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Kelsey Benjamin

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Kelsey Benjamin
Personal information
Full name Kelsey The First Benjamin[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Georgetown, Guyana
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Guyana Defence Force
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Buxton United
2016–2017 Georgetown
2017 Morvant Caledonia United
2017–2018 Grove Hi-Tech
2018 Georgetown
2018 Western Tigers
2019–2020 Morvant Caledonia United
2021– Guyana Defence Force
International career
2017– Guyana 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Kelsey The First Benjamin (born 8 May 1999) is a Guyanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for GFF Elite League club Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana national team.

International career

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Benjamin represents Guyana at international level. His first goal with the national team came in a 3–1 loss to Suriname on 16 March 2019.[2]

International goals

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Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after the Benjamin goal.
List of international goals scored by Kelsey Benjamin
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 4 16 March 2019 Ashraf Pierkhan Stadion, Nieuw Nickerie, Guyana  Suriname 3–1 3–1 Friendly [3]
2 17 18 April 2022 Stade Georges-Chaumet, Cayenne, Guyana  French Guiana 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 25 9 September 2023 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda 3–0 5–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
4 26 12 September 2023 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana  Bahamas 3–1 3–2 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

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  1. ^ Kelsey Benjamin at Global Sports Archive
  2. ^ Kelsey Benjamin at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Suriname vs. Guyana". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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