Benjamin in 2009
|
|||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Trevor Junior Benjamin | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2000 | Cambridge United | 123 | (35) |
2000–2005 | Leicester City | 81 | (11) |
2001–2002 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2002 | → Norwich City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2002 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2003 | → Gillingham (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2003–2004 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2004 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 10 | (5) |
2004–2005 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 4 | (2) |
2005 | Northampton Town | 1 | (0) |
2005 | Coventry City | 12 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Peterborough United | 47 | (8) |
2005 | → Watford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2006 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2007 | → Boston United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2007 | → Walsall (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Hereford United | 34 | (10) |
2008 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3 | (0) |
2008 | Northwich Victoria | 2 | (0) |
2008 | Hednesford Town | 1 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Wellingborough Town | 2 | (1) |
2009 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 12 | (3) |
2009 | Tamworth | 4 | (1) |
2009 | Harrogate Town | 5 | (3) |
2009 | Woking | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Sunshine George Cross | 0 | (0) |
2010 | Bedlington Terriers | 2 | (1) |
2010 | → Wroxham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2010 | → Morpeth Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Morpeth Town | ||
2012 | Seaton Delaval Amateurs | ||
National team | |||
2001 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
2002 | Jamaica | 2 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2011 | Morpeth Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 September 2012. |
Trevor Junior Benjamin (born 8 February 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1995 to 2012.
He is famed for being a prime example of a journeyman footballer, having represented 29 different teams in his career, and with that making over 350 appearances in the Football League between 1995 and 2008. He also holds the record for the most league clubs played for, which is 16 in total. He most notably spent time in the Premier League with Leicester City, who he joined in 2000 from Cambridge United. He was capped by England U21 but went on to feature for Jamaica as a full international, where he earned two caps. Benjamin has also played as a professional in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion, Gillingham, Rushden & Diamonds, Brighton & Hove Albion, Northampton Town, Coventry City, Peterborough United, Watford, Swindon Town, Boston United, Walsall and Hereford United.