| Joe Benjamin | |
| Fullname: | Joseph John Benjamin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Woodford, England |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Northampton Town |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Northampton Town |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Clubs2: | → Brackley Town (loan) |
| Years3: | 2009 |
| Clubs3: | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2010 |
| Clubs4: | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2010 |
| Clubs5: | Ebbsfleet United |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2010 |
| Clubs6: | Boreham Wood |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs7: | AFC Hornchurch |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2011 |
| Clubs8: | Wealdstone |
| Caps8: | 6 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2011 |
| Clubs9: | Chelmsford City |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2012 |
| Clubs10: | Tonbridge Angels |
| Caps10: | 17 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2012 |
| Caps11: | 6 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs12: | Billericay Town |
| Caps12: | 12 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2012 |
| Clubs13: | → Hendon (dual registration) |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2013 |
| Clubs14: | → Lowestoft Town (dual registration) |
| Caps14: | 14 |
| Goals14: | 1 |
| Years15: | 2013 |
| Clubs15: | St Neots Town |
| Caps15: | 5 |
| Goals15: | 2 |
| Years16: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs16: | Billericay Town |
| Caps16: | 25 |
| Goals16: | 4 |
| Years17: | 2014 |
| Clubs17: | Grays Athletic |
| Caps17: | 8 |
| Goals17: | 0 |
| Years18: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs18: | Bury Town |
| Caps18: | 20 |
| Goals18: | 0 |
| Years19: | 2015 |
| Clubs19: | Dulwich Hamlet |
| Caps19: | 7 |
| Goals19: | 0 |
| Years20: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs20: | Harlow Town |
| Caps20: | 39 |
| Goals20: | 4 |
| Years21: | 2016 |
| Clubs21: | Bishop's Stortford |
| Caps21: | 3 |
| Goals21: | 0 |
| Years22: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs22: | Harlow Town |
| Caps22: | 28 |
| Goals22: | 1 |
| Years23: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs23: | Haringey Borough |
| Caps23: | 9 |
| Goals23: | 0 |
| Years24: | 2018 |
| Clubs24: | Northwood |
| Years25: | 2018 |
| Clubs25: | Barking |
| Caps25: | 1 |
| Goals25: | 0 |
| Years26: | 2018 |
| Clubs26: | Great Wakering Rovers |
| Caps26: | 1 |
| Goals26: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 257 |
| Totalgoals: | 21 |
Joseph John Benjamin (born 10 October 1990) is an English footballer who last played as a striker for Great Wakering Rovers.
As a boy he was with West Ham United, then came through Northampton Town's Centre of Excellence to make his debut in the Football League on 23 August 2008 as a late substitute in a goalless draw with Millwall.[2] [3] He had a spell on loan to Southern League Premier Division club Brackley Town as work experience in early 2008,[4] and signed an 18-month professional contract with Northampton in January 2009.[2]
In November 2009, Benjamin signed a one-month loan deal with Conference National club Eastbourne Borough.[5] Benjamin played six games for Eastbourne Borough, five of which were in the Conference and one in the Sussex Senior Cup, before being recalled back to Northampton in December.[6] He rejoined the same club on loan for the remainder of the season in January 2010.[7]
He was released by the club on 12 May 2010 along with five other players.[8]
In August 2010, he joined Conference South side Ebbsfleet United.[9] Benjamin left by mutual consent in September 2010 and switched to Boreham Wood, also of the Conference South.[10] He then had a short spell at AFC Hornchurch of Isthmian League Premier Division from November until January,[11] [12] before going on trial with, and later signing for Wealdstone on the turn of the year.[13]
In August 2011 he joined Chelmsford City.[14] He moved on to Tonbridge Angels, also of Conference South, in January 2012.[15]
In May 2012 he penned contract with Carshalton Athletic,[16] but after a dispute with the management he left the club before the season kick-off to sign for Isthmian League Premier Division rivals Hampton & Richmond Borough.[17]
Bejamin moved on to Billericay Town in October 2012.[18] He joined Hendon of the Isthmian League Premier Division on a dual registration basis from Billericay Town the following month,[19] but was never involved in a match. He signed on another dual registration deal in March 2013, with Lowestoft Town.[20] During the spring he made 14 appearances in the league (scoring one goal against Wingate & Finchley) before ending the season featuring in the playoff final on 6 May 2013.
In June 2013, Benjamin joined St Neots Town who play in the Southern Football League Premier Division. Following the release from the club in September 2013,[21] he re-signed for Billericay Town.[22] In June 2014 he departed the club to join Farnborough,[23] but had his contract terminated the following month after a handful of pre-season games,[24] and was then captured by Grays Athletic.[25] They released him in September 2014, and subsequently signed for Bury Town. In March 2015 he was transferred to Dulwich Hamlet.[26] He dropped down to the Isthmian League Division One North to join Harlow Town in July 2015.[27] After starting the 2016–17 season at Bishop's Stortford, he returned to Harlow Town on 18 August 2016.[28] He spent two more seasons with The Hawks, before joining Haringey Borough,[29] whom he helped earn promotion to Isthmian League Premier Division. Further moves include Northwood in March 2018,[30] and Barking ahead of the 2018–19 season.[31] He left Barking in September 2018.[32] On 25 September 2018 he was picked for the Great Wakering Rovers squad that played Canvey Island in the Isthmian League North Division, but was an unused substitute.[33]
Benjamin is the cousin of former Arsenal prospect Paul Rodgers.[34] They played together at Northampton Town, St Neots Town, Billericay Town, Farnborough and Bishop's Stortford.[35]
At Bury Town he played alongside another cousin, Chris Benjamin.[36] [37] They were as well together at Haringey Borough and Northwood.[38]