Emanuel Bentil (born December 3, 1978, in
Tema) is a
Ghanaian
footballer who last played for
Hollywood United Hitmen in the
USL Premier Development League.
Career
Professional
Bentil began his playing career with
Okwawu United, making his debut for the team aged 16, before scouts spotted him as he captained
Ghana U-17 to victory at the 1995
FIFA U-17 World Championship, scoring the decisive goal against
Brazil in the final. He subsequently signed for famed German side
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...
, but never made a first team appearance for the side in his three years there, playing instead for the
reserve team, before being released in 2000.
Bentil spent the next few years bouncing around in Europe, playing for
Kalamata in Greece,
Alania Vladikavkaz
FC Alania Vladikavkaz (russian: "Алания" (Владикавказ), os, Футболон клуб "Алани" (Дзæуджыхъæу)) is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League ...
in Russia, and
Cherno More in Bulgaria, before heading to North America in 2006. He played with
Los Angeles Galaxy's reserve team, before signing for
Isidro Metapán in the
Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, playing 33 matches before leaving at the end of the 2007 season.
Bentil tackled his fourth continent in 2007 when he signed for Vietnamese side
Khatoco Khánh Hoà. He moved again in 2008 to play for
Hapoel Nazareth Illit in
Israel, and played the entire 2008–09 season for the team, before again leaving at the end of the year.
He returned to North America in 2010 and having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, signed with the
Hollywood United Hitmen of the
USL Premier Development League for the 2010 PDL season. He scored a goal on his Hitmen debut on May 22, 2010, in a 3–3 tie with
Fresno Fuego.
International
Bentil was a member of various Ghanaian youth teams as a teenager. Playing alongside current senior international
Stephen Appiah
Stephen Leroy Appiah ( ; born 24 December 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Appiah was a member of the Ghana national team, which he has represented at the youth, Olympic, and senior levels. He capta ...
he captained the
Ghana team that won the
1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995, the sixth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Ecuador, Ibarra, Cuenca, Ecuador, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 and 20 August 1995. Players bo ...
,
scoring what turned out to be the winning goal in the 3–2 victory over Brazil in the final.
References
External links
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Emanuel Bentilat ghanaweb.com
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1978 births
Living people
Ghanaian footballers
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Men's association football midfielders
Expatriate footballers in Russia
FC Bayern Munich II players
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
FC Bayern Munich footballers
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Kalamata F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in El Salvador
A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Expatriate footballers in Vietnam
Okwawu United S.C. players
Hollywood United Hitmen players
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
PFC Cherno More Varna players
USL League Two players
National Premier Soccer League players
FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
People from Tema