Fred Benson

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fred Benson

| fullname = Fredua Buadee Benson Erchiah

| image = Fred Benson.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana{{Cite web |url=http://www.igol.pl/player,1064.html |title=Fred Benson (RKC Waalwijk) |access-date=2009-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610160051/http://www.igol.pl/player,1064.html |archive-date=2011-06-10 |url-status=dead }}

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = FC Amstelland

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Zeeburgia

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Ajax

| youthyears4 =

| youthclubs4 = Vitesse

| years1 = 2004–2007

| clubs1 = Vitesse

| caps1 = 62

| goals1 = 14

| years2 = 2007–2011

| clubs2 = RKC Waalwijk

| caps2 = 114

| goals2 = 45

| years3 = 2010

| clubs3 = → Shandong Luneng (loan)

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2011–2012

| clubs4 = Lechia Gdańsk

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2012–2014

| clubs5 = PEC Zwolle

| caps5 = 61

| goals5 = 15

| years6 = 2014

| clubs6 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2015

| clubs7 = Rapid București

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2015–2016

| clubs8 = IJsselmeervogels

| caps8 = 18

| goals8 = 6

| years9 = 2016–2017

| clubs9 = RKC Waalwijk

| caps9 = 23

| goals9 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2006

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate =

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{medal|Country|{{fb|NED}}}}

}}

Fredua Buadee Benson Erchiah (born 10 April 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Ghana, he represented Netherlands at youth international level.

Club career

In January 2005 Benson was promoted to the Eredivisie team from Vitesse Arnhem. In two years, he played 62 games, scoring 14 goals before transferring to RKC Waalwijk in July 2007.[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/player.php?ID=337 Player Profile : Fred Benson]

On 11 February 2010, it was announced that Benson had joined Shandong Luneng on a five-month-long loan deal.[http://www.rkcwaalwijk.nl/t2bcms/20092010.php?nr=0308 Fred Benson op huurbasis naar Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://www.lnts.com.cn/news/2010/2/12/201021259716828.htm 鲁能俱乐部与班森完成签约] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309230830/http://www.lnts.com.cn/news/2010/2/12/201021259716828.htm |date=2010-03-09 }}

In July 2011 Benson joined Lechia Gdańsk on a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/fred-benson-pilkarzem-lechii-gdansk,1,4796072,wiadomosc.html|title=Fred Benson piłkarzem Lechii Gdańsk|website=sport.onet.pl|access-date=2011-07-18|archive-date=2012-07-24|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724015841/http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/fred-benson-pilkarzem-lechii-gdansk,1,4796072,wiadomosc.html|url-status=dead}} In total for Lechia he made 12 appearances, 11 of which came in the Ekstraklasa.{{cite web|url=https://lechia.net/mecze-lechii-od-1945/player/143-201112-ekstraklasa/1-lechia-gdask/90-fred-benson/|title=2011/12 Ekstraklasa|website=lechia.net}} His debut came against Jagiellonia Białystok, with his first and only goal coming against Cracovia, making him the first Lechia Gdańsk player and overall first player to score in the newly built PGE Arena Gdańsk.{{cite web|url=http://lechiahistoria.pl/2016/08/14/lechia-cracovia-11-otwarcie-stadionu-w-letnicy-14-08-2011/|title=Lechia – Cracovia 1:1. Otwarcie stadionu w Letnicy (14.08.2011)|website=lechiahistoria.pl}} After a run of 10 games without a goal Benson was deemed as surplus to requirements and wasn't picked for the first training camp of the winter break. Knowing his time would be limited Benson chose to terminate his contract with mutual agreement in January 2012.{{cite web|url=https://gol24.pl/fred-benson-rozwiazal-kontrakt-z-lechia-gdansk/ar/9638178|title=Fred Benson rozwiązał kontrakt z Lechią Gdańsk|website=gol24.pl}}

On 20 June 2014, Benson signed for Moldovan side FC Sheriff Tiraspol.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Фред Бенсон переходит в Шериф|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/fred-benson-perehodit-v-sherif/|website=www.fc-sheriff.com/|publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol|accessdate=23 December 2015|language=Russian|date=20 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010223346/http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/fred-benson-perehodit-v-sherif/|archive-date=2014-10-10|url-status=dead}}

Six months later, on 23 January 2015, Benson left Sheriff Tiraspol by mutual consent.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Фред Бенсон покидает Шериф|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/fred-benson-pokidaet-sherif/|website=www.fc-sheriff.com/|publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol|accessdate=23 December 2015|language=Russian|date=21 January 2015}} Shortly after leaving Sheriff Tiraspol, Benson signed a six-month contract with Rapid București.{{cite web|title=Fred Benson, noul atacant al giuleștenilor, nu se teme de situația de la Rapid: Putem să ne salvăm|url=http://sportnews.libertatea.ro/fred-benson-noul-atacant-al-giulestenilor-nu-se-teme-de-situatia-de-la-rapid-daca-mai-vin-inca-3-4-jucatori-cred-ca-putem-sa-ne-salvam-146796.html|website=sportnews.libertatea.ro/|publisher=sportnews.libertatea|accessdate=23 December 2015|language=Romanian|date=23 January 2015}}

In summer 2016, Benson returned to RKC after spending time in Dutch amateur football with IJsselmeervogels.[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/rkc-sluit-met-benson-opnieuw-verloren-zoon-in-de-armen.htm RKC sluit met Benson opnieuw verloren zoon in de armen] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} Benson initially moved to ASV De Dijk on 25 January 2018, but the transfer was later rejected.[https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/218731/Fred-Benson-toch-niet-naar-asv-De-Dijk Fred Benson toch niet naar asv De Dijk]‚ nhnieuws.nl, 25 January 2018

International career

In 2006, he was part of the Netherlands squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 in Portugal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/1240.asp |title=Dutch invite Fred Benson again |access-date=2009-04-30 |archive-date=2009-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127030805/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/1240.asp |url-status=dead }}

Career statistics

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{{updated|match played 19 December 2015}}{{cite web|title=F. Benson|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/fred-benson/2137/|website=int.soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=23 December 2015}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|RKC Waalwijk \|2007–08 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Eerste Divisie \|28	11			colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	28	11
2008–09 \|34	13			colspan="2"\|–	4	2	38	15
2009–10 \|Eredivisie \|20	4			colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	20	4
2010–11 \|Eerste Divisie \|31	17	4	4	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	35	21
colspan="2"\|Total !113	45	4	4	-	-	4	2	121	51
valign="center"\|Shandong Luneng Taishan (loan) \|2010 \|Chinese Super League \|7	2			5	1	colspan="2"\|–	12	3
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Lechia Gdańsk \|2011–12 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Ekstraklasa \|11	1	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|12	0
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|PEC Zwolle \|2012–13 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Eredivisie \|32	8	5	4	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|37	12
2013–14 \|29	7	3	3	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|32	10
colspan="2"\|Total !61	15	8	7	-	-	-	-	69	22
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Sheriff Tiraspol \|2014–15 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Divizia Națională \|5	1	2	2	4	1	1	0	12	4
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Rapid București \|2014–15 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Liga I \|13	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|13	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|IJsselmeervogels \|2015–16 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Topklasse \|10	2	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|10	2
colspan="3"\|Career total !213	64	15	13	4	1	5	2	237	80