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John Benedick is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Students Union in the Bangalore Super Division.
Career
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
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
In 2011 Benedick signed for Mumbai I-League rivals, Pune.[1] Due to injury, Benedick missed the entirety of the 2011–12 season.[1] After two seasons, Benedick was released by Pune.
After Pune
After leaving Pune, Benedick joined Bangalore Super Division side HAL before signing for another Super Division club, Students Union.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ ONGC vs Mumbai. IndianFootball.de.
- ↑ Football's soldiers pump in money to run Students Union FC. Times of India.