Benni McCarthy
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benedict Saul McCarthy | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1977 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester United (first-team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Young Pirates | |||
| Crusaders | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Seven Stars | 49 | (39) |
| 1996–1997 | → Cape Town Spurs (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Ajax | 36 | (20) |
| 1999–2002 | Celta Vigo | 66 | (10) |
| 2002–2006 | Porto | 85 | (46) |
| 2006–2010 | Blackburn Rovers | 109 | (37) |
| 2010–2011 | West Ham United | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Orlando Pirates | 24 | (10) |
| Total | 387 | (161) | |
| National team | |||
| – | South Africa U23 | 13 | |
| 1997–2012 | South Africa | 79 | (31) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2016 | Sint-Truiden (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Cape Town City | ||
| 2020–2022 | AmaZulu | ||
| 2022– | Manchester United (first team coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Benni McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African former football player. He played for West Ham United and the South Africa national team. He is the current head coach of Cape Town City FC.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 5[c] | 1 | – | 23 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 5[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | ||
| Total | 36 | 20 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 21 | |||
| Celta Vigo | 1999–2000 | La Liga | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 10[c] | 6 | – | 45 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6[c] | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2002–03 | La Liga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 5[c] | 3 | – | 19 | 5 | |||
| Total | 66 | 10 | 6 | 2 | – | 24 | 10 | – | 96 | 22 | ||||
| Porto (loan) | 2001–02 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 13 | |||
| Porto | 2003–04 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 20 | 5 | 1 | – | 11[d] | 4 | 2[e] | 0 | 47 | 25 | |
| 2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 8[d] | 3 | 3[f] | 0 | 35 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | 4[d] | 1 | – | 31 | 7 | |||
| Total | 86 | 46 | 11 | 5 | – | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 58 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2006–07 | Premier League | 36 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8[c] | 3 | – | 50 | 24 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[c] | 2 | – | 38 | 11 | ||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 13 | |||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 109 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | – | 140 | 52 | |||
| West Ham United | 2009–10 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 308 | 113 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 69 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 422 | 153 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
International
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McCarthy goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 February 1998 | Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1998 African Cup of Nations | |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 4–0 | |||||
| 5 | 22 February 1998 | Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 African Cup of Nations | |
| 6 | 25 February 1998 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 African Cup of Nations | |
| 7 | 2–1 | |||||
| 8 | 6 June 1998 | Sportanlage Baiersbronn, Baiersbronn, Germany | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 9 | 18 June 1998 | Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse, France | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
| 10 | 16 December 1998 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 11 | 2–1 | |||||
| 12 | 27 February 1999 | Odi Stadium, Mabopane, South Africa | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 13 | 5 June 1999 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 14 | 7 June 2000 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States | 1–2 | 2–4 | Friendly | |
| 15 | 11 June 2000 | Giants Stadium, New York City, United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 16 | 24 March 2001 | Telkom Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 17 | 5 May 2001 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 18 | 15 January 2002 | Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 19 | 23 May 2002 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 20 | 2–0 | |||||
| 21 | 12 June 2002 | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
| 22 | 22 May 2003 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 23 | 15 November 2003 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 24 | 18 August 2004 | Tunis, Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 25 | 10 October 2004 | National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 26 | 9 February 2005 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 27 | 4 June 2005 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 28 | 7 September 2005 | Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany | 2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly | |
| 29 | 14 January 2006 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 30 | 8 September 2007 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 31 | 26 March 2008 | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 32 | 15 October 2008 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Managerial
As of 18 September 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Cape Town City | 13 June 2017 | 3 November 2019 | 89 | 37 | 21 | 31 | 41.57 |
| AmaZulu | 14 December 2020 | 25 March 2022 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50.00 |
| Total | 121 | 53 | 29 | 39 | 43.80 | ||
Honours
Player
Ajax
Celta
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2003–04, 2005–06
- Taça de Portugal: 2005–06
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2003, 2004
- UEFA Champions League: 2003–04
- Intercontinental Cup: 2004
Orlando Pirates
- Premier League: 2011–12
- MTN 8: 2011
- Telkom Knockout: 2011
South Africa
- African Cup of Nations runner-up: 1998
- Reunification Cup: 2002
Individual
- African Cup of Nations Best Player: 1998
- African Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 1998
- African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1998
- African Goal of the Year: 2004
- Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 1997–98
- SJPF Player of the Month: January 2004, May 2004, October 2004
- Primeira Liga Top Scorer: 2003–04
- Taça de Portugal Top Scorer: 2005–06
References
- ↑ B. McCarthyFootballdatabase. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ Benni McCarthy (Player). national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
Categories:
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- South African soccer players
- Sportspeople from Cape Town
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Association football forwards
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Premier League players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players