Benito Kemble (born 27 August 1968 in

Nieuw Nickerie Nieuw Nickerie. Retrieved 17 November 2009. is the third largest city in Suriname with a population estimated at . It is the capital city of the Nickerie district, and the terminus of the East-West Link. Nieuw Nickerie lies on the mouth of the N ...

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) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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. Kemble played in Scottish football for

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and

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. He scored once for Motherwell in a 6–2 defeat at

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1968 births Living people Men's association football central defenders Dutch men's footballers Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands HFC Haarlem players Almere City FC players NEC Nijmegen players VVV-Venlo players FC Eindhoven players Eredivisie players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Scottish Premier League players Motherwell F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Syracuse Salty Dogs players People from Nickerie District {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub