John Benson — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

5

clubs played for

11/12

debut season

0.03

goals / match

Al-Ahli SC

top club · 141 apps

Career highs

€150k

peak value · 2013

—

top transfer fee

2

best season · 17/18

14 / 1

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Daniel Lovitz

Defender - Left-Back · Nashville SC

€400k

Sang-gi Min

Defender - Centre-Back · Gwangju FC

€275k

Alex

Attack - Left Winger · Caçadores das Taipas

Xavier Kerckhove

Goalkeeper · Retired

Shares 1991-08-27 · 5 players total

186Appearances

6Goals

3Assists

30Yellow cards

3Red cards

43Full matches (90′)

Full name	John Benson
Date of birth	1991-08-27 (34 yrs)
Place of birth	Obuasi, Ghana
Citizenship	Ghana
Position	Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Foot	right
Height	175.00 m
Current club	Without Club
Joined	2025-01-01
Contract expires	—

Jan 2025

Transfer: Muaither SC → Without Club

24/25 · Transfer

Jul 2024

24/25 — Muaither SC

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2024

Transfer: Al-Kharaitiyat → Muaither SC

24/25 · Transfer

Jul 2023

23/24 — Al-Kharaitiyat SC

7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2023

Transfer: Al-Markhiya SC → Al-Kharaitiyat

23/24 · Transfer

Jul 2022

22/23 — Al-Markhiya SC

21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2021

21/22 — Al-Markhiya SC, Al-Mesaimeer SC

11 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2021

Transfer: Al-Ahli SC → Al-Markhiya SC

21/22 · Transfer

Jul 2020

20/21 — Al-Ahli SC

13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — Al-Ahli SC

15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2018

18/19 — Al-Ahli SC

12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2017

17/18 — Al-Ahli SC

20 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2016

16/17 — Al-Ahli SC

17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2015

15/16 — Al-Ahli SC

23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2014

14/15 — Al-Ahli SC

21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2013

13/14 — Al-Ahli SC

9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2011

11/12 — Al-Ahli SC

11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2009

Transfer: ASPIRE Academy → Al-Ahli SC

09/10 · Transfer

Feb 2006

Transfer: Ashanti Gold → ASPIRE Academy

05/06 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €150k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Muaither SC 0.0%

Al-Kharaitiyat SC 15.8%

Al-Markhiya SC 10.7%

Al-Mesaimeer SC 10.7%

Al-Ahli SC 62.8%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Muaither SC	1	24/25	24/25	6	0	0	0
Al-Kharaitiyat SC	1	23/24	23/24	7	1	0	609
Al-Markhiya SC	2	21/22	22/23	26	1	1	415
Al-Mesaimeer SC	1	21/22	21/22	6	1	0	415
Al-Ahli SC	9	11/12	20/21	141	3	2	2,427

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	RC	Minutes
24/25	Qatari Second Division	Muaither SC	6	0	0	1	0	0
23/24	Qatari Second Division	Al-Kharaitiyat SC	7	1	0	3	0	609
22/23	Amir Cup	Al-Markhiya SC	1	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	Qatari Stars Cup	Al-Markhiya SC	3	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	Stars League	Al-Markhiya SC	17	0	1	2	0	0
21/22	Qatari Second Division	Al-Markhiya SC	5	1	0	0	0	415
21/22	Qatari Second Division	Al-Mesaimeer SC	6	1	0	0	0	415
20/21	Amir Cup	Al-Ahli SC	1	0	0	0	1	0
20/21	Qatari Stars Cup	Al-Ahli SC	2	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	10	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	Qatari Stars Cup	Al-Ahli SC	4	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	11	0	0	3	0	0
18/19	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	12	0	0	3	0	0
17/18	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	20	2	1	9	0	900
16/17	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	17	1	1	3	0	1,527
15/16	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	23	0	0	1	1	0
14/15	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	21	0	0	1	0	0
13/14	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	9	0	0	1	1	0
11/12	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	11	0	0	3	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
05/06	2006-02-01	Ashanti Gold	ASPIRE Academy	Transfer	0	—
09/10	2009-07-01	ASPIRE Academy	Al-Ahli SC	Transfer	0	—
21/22	2021-07-01	Al-Ahli SC	Al-Markhiya SC	Transfer	75000	—
23/24	2023-07-01	Al-Markhiya SC	Al-Kharaitiyat	Transfer	75000	—
24/25	2024-07-01	Al-Kharaitiyat	Muaither SC	Transfer	0	—
24/25	2025-01-01	Muaither SC	Without Club	Transfer	50000	—

No recorded injuries.

Current—

Peak€150k

Low—

Δ since start−€150k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€75k
Jan 1, 1970	€75k
Jan 1, 1970	€75k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€75k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #23131	—	9	1	—	—	former national player
Team #22978	—	5	0	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Ali Qaderi	2	0	0
Mohsen Al-Yazidi	1	0	0
Jassem Mohammed	1	0	0
Yazan Naim	1	0	0
Jameel Al-Yahmadi	1	0	0
Magid Mohamed Hassan	1	0	0
Pedro Miguel	1	0	0
Patou Kabangu	1	0	0
Tilal Ali Ali	1	0	0
Omid Ebrahimi	1	0	0
Mohamad Al-Abbasi	1	0	0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
21/22	Qatari Second Division	Al-Mesaimeer SC	2	11
17/18	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	2	20
16/17	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	1	17

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
22/23	Stars League	Al-Markhiya SC	1	17
17/18	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	1	20
16/17	Stars League	Al-Ahli SC	1	17

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
11/12	Senior debut season
16/17	First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	2nd YC	RC	Cards / 90′
24/25	6	0	1	0	0	0
23/24	7	609	3	0	0	0.44
22/23	21	0	2	0	0	0
20/21	13	0	0	0	1	0
19/20	15	0	3	0	0	0
18/19	12	0	3	0	0	0
17/18	20	900	9	0	0	0.9
16/17	17	1,527	3	1	0	0.24
15/16	23	0	1	0	1	0
14/15	21	0	1	0	0	0
13/14	9	0	1	0	1	0
11/12	11	0	3	0	0	0