Benedito "Beni" Mambuene Mukendi (born 21 May 2002) is an Angolan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Casa Pia and the Angola national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benedito Mambuene Mukendi | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Casa Pia | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Petro de Luanda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Trofense | 49 | (0) |
| 2023– | Casa Pia | 39 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Angola U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Angola | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:52, 3 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Professional career
editA youth product of the Angolan club Petro de Luanda, Beni moved to Trofense in the fall of 2020.[2] In his debut season, he helped the club win the 2020–21 and earn promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[3] After 2.5 seasons with Trofense and 49 appearances, he transferred to Primeira Liga side Casa Pia On 30 January 2023 on a 4-year contract.[4]
International career
editMukendi played for the Angola U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5] He was called up to the senior Angola national team for the first time in March 2022.[6]
Honours
editTrofense
References
edit- ^ Wallace, Sean. "Angolan midfielder Beni on Aberdeen's January transfer window radar".
- ^ "Jovem jogador do Trofense está no radar do Braga". www.ojogo.pt.
- ^ "CD Trofense é o vencedor do Campeonato de Portugal". FPF (in Portuguese). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Oficial: médio Beni por quatro épocas e meia (Casa Pia)". A Bola.
- ^ "Fifa U-17 World Cup: Debutants Angola hope to cause upset". BusinessGhana.
- ^ "Beni e Tito Júnior, do Trofense, à espreita da estreia por Angola e Guiné-Bissau". Futebol 365.
External links
edit- Beni Mukendi at Soccerway