pune
[edit]In 2011 Benedick signed for Mumbai I-League rivals, Pune.[1] Due to injury, Benedick missed the entirety of the 2011–12 season.[1] After two seasons, Benedick was released by Pune.
After Pune
[edit]After leaving Pune, Benedick joined Bangalore Super Division side HAL before signing for another Super Division club, Students Union.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pune F.C. Profile".
- ^ "Mumbai Football Club launched". Rediff. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "ONGC vs Mumbai". IndianFootball.de. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Babu Cyriac, Biju. "Football's soldiers pump in money to run Students Union FC". Times of India. Retrieved 11 January 2015.