| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1ā2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Students Union | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southern Blues | |||
| 2004ā2005 | CIL | ||
| 2005ā2007 | Bharat Electronic Limited | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007ā2011 | Mumbai | ||
| 2011ā2013 | Pune | 0 | (0) |
| 2013ā2014 | HAL | ||
| 2014ā | Students Union | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
John Benedick is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Students Union in the Bangalore Super Division.
Career[edit | edit source]
Born in Bangalore, Karnataka, Benedick started his footballing career at the age of seven.[1] He started out playing as a striker until his coach, Andrew, converted Benedick to a defender. After participating in a few school tournaments Benedick joined Andrew's club, Southern Blues.[1] After some good displays with Southern Blues, Benedick was selected to join the Karnataka U16 football team and eventually local club side CIL.[1] Benedick then joined Bharat Electronics Limited in 2005.[1]
Mumbai[edit | edit source]
After impressive displays with the Karnataka U21 side Benedick was selected for a trial with soon-to-be I-League 2nd Division side Mumbai.[1] After the trials, Benedick signed with Mumbai.[2] In his five seasons in Mumbai, Benedick was a regular starter for the club in both the I-League 2nd Division and the I-League.[3]
Pune[edit | edit source]
In 2011 Benedick signed for Mumbai I-League rivals, Pune.[1] Due to injury, Benedick missed the entirety of the 2011ā12 season.[1] After two seasons, Benedick was released by Pune.
After Pune[edit | edit source]
After leaving Pune, Benedick joined Bangalore Super Division side HAL before signing for another Super Division club, Students Union.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Pune F.C. Profile".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ā "Mumbai Football Club launched". Rediff. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ā "ONGC vs Mumbai". IndianFootball.de. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ā Babu Cyriac, Biju. "Football's soldiers pump in money to run Students Union FC". Times of India. Retrieved 11 January 2015.