Eleni Benson | |
Fullname: | Eleni Marie Benson[1] |
Birth Date: | 12 January 1983 |
Birth Place: | Willington, Connecticut, U.S. |
Position: | Defender |
Collegeyears1: | 2001–2005 |
College1: | Yale Bulldogs |
Nationalyears1: | 2004 |
Nationalteam1: | Greece |
Nationalcaps1: | 25 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Eleni Marie Benson (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ελένη Μπένσον; born 12 January 1983) is an American-born Greek former footballer who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Greece women's national team.
Before college, Benson was a star high school soccer player at E. O. Smith High School, in Mansfield, Connecticut. Benson went on to attend and play for Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Benson played for Greece at senior level in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
Benson is married and has added her married name, Rettig, to her American nationality.