Benedict Martin

Benedict Martin
Personal information
Full name Benedict Martin
Date of birth (1987-07-17) 17 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Sarawak, Malaysia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sarawak FA
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2006 Sarawak U19
2007–2008 Selangor U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Perak FA 13 (4)
2011–2012 Sarawak FA 11 (1)
2013–2015 Kuala Lumpur FA 32 (5)
2017– Sarawak FA 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2018

Benedict Martin (born 17 July 1987) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder for his hometown club Sarawak FA after venturing out playing in peninsular Malaysia.

Career

Benedict started his professional career in 2005, enrolling with Sarawak youth squad. He then transferred to Selangor youth squad, due to him furthering his studies in Universiti Teknologi MARA in Shah Alam.[1]

For the 2009 season, Benedict signed to play for Perak. Here, he made his name as a dead-ball specialist for Perak. He played for two seasons with Perak.

He returns to his home state, Sarawak to play for the Sarawak F.A. team in the 2011 Malaysia Premier League season.[2][3][4]

After 2 years with Sarawak, Benedict joined Kuala Lumpur in 2013.[5][6] He also served as team captain during the 2013 season.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Perak e-Fans Forum 2011 -> [4] : Benedict Martin @ BEN". Yob4ever.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Sarawak target a place in Super League next season". Thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ "New Crocs boss wants to learn first before making further changes to the team". Thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ Top-flight test for young Crocs side
  5. ^ "Fresh start for FTFA - Soccer - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 6 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Belated start for KL - Soccer - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 13 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Archives | The Star Online". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.


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