Benni McCarthy

Benni McCarthy is a South African footballer and coach, born on 12 November 1977 in Cape Town, South Africa. McCarthy plays as a forward for Kenya. McCarthy has scored 199 goals in 467 league and international games and has won 16 trophies, including the Champions League and 4 league titles.

McCarthy's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, league games388168
South Africa7931
Total467199

Goals per game: 0.43.

McCarthy's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 16
  • League titles: 4
  • Domestic cups: 5
  • Champions League: 1
  • Other international club trophies: 2
  • Trophies with South Africa: 2
  • Individual awards: 10

Ajax

  • Eredivisie: 1 (1997–98)
  • KNVB Cup: 2 (1997–98, 1998–99)

Celta Vigo

  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1 (2000)

Porto

  • Primeira Liga: 2 (2003–04, 2005–06)
  • Taça de Portugal: 1 (2005–06)
  • Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2 (2003, 2004)
  • UEFA Champions League: 1 (2003–04)
  • Intercontinental Cup: 1 (2004)

Orlando Pirates

  • Premier League: 1 (2011–12)
  • MTN 8: 1 (2011)
  • Telkom Knockout: 1 (2011)

South Africa

  • Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1 (1997)
  • Reunification Cup: 1 (2002)

Individual

  • African Cup of Nations Best Player: 1 (1998)
  • African Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 1 (1998)
  • African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1 (1998)
  • African Goal of the Year: 1 (2004)
  • Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 1 (1997–98)
  • SJPF Player of the Month: 3 (2004, 2004, 2004)
  • Primeira Liga Top Scorer: 1 (2003–04)
  • Taça de Portugal Top Scorer: 1 (2005–06)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1995–1997: Seven Stars, 49 games, 42 goals
  2. 1996–1997: Cape Town Spurs (loan), 7 games, 3 goals
  3. 1997–1999: Ajax, 36 games, 20 goals
  4. 1999–2003: Celta Vigo, 66 games, 10 goals
  5. 2001–2002: Porto (loan), 11 games, 12 goals
  6. 2003–2006: Porto, 75 games, 34 goals
  7. 2006–2010: Blackburn Rovers, 109 games, 37 goals
  8. 2010–2011: West Ham United, 11 games, 0 goals
  9. 2011–2013: Orlando Pirates, 24 games, 10 goals

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