John Benson (footballer, born 1991)

{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = John Benson

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| fullname = John Benson{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Ghana |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=9 |date=6 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2009 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Obuasi, Ghana

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| currentclub = Muaither

| clubnumber = 5

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 2002–2005

| youthyears2 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs1 = Ajax Football Academy

| youthclubs2 = Goldfields academy

| years1 = 2006

| years2 = 2006–2009

| years3 = 2009–2021

| years4 = 2021–2022

| years5 = 2022–2023

| years6 = 2023–2024

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs1 = Ashanti Gold SC

| clubs2 = Kofi ti bola

| clubs3 = Al Ahli

| clubs4 = Mesaimeer

| clubs5 = Al-Markhiya

| clubs6 = Al-Kharaitiyat

| clubs7 = Muaither

| caps1 = 6

| caps2 = 16

| caps3 = 144

| goals1 = 3

| goals2 = 4

| goals3 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Ghana U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate =

}}

John Benson (born 27 August 1991) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Muaither as a defender.{{Cite web |url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/Players/PlayersDetails.aspx?pregno=17145&clubid=6&p=5&s=-1,-1,3,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1, |title=QSL.com.qa　– John Benson |access-date=2011-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603082414/http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/Players/PlayersDetails.aspx?pregno=17145&clubid=6&p=5&s=-1,-1,3,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1, |archive-date=2012-06-03 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/content/view/4295/51/ Benson sure of Ghana return]