Neil Benjamin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Tevin Michael Benjamin Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Couva, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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W Connection | ||
| Number | 65 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2010 | W Connection | ||
| 2010 | Naparima College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | W Connection | 28 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Trinidad and Tobago U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2012 |
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Neil Tevin Michael Benjamin, Jr. (born 20 August 1994) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger for TT Pro League club W Connection.
Benjamin began his professional football career in 2011, at the age of 17, with W Connection in his native Trinidad and Tobago. During his time with the Savonetta Boys, Benjamin has won the TT Pro League title twice and the FA Trophy in 2013–14.
Benjamin was born in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, to parents Neil Sr. and Charlene. In primary school, Neil discovered at an early age that he had a talent for his speed on the track. However, his focus would soon transition to football and credits his father and uncles, Glen and St. Nicholas, for his passion for the sport. At the age of 7, Benjamin enrolled in the youth program at TT Pro League club W Connection – based in his hometown of Couva.
Benjamin attended Naparima College in San Fernando, Trinidad and led the team to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) South Zone title in 2010. He later scored the lone goal in a 3–1 loss to St. Augustine Secondary, which witnessed Naps eliminated from the national Intercol Big Five competition. In 2011, Benjamin was the joint-leading goal scorer with 10 goals in the under-17 reserve league while playing for W Connection and was named the most valuable player in the under-18 reserve league the following season.
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