Francis Benjamin

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| name = Francis Benjamin

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| fullname = Francis Ishida Benjamin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|06|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nigeria

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| position = Left back

| currentclub = Speranța Nisporeni

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| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Heartland | caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Hapoel Tel Aviv | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015– | clubs3 = Speranța Nisporeni | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012–

| nationalteam1 = Nigeria

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 7 June 2014

| ntupdate = 7 June 2013

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Francis Ishida Benjamin (born 20 June 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Speranța Nisporeni as a left-back.[http://www.goal.com/en/people/nigeria/87546/francis-benjamin/national Profile][http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/09/22/ex-u-17-wyc-winner-akinjide-idowu-ex-eagles-ace-benjamin-francis-join-moldovan-side/ Ex U-17 WYC Winner Akinjide Idowu & Ex Eagles Ace Benjamin Francis Join Moldovan Side]‚ owngoalnigeria.com, 11 January 2017

International career

Benjamin had his debut in 2010 and has been a regular since a friendly match against Niger on 15 August 2012.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130617043915/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/players/player=367505/profile.html FIFA.com] He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and played in 2014 world cup qualifiers.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22827902|title=Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup|date=9 June 2013|accessdate=10 June 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}}