Emil Benny
Indian footballer (born 2000)
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Emil Benny (born 19 September 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for I League club Gokulam Kerala.
Full name
Emil Benny
Date of birth
19 September 2000
Position(s)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Benny | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Wayanad, Kerala, India | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MSP Football Academy | |||
| Kerala Blasters B | |||
| Gokulam Kerala B | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | 32 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | NorthEast United | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Jamshedpur | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Gokulam Kerala | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:10, 12 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Gokulam Kerala
Born in Kerala, Emil Benny made his first professional appearance for Gokulam Kerala FC on 9 January 2021 as a 86th-minute substitute.[1]
At the 2022 AFC Cup group-stage opener, Benny and his side achieved a historic 4–2 win against Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan.[2][3]
NorthEast United
On 20 August 2022, NorthEast United announced the signing of Benny from Gokulam Kerala on a multiyear deal .[4] He made his debut for the club on 2 September against Sudeva Delhi in Durand Cup and won the match in 2–0 scoreline.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 April 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gokulam Kerala | 2020–21 | I-League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | 18 | 1 | 8[a][b] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| NorthEast United | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 16 | 0 | 4[a][d] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| Jamshedpur | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 56 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in IFA Shield
