Olabiran Muyiwa

Benito

Personal information
Full name	Olabiran Blessing Muyiwa
Date of birth	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Zorya Luhansk (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Saxan Gagauz Yeri	10	(1)
2017	Lokomotiv Tashkent	5	(1)
2018	Luch Minsk	5	(0)
2018–2019	Tambov	33	(3)
2020–	Dynamo Kyiv	30	(3)
2020–2021	→ Olimpik Donetsk (loan)	18	(3)
2021–2022	→ HNK Gorica (loan)	4	(0)
2024–	→ Zorya Luhansk (loan)	7	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Nigeria U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2022

Olabiran Blessing Muyiwa (born 7 September 1998), known as Benito, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.^{[citation needed]} Born in Ivory Coast, he represents Nigeria at youth level.

Club career

Benito was released by Russian Premier League club FC Tambov on 1 January 2020,^[1] signing a 3.5-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv on 3 January 2020.^[2]

References

1. "Павел Худяков: об итогах года, о межсезонье и трансферах" (in Russian). FC Tambov. 1 January 2020.
2. "FC Dynamo Kyiv agree on a contract with Benito". 3 January 2020.

External links

• Olabiran Muyiwa at Soccerway
• Olabiran Muyiwa at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Olabiran Muyiwa at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Player's profile at pressball.by