Kundai Benyu

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Kundai Benyu
Personnel
Surname Kundai Leroy Jeremiah Benyu
birthday December 12, 1997
place of birth Camden Town , London ,  England
size 178 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
2011-2014 Ipswich Town
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2014-2017 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2016-2017 →  Aldershot Town  (loan) 23 (5)
2017– Celtic Glasgow 1 (0)
2018 →  Oldham Athletic  (loan) 4 (0)
2019– →  Helsingborgs IF  (loan) 5 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2017– Zimbabwe 2 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
As of May 3, 2019

2 As of June 8, 2018

Kundai Leroy Jeremiah Benyu (born December 12, 1997 in Camden Town , London ) is an English - Zimbabwean football player who is under contract with Celtic Glasgow and on loan to Helsingborgs IF .

Career

Kundai Benyu was born to Zimbabwean parents in Camden Town, a district of the metropolis of London. From 2011 he played in the youth of Ipswich Town . At the age of 17, Benyu signed his first professional contract with the club. In December 2016, the midfielder was loaned to Aldershot Town in the National League . He played 23 games this season and scored five goals. In July 2017, the 19-year-old moved to Celtic Glasgow in Scotland for an undisclosed fee . Benyu made his professional debut three weeks after signing against Linfield FC in Europe, after being substituted on for Callum McGregor . In January 2018, Benyu was awarded to the English third division club Oldham Athletic .

In May 2017, Benyu was called up for the first time in the Zimbabwean national team on the occasion of a qualifier for the Africa Cup 2019 against Liberia , but was not used in the game. He finally made his international debut in November 2017 against Lesotho .

In February 2019, Benyu was awarded to the Swedish first division club Helsingborgs IF until the end of the year.

successes

with Celtic Glasgow:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Celtic delighted to sign Kundai Benyu on a four-year deal. celticfc.net, June 29, 2017, accessed on August 1, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Celtic 4-0 (1-0) Linfield. BBC Sport, July 19, 2017, accessed August 1, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Kundai Benyu: Oldham Athletic sign Celtic midfielder on loan. BBC Sport, January 6, 2018, accessed January 7, 2018 .
  4. ↑ news.pindula.co.zw: UK based Kundai Benyu receives call-up for AFCON qualifier against Liberia (May 22, 2017) , accessed on September 2, 2018
  5. ↑ thescottishsun.co.uk: Celtic starlet Kundai Benyu pledges international future to Zimbabwe over England (October 2, 2017) , accessed September 2, 2018
  6. ↑ bulawayo24.com: Kundai Benyu was shocked (Nov. 12, 2017) , accessed on September 2, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Benyu, Kundai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benyu, Kundai Leroy Jeremiah (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English-Zimbabwean football player
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH Camden Town , London , England