Godwin Kobby Bentil (born 30 January 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Godwin Kobby Bentil | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Attram de Visser | |||
| 2018–2019 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Le Havre B | 11 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Le Havre | 7 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Niort B | 18 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Niort | 30 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2024 | |||
Career
editBentil joined the youth academy of Le Havre in 2018, from the Attram de Visser academy in Ghana.[1] Bentil made his professional debut with Le Havre in a 3-1 Ligue 2 win over Guingamp on 12 September 2020.[2]
On 1 September 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Niort.[3]
Bentil spent a period of time in 2024 on trial with Australia club Adelaide United,[4] scoring twice in a pre-season friendly against West Adelaide.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of matches played 1 February 2022.
| Club | Season | Division | League | Coupe de France | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Le Havre | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Chamois Niortais | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 1 | —[a] | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
- ^ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France
References
edit- ^ "Le Havre promote Ghanaian youngster Godwin Bentil to first-team squad". Footballghana.
- ^ "Guingamp vs. Le Havre - 12 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "ARRIVÉE DE GODWIN BENTIL" (in French). Niort. 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Reds preseason squad update ahead of West Adelaide clash". Adelaide United. 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Adelaide United defeat West Adelaide in preseason friendly". Adelaide United. 8 August 2024.
External links
edit- Godwin Bentil at Soccerway
- HAC Foot Profile