Benjamin Teidi

Benjamin Teidi
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Opeyemi Teidi
Date of birth	5 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Navbahor
Number	33
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	Gagra
2013–2014	Guria
2014–2015	Algeti
2014–2015	Imereti
2015–2018	Merani
2018	Liepaja
2019–2023	Dinamo Batumi
2024	Kazma
2024	Iberia 1999
2025–	Navbahor
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2024

Benjamin Teidi (born 5 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uzbek club FC Navbahor.

He has won the Georgian top league three times and Super Cup once.

Career

Benjamin Teidi started his professional career at the age of 18 at Georgian second division side Gagra. In 2015, Teidi joined Merani Martvili where he stayed for next four seasons. On 22 November 2016, he played full 90 minutes in the Georgian Cup final against Torpedo Kutaisi.^[1]

In early 2019, Teidi signed for Dinamo Batumi who had just gained promotion to Erovnuli Liga.^[2] Being a stable squad player during the following four years, Teidi contributed to Dinamo's title-laden success as they won the champion's title,^[3] lifted the national cup and three times secured the silver medals.

As he was supposed to move to Hapoel Tel Aviv after the 2022 season, Teidi wrote a farewell letter to Dinamo's fans,^[4] although two months later he made a surprise return to the club.^[5]

Teidi secured two more champion's titles in successive seasons. Apart from winning the league with Dinamo Batumi for the second time in 2023, a year later he lifted the Champion's Shield as a member of Iberia 1999, who had signed him in September 2024.^[6]

On December 23, 2024, Uzbekistan Super League side FC Navbahor announced the transfer of Benjamin Teidi.

Statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gagra	2012/13	Pirveli Liga	24	2	3	0	–		–		27	2
	2013/14	Pirveli Liga	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
	Total		29	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	2
Guria Lanchkhuti	2013/14	Umaglesi Liga	9	0	–		–		–		9	0
Algeti	2014/15	Pirveli Liga	15	2	–		–		–		15	2
Imereti Khoni	2015/16	Pirveli Liga	15	4	2	0	–		–		17	4
Merani Martvili	2015/16	Umaglesi Liga	14	0	–		–		–		14	0
	2016	Pirveli Liga	19	2	5	0	–		–		24	2
	2017	Erovnuli Liga	34	1	1	0	–		2^[a]	0	37	1
	2018	Erovnuli Liga	14	1	1	0	–		–		15	1
	Total		81	4	7	0	0	0	2	0	90	4
Liepaja	2018	Virsliga	5	0	1	0	1^[b]	0	–		7	0
Dinamo Batumi	2019	Erovnuli Liga	29	3	–		–		–		29	3
	2020		14	0	1	0	1^[b]	0	–		16	0
	2021		30	2	3	0	6^[c]	0	–		39	2
	2022		28	2	1	0	4^[d]	0	1^[e]	0	34	2
	2023		29	3	3	0	2^[c]	0	1^[e]	0	35	3
	Total		130	10	8	0	13	0	2	0	153	10
Iberia 1999	2024	Erovnuli Liga	12	1	–		–		–		12	1
Career total			296	23	21	0	14	0	4	0	335	23

^ Appearances in play-offs
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
^ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 2 appearances in Conference League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in Georgian Super Cup

Honours

Iberia 1999

Erovnuli Liga winner (1): 2024

Dinamo Batumi

Erovnuli Liga winner (2): 2021, 2023
Erovnuli Liga runner-up (3): 2019, 2020, 2022
Georgian Cup runner-up (1): 2023
Georgian Super Cup winner (1): 2022
Georgian Super Cup runner-up (1): 2023

Merani Martvili

Georgian Cup runner-up (1): 2016

References

^ "ტორპედო საქართველოს თასის მფლობელია". fortuna.ge (in Georgian). 23 November 2016.
^ "ბათუმის "დინამოს" ნიგერიელი და უკრაინელი ახალწვეულები". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 3 February 2019.
^ "I hope to play for the Nigerian National team "super eagles" in the future – Benjamin Teidi". vanguardngr.com. 29 December 2021.
^ ""საოცარი მოგზაურობა დასრულდა - ტეიდი დინამოს ემოციურად დაემშვიდობა"". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 11 December 2022.
^ "ტეიდი ისევ ბათუმის "დინამოში" ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 22 February 2023.
^ "ბენჟამინ ტეიდი კარიერას თბილისის "იბერიაში" გააგრძელებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
^ "Benjamin Teidi statistics". soccerway.com.

External links

Benjamin Teidi at Soccerway

[8] Appearances in play-offs

[UEL-9] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[UCL-10] Appearances in UEFA Conference League

[11] 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 2 appearances in Conference League

[GSC-12] Appearances in Georgian Super Cup

[1] "ტორპედო საქართველოს თასის მფლობელია". fortuna.ge (in Georgian). 23 November 2016.

[2] "ბათუმის "დინამოს" ნიგერიელი და უკრაინელი ახალწვეულები". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 3 February 2019.

[3] "I hope to play for the Nigerian National team "super eagles" in the future – Benjamin Teidi". vanguardngr.com. 29 December 2021.

[4] ""საოცარი მოგზაურობა დასრულდა - ტეიდი დინამოს ემოციურად დაემშვიდობა"". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 11 December 2022.

[5] "ტეიდი ისევ ბათუმის "დინამოში" ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 22 February 2023.

[6] "ბენჟამინ ტეიდი კარიერას თბილისის "იბერიაში" გააგრძელებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

[7] "Benjamin Teidi statistics". soccerway.com.

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