Fred Benson

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Fred Benson

Personal information
Full name	Fredua Buadee Benson Erchiah
Date of birth	(1984-04-10) 10 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	FC Amstelland
	Zeeburgia
	Ajax
	Vitesse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Vitesse	62	(14)
2007–2011	RKC Waalwijk	114	(45)
2010	→ Shandong Luneng (loan)	7	(2)
2011–2012	Lechia Gdańsk	11	(1)
2012–2014	PEC Zwolle	61	(15)
2014	Sheriff Tiraspol	6	(1)
2015	Rapid București	13	(0)
2015–2016	IJsselmeervogels	18	(6)
2016–2017	RKC Waalwijk	23	(6)
International career
2006	Netherlands U21	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2006 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fredua Buadee Benson Erchiah (born 10 April 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Ghana, he represented Netherlands at youth international level.

Club career

In January 2005 Benson was promoted to the Eredivisie team from Vitesse Arnhem. In two years, he played 62 games, scoring 14 goals before transferring to RKC Waalwijk in July 2007.^[2]

On 11 February 2010, it was announced that Benson had joined Shandong Luneng on a five-month-long loan deal.^[3][4]

In July 2011 Benson joined Lechia Gdańsk on a two-year contract.^[5] In total for Lechia he made 12 appearances, 11 of which came in the Ekstraklasa.^[6] His debut came against Jagiellonia Białystok, with his first and only goal coming against Cracovia, making him the first Lechia Gdańsk player and overall first player to score in the newly built PGE Arena Gdańsk.^[7] After a run of 10 games without a goal Benson was deemed as surplus to requirements and wasn't picked for the first training camp of the winter break. Knowing his time would be limited Benson chose to terminate his contract with mutual agreement in January 2012.^[8]

On 20 June 2014, Benson signed for Moldovan side FC Sheriff Tiraspol.^[9]

Six months later, on 23 January 2015, Benson left Sheriff Tiraspol by mutual consent.^[10] Shortly after leaving Sheriff Tiraspol, Benson signed a six-month contract with Rapid București.^[11]

In summer 2016, Benson returned to RKC after spending time in Dutch amateur football with IJsselmeervogels.^[12] Benson initially moved to ASV De Dijk on 25 January 2018, but the transfer was later rejected.^[13]

International career

In 2006, he was part of the Netherlands squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 in Portugal.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2015^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RKC Waalwijk	2007–08	Eerste Divisie	28	11			–		–		28	11
	2008–09		34	13			–		4	2	38	15
	2009–10	Eredivisie	20	4			–		–		20	4
	2010–11	Eerste Divisie	31	17	4	4	–		–		35	21
	Total		113	45	4	4	-	-	4	2	121	51
Shandong Luneng Taishan (loan)	2010	Chinese Super League	7	2			5	1	–		12	3
Lechia Gdańsk	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	11	1	1	0	-		-		12	0
PEC Zwolle	2012–13	Eredivisie	32	8	5	4	-		-		37	12
	2013–14		29	7	3	3	-		-		32	10
	Total		61	15	8	7	-	-	-	-	69	22
Sheriff Tiraspol	2014–15	Divizia Națională	5	1	2	2	4	1	1	0	12	4
Rapid București	2014–15	Liga I	13	0	0	0	-		-		13	0
IJsselmeervogels	2015–16	Topklasse	10	2	0	0	-		-		10	2
Career total			213	64	15	13	4	1	5	2	237	80

Honours

RKC Waalwijk

• Eerste Divisie: 2010–11

PEC Zwolle

• KNVB Cup: 2013–14

Netherlands U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2006

References

1. "Fred Benson (RKC Waalwijk)". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
2. Player Profile : Fred Benson
3. Fred Benson op huurbasis naar Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. 鲁能俱乐部与班森完成签约 Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Fred Benson piłkarzem Lechii Gdańsk". sport.onet.pl. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
6. "2011/12 Ekstraklasa". lechia.net.
7. "Lechia – Cracovia 1:1. Otwarcie stadionu w Letnicy (14.08.2011)". lechiahistoria.pl.
8. "Fred Benson rozwiązał kontrakt z Lechią Gdańsk". gol24.pl.
9. Фред Бенсон переходит в Шериф. www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
10. Фред Бенсон покидает Шериф. www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
11. "Fred Benson, noul atacant al giuleștenilor, nu se teme de situația de la Rapid: Putem să ne salvăm". sportnews.libertatea.ro/ (in Romanian). sportnews.libertatea. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
12. RKC sluit met Benson opnieuw verloren zoon in de armen - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
13. Fred Benson toch niet naar asv De Dijk‚ nhnieuws.nl, 25 January 2018
14. "Dutch invite Fred Benson again". Archived from the original on 27 November 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
15. "F. Benson". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

External links

• Fred Benson at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)