Joe Benjamin (footballer)

Joseph John Benjamin (born 8 October 1990) is an English footballer who last played as a striker for Great Wakering Rovers.

Joe Benjamin
Personal information
Full name Joseph John Benjamin[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990[1]
Place of birth Woodford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
West Ham United
2006–2008 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Northampton Town 7 (0)
2008 → Brackley Town (loan)
2009 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 5 (0)
2010 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 15 (1)
2010 Ebbsfleet United 5 (0)
2010 Boreham Wood 6 (6)
2010–2011 AFC Hornchurch 5 (0)
2011 Wealdstone 6 (0)
2011 Chelmsford City 13 (1)
2012 Tonbridge Angels 17 (1)
2012 Hampton & Richmond Borough 6 (1)
2012–2013 Billericay Town 12 (1)
2012 → Hendon (dual registration) 0 (0)
2013 → Lowestoft Town (dual registration) 14 (1)
2013 St Neots Town 5 (2)
2013–2014 Billericay Town 25 (4)
2014 Grays Athletic 8 (0)
2014–2015 Bury Town 20 (1)
2015 Dulwich Hamlet 7 (0)
2015–2016 Harlow Town 39 (4)
2016 Bishop's Stortford 3 (0)
2016–2017 Harlow Town 28 (1)
2017–2018 Haringey Borough
2018 Northwood
2018 Barking 1 (0)
2018 Great Wakering Rovers 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:46, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Career

As a boy he was with West Ham United, then came through Northampton Town's Centre of Excllence to make his debut in the Football League on 23 August 2008 as a late substitute in a goalless draw with Millwall.[2][3] He had a spell on loan to Southern League Premier Division club Brackley Town as work experience in early 2008,[4] and signed an 18-month professional contract with Northampton in January 2009.[2]

In November 2009, Benjamin signed a one-month loan deal with Conference National club Eastbourne Borough.[5] Benjamin played six games for Eastbourne Borough, five of which were in the Conference and one in the Sussex Senior Cup, before being recalled back to Northampton in December.[6] He rejoined the same club on loan for the remainder of the season in January 2010.[7]

He was released by the club on 12 May 2010 along with five other players.[8]

In August 2010, he joined Conference South side Ebbsfleet United.[9] Benjamin left by mutual consent in September 2010 and switched to Boreham Wood, also of the Conference South.[10] He then had a short spell at AFC Hornchurch of Isthmian League Premier Division from November until January,[11][12] before going on trial with, and later signing for Wealdstone on the turn of the year.[13]

In August 2011 he joined Chelmsford City.[14] He moved on to Tonbridge Angels, also of Conference South, in January 2012.[15]

In May 2012 he penned contract with Carshalton Athletic,[16] but after a dispute with the management he left the club before the season kick-off to sign for Isthmian League Premier Division rivals Hampton & Richmond Borough.[17]

Bejamin moved on to Billericay Town in October 2012.[18] He joined Hendon of the Isthmian League Premier Division on a dual registration basis from Billericay Town the following month,[19] but was never involved in a match. He signed on another dual registration deal in March 2013, with Lowestoft Town.[20] During the spring he made 14 appearances in the league (scoring one goal against Wingate & Finchley) before ending the season featuring in the playoff final on 6 May 2013.

In June 2013, Benjamin joined St Neots Town who play in the Southern Football League Premier Division. Following the release from the club in September 2013,[21] he re-signed for Billericay Town.[22] In June 2014 he departed the club to join Farnborough,[23] but had his contract terminated the following month after a handful of pre-season games,[24] and was then captured by Grays Athletic.[25] They released him in September 2014, and subsequently signed for Bury Town. In March 2015 he was transferred to Dulwich Hamlet.[26] He dropped down to the Isthmian League Division One North to join Harlow Town in July 2015.[27] After starting the 2016–17 season at Bishop's Stortford, he returned to Harlow Town on 18 August 2016.[28] He spent two more seasons with The Hawks, before joining Haringey Borough,[29] whom he helped earn promotion to Isthmian League Premier Division. Further moves include Northwood in March 2018,[30] and Barking ahead of the 2018–19 season.[31] He left Barking in September 2018.[32] On 25 September 2018 he was picked for the Great Wakering Rovers squad that played Canvey Island in the Isthmian League North Division, but was an unused substitute.[33]

Personal life

Benjamin is the cousin of former Arsenal prospect Paul Rodgers.[34] They played together at Northampton Town, St Neots Town, Billericay Town, Farnborough and Bishop's Stortford.[35]

At Bury Town he played alongside another cousin, Chris Benjamin.[36][37] They were as well together at Haringey Borough and Northwood.[30][38]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "Benjamin gets 18-month contract with Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  3. "23 August 2008, Northampton 0–0 Millwall". Northampton Town F.C. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  4. Garbe, Joe (10 January 2008). "Emphatic victory for Brackley". Buckingham and Winslow Advertiser. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  5. "Eastbourne loan Cobblers striker". BBC Sport. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  6. "Blow for Borough as loan striker departs". The Argus. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  7. "Northampton Town striker Joe Benjamin joins Eastbourne". BBC Sport. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  8. "Northampton Town release midfielder Luke Guttridge". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010.
  9. "It's all go for Joe-Joe". Ebbsfleet United FC Official Website. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  10. "Dorchester 3 Boreham Wood 1". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  11. "John Mead previews Saturday's home clash". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  12. "AFC Hornchurch Player Profiles". AFC Hornchurch. Archived from the original on 30 October 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  13. "Wealdstone FC Player Profiles". Wealdstone FC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  14. "Chelmsford City complete triple deal". BBC Sport. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  15. "Tonbridge Angels sign Joe Benjamin and Chris Piper". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  16. "New Robins come to roost at Carshalton". Carshalton Athletic FC. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  17. "Joe Benjamin: I'm happy to sign for Hampton after Carshalton problems". FootballExclusives.co.uk. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  18. "Benjamin Follows Taylor into Billericay". Footballconference.co.uk. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  19. "Greens hope to return to action following weekend washout". Barnet Today. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  20. "Trawlerboys take Benjamin on dual terms". Pitchero Non League. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  21. "Benjamin the latest to depart St Neots". Cambridge News. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  22. "Match Preview; Blues v Bognor Regis Town". Billericay Town FC. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  23. "Billiercay duo Joe Benjamin and Paul Rodgers leave club". Lancashire Telegraph. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  24. "Day's little Angels bring spirit back to Farnborough". Get Hampshire. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  25. "Billericay Town's Chris Benjamin gunning for derby glory against old club". Daily Gazette. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  26. "Saturday's Transfer List". Pitch Hero. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  27. "Dulwich Hamlet winger among trio of signings for Hawks". Harlow Star. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  28. "Benjamin departs club". Bishop's Stortford FC. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  29. "Benjamin Leaves Hawks For Boro". Non-League Pitchero. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  30. "Brothers sign on deadline day". Northwood FC. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  31. "Barking announce a host of new signings and the return of seven from last campaign". Barking and Dagenham Post. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  32. Ranson, Jacob (14 September 2018). "Barking boss Gardner keen to build on first win at Mildenhall". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  33. "Canvey Island 0-1 Great Wakering Rovers". Canvey Island FC. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  34. "Paul Rodgers in Saints move". Cambridge News. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  35. "It's a family affair for boss Day as Boro add two more". Get Hampshire. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  36. "Fully-fit Blues ready for a tough test against leaders". Bury Free Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  37. "Bury Town Football Club Player Profiles 2014-2015". Bury Town FC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  38. "Fleet Town vs Northwood Match Programme" (PDF). Fleet Town FC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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