John Benedick is an Indian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defender for Students Union in the

Bangalore Super Division The Bangalore Football League is organised by the Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA), which is affiliated to the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) as a ladder-based State football leagues in India, state football competitio ...

Career

Born in Bangalore, Karnataka, Benedick started his footballing career at the age of seven. He started out playing as a striker until his coach, Andrew, converted Benedick to a defender. After participating in a few school tournaments Benedick joined Andrew's club, Southern Blues. After some good displays with Southern Blues, Benedick was selected to join the Karnataka U16 football team and eventually local club side CIL. Benedick then joined Bharat Electronics Limited in 2005.

Mumbai

After impressive displays with the Karnataka U21 side Benedick was selected for a trial with soon-to-be I-League 2nd Division side Mumbai. After the trials, Benedick signed with Mumbai. In his five seasons in Mumbai, Benedick was a regular starter for the club in both the I-League 2nd Division and the I-League.

Pune

In 2011 Benedick signed for Mumbai I-League rivals, Pune. Due to injury, Benedick missed the entirety of the 2011–12 season. After two seasons, Benedick was released by Pune.

After Pune

After leaving Pune, Benedick joined

side

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before signing for another Super Division club, Students Union.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Benedick, John Living people Footballers from Bangalore Indian men's footballers Mumbai FC players Pune FC players Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC players Men's association football defenders I-League players I-League 2 players Year of birth missing (living people)