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Benni McCarthy

Benni McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) was a South African 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.

Benni McCarthy
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Personal information
Full nameBenedict Saul McCarthy
Date of birth (1977-11-12) 12 November 1977 (age 47)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Manchester United (first-team coach)
Youth career
Young Pirates
Crusaders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997Seven Stars49(39)
1996–1997→ Cape Town Spurs (loan)7(3)
1997–1999Ajax36(20)
1999–2002Celta Vigo66(10)
2002–2006Porto85(46)
2006–2010Blackburn Rovers109(37)
2010–2011West Ham United11(0)
2011–2013Orlando Pirates24(10)
Total387(161)
National team
–South Africa U2313
1997–2012South Africa79(31)
Teams managed
2015–2016Sint-Truiden (assistant)
2017–2019Cape Town City
2020–2022AmaZulu
2022–Manchester United (first team coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
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
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. ↑ 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.
List of international goals scored by Benni McCarthy[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso   Namibia 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   Morocco 1–0 2–1 1998 African Cup of Nations
6 25 February 1998 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso   Congo DR 1–1 2–1 1998 African Cup of Nations
7 2–1
8 6 June 1998 Sportanlage Baiersbronn, Baiersbronn, Germany   Iceland 1–0 1–1 Friendly
9 18 June 1998 Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse, France   Denmark 1–1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup
10 16 December 1998 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa   Egypt 1–1 2–1 Friendly
11 2–1
12 27 February 1999 Odi Stadium, Mabopane, South Africa   Gabon 4–1 4–1 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
13 5 June 1999 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa   Mauritius 2–0 2–0 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
14 7 June 2000 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States   Mexico 1–2 2–4 Friendly
15 11 June 2000 Giants Stadium, New York City, United States   Ireland 1–0 1–2 Friendly
16 24 March 2001 Telkom Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa   Mauritius 1–0 3–0 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
17 5 May 2001 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa   Zimbabwe 2–0 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 15 January 2002 Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa   Angola 1–0 1–0 Friendly
19 23 May 2002 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong   Turkey 1–0 2–0 Friendly
20 2–0
21 12 June 2002 Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea   Spain 1–1 2–3 2002 FIFA World Cup
22 22 May 2003 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa   England 1–1 1–2 Friendly
23 15 November 2003 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt   Egypt 1–0 1–2 Friendly
24 18 August 2004 Tunis, Tunisia   Tunisia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
25 10 October 2004 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda   Uganda 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 9 February 2005 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa   Australia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
27 4 June 2005 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde   Cape Verde 1–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 7 September 2005 Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany   Germany 2–3 2–4 Friendly
29 14 January 2006 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt   Egypt 2–1 2–1 Friendly
30 8 September 2007 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa   Zambia 1–3 1–3 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
31 26 March 2008 Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa   Paraguay 2–0 3–0 Friendly
32 15 October 2008 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa   Ghana 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

Orlando Pirates

South Africa

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "B. McCarthy". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Benni McCarthy (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.


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