Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden (born 8 April 1987) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as a striker for Olimpia and the Honduras national team.

Club career

Vida

On 12 August 2007, Bengtson made his official debut for C.D.S. Vida against Olimpia. He scored his first goal against

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on 30 September 2007 in the 1–1 tie in

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. During his stay at Vida he scored 32 goals.

Motagua

On 26 November 2010,

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reached an agreement with Vida, for the acquisition of Bengtson, signing a three-year contract. He scored his first goal with Motagua on 30 January 2011 in the 1–0 win over

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. On 8 May 2011, Bengtson scored his 13th goal of the Clausura Tournament in the first leg of the final against Olimpia. This goal put him in first place among the league's top scorers and enabled him to become the first Honduran-born player to achieve the feat in three consecutive tournaments after winning the previous two with C.D. Vida. He would go on to score two more goals in the second leg to solidify his title as the league's top scorer. In the early part of 2012, Jerry suffered his worst goal drought in his career in Honduras, scoring only 2 goals in 18 games. With the forthcoming

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, the lack of goals concerned the Honduran people. This was because of Jerry's role as main goalscorer in the

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, due to

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being a free agent making him unreliable.

New England Revolution

Bengtson was officially unveiled by New England as a

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on 5 July 2012.

Persepolis

Bengtson signed a one-year contract with

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on 1 August 2015. He made his debut in the final 20 minutes of Persepolis' match against

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. He scored his first goal for Persepolis on 25 September 2015 against

Tractor Sazi Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...

. He scored Persepolis' only goal in a 1–1 draw against important rivals Esteghlal in the Tehran derby in stoppage time of second half. Bengtson scored a brace on 22 April 2016, in a 2–0 victory against

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which kept Persepolis at the top of the table.

Zob Ahan

Bengtson signed with

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side Zob Ahan in July 2016.

International career

He made his debut for

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in an April 2010

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against

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and has, as of November 2012, earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 14 goals. He has represented his country in 2

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matches and played at the

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as well as at the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''

Honours

Motagua * Liga Nacional: 2011 Clausura Zob Ahan *

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Saprissa *

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: 2018 Clausura Olimpia *Liga Nacional: 2021 Clausura Individual * Top goalscorers of Liga Nacional de Honduras (3): 2009–10 Clausura, 2010–11 Apertura, 2010–11 Clausura

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengtson, Jerry 1987 births Living people People from Colón Department (Honduras) Association football forwards Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Olympic footballers of Honduras Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Garifuna people C.D.S. Vida players F.C. Motagua players New England Revolution players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Persepolis F.C. players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players Honduran expatriate footballers Persian Gulf Pro League players Major League Soccer players Designated Players (MLS) Deportivo Saprissa players 2013 Copa Centroamericana players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Argentine Primera División players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Iran Expatriate footballers in Argentina Honduran expatriate sportspeople in the United States Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Iran Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Argentina C.D. Olimpia players