Kelsey Benjamin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelsey The First Benjamin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1999 | ||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after the Benjamin goal.
| 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
[edit]- ^ Kelsey Benjamin at Global Sports Archive
- ^ Kelsey Benjamin at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Suriname vs. Guyana". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Kelsey Benjamin at Soccerway
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- Footballers from Georgetown, Guyana
- Guyanese men's footballers
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- Buxton United FC players
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- Western Tigers FC players
- Guyana Defence Force FC players
- TT Pro League players
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago
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