Benni McCarthy
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| Full name | Benedict Saul McCarthy | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | 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) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||
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.
Career statistics[change]
Club[change]
| 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[change]
- 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 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg 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 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 African Cup of Nations |
| 6 | 25 February 1998 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 African Cup of Nations |
| 7 | 2–1 | |||||
| 8 | 6 June 1998 | Sportanlage Baiersbronn, Baiersbronn, Germany | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 18 June 1998 | Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse, France | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| 10 | 16 December 1998 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 2–1 | |||||
| 12 | 27 February 1999 | Odi Stadium, Mabopane, South Africa | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13 | 5 June 1999 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa | File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 14 | 7 June 2000 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1–2 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 15 | 11 June 2000 | Giants Stadium, New York City, United States | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 16 | 24 March 2001 | Telkom Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 17 | 5 May 2001 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 15 January 2002 | Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa | File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 19 | 23 May 2002 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 20 | 2–0 | |||||
| 21 | 12 June 2002 | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 22 | 22 May 2003 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa | File:Flag of England.svg England | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 23 | 15 November 2003 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 24 | 18 August 2004 | Tunis, Tunisia | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 25 | 10 October 2004 | National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 26 | 9 February 2005 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 27 | 4 June 2005 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde | File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 28 | 7 September 2005 | Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 29 | 14 January 2006 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 30 | 8 September 2007 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | 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 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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Managerial[change]
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[change]
Player[change]
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[change]
- ↑ "B. McCarthy". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ "Benni McCarthy (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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