Taylor Benjamin (born March 27, 1990) is a former

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. Born in Canada, he represented the Guyana national team.

College and amateur career

Born in

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, Canada, Benjamin attended Woodroffe High School in

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, Ontario from 2004 to 2008, played youth soccer with Ottawa Royals S.C. and FC Outaouais. He played one year of OCAA soccer at

Algonquin College Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is a publicly funded English-language college located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The college has three campuses, all in Ontario: a primary campus in Ottawa, and secondary campuses in Perth and ...

. After one season, he moved to Limeira, Brazil to play for Associação Atlética Internacional.

Professional career

Benjamin signed his first professional contract when he signed for Capital City F.C. in the

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(CSL) on May 18, 2011. He made his professional debut on 20 May 2011, in a 2–0 loss to

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. In 2013, he signed with

Kingston FC Kingston FC were a Canadian association football, soccer team based in Kingston, Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team was awarded a franchise in 2011 as a member of the Canadian Soccer League, and participated in the league for three seas ...

, and assisted in securing the First Division title. He featured in the

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finals with Kingston, but fell short after losing to

SC Waterloo Region SC Waterloo Region was a Canadian soccer team based in Waterloo, Ontario. The club competed in various divisions in the Canadian Soccer League. The club was formed in 2011 under KW United FC and initially competed in the league's second division. ...

. In 2014, he played abroad in the

TT Pro League The TT Premier Football League (formerly known as the TT Pro League) is the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division in the Trinidad an ...

with

Morvant Caledonia United Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional Association football, football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago, Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Cr ...

, and later was transferred to

North East Stars Athletic Club of Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars FC) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional association football, football club based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Premier Football League. The team plays its ...

. In 2015, he returned to the CSL to play with London City. For the remainder of the season he played abroad in the

Landesliga Bayern-Mitte The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte () was the sixth tier of the German football league system in southern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in ...

with SV Fortuna Regensburg. He had a brief stint in the A-Klasse Bogen to play with SG Bogen. In 2016, he played in the Bayernliga Süd with TSV Bogen. He returned to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte to sign with SV Neukirchen Hl. Blut for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. In 2017, he returned to play with SV Fortuna Regensburg.

International career

On November 11, 2011, Benjamin was called up to

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several smaller islets. The capital city is Port of Spai ...

. He made his international debut in the return-leg against

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...

Hasely Crawford Stadium The Hasely Crawford Stadium, formerly the National Stadium, is located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It was inaugurated and formally opened by Prime Minister George Chambers on 12 June 1982. On 30 December 1996, Prime Minister Basdeo P ...

on November 15, 2011.

Honors

Kingston *

First Division: 2013

References

External links

CSL player profile
1990 births Living people Soccer players from Toronto Sportspeople from Etobicoke Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Kingston FC players London City Soccer Club players Morvant Caledonia United players AC Port of Spain players TT Pro League players Canadian men's soccer players Guyanese men's footballers Guyana men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Black Canadian men's soccer players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Guyanese sportsmen University and college men's soccer players in Canada {{Guyana-footy-bio-stub