Malvind Benning
Malvind Singh Benning (born 2 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Mansfield Town. He began his career with Walsall and had loan spells with Evesham United and York City.
![]() Benning playing for York City in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Malvind Singh Benning[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 November 1993||
Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mansfield Town | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Walsall | 46 | (2) |
2012 | → Evesham United (loan) | ||
2015 | → York City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2015– | Mansfield Town | 149 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:04, 16 May 2019 (UTC) |
Career
Walsall
Benning started his career with Walsall progressing through the youth system, starting a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2010. In January 2012, he joined Southern League club Evesham United on a youth loan.[4] In April 2012, he was offered his first professional contract on a one-year deal.[5] He made his first-team debut for Walsall on 6 November 2012, in a 4–1 home defeat to Scunthorpe United in League One, coming on as a substitute for James Chambers.[6] Benning went on to receive Young Player of the Year at Walsall's 2014 awards ceremony.
Benning joined League Two club York City on 22 January 2015 on a one-month loan deal.[7] He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw with Burton Albion two days later[8] and his loan was extended by a second month in February 2015.[9] Having made nine appearances[8] he was recalled by Walsall on 16 March 2015 after an injury to Andy Taylor.[10] He made 24 appearances for Walsall in the 2014–15 season[8] before being released in May 2015.[11]
Mansfield
Benning signed for League Two club Mansfield Town on 22 May 2015.[12]
Personal life
Benning, whose parents are Indian,[13] was born in West Bromwich, West Midlands.[14] He was educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School.
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 May 2019
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Walsall | 2011–12[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13[6] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2013–14[16] | League One | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
2014–15[8] | League One | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
York City (loan) | 2014–15[8] | League Two | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Mansfield Town | 2015–16[17] | League Two | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 4 |
2016–17[18] | League Two | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
2017–18[19] | League Two | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
2018–19[20] | League Two | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 55 | 4 | |
Total | 149 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 174 | 10 | ||
Career total | 204 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 236 | 13 |
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Four appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, 2 appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
References
- "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Mal Benning". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Malvind Benning". Mansfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Player profile: Malvind Benning". Walsall F.C. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
- "Malvind Benning offered pro contract at Walsall". DesiBallers. 21 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- "Malvind Benning: York sign Walsall defender on loan". BBC Sport. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- Flett, Dave (23 February 2015). "York City extend Malvind Benning's loan stay by a further month". The Press. York. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- Flett, Dave (16 March 2015). "Luke Summerfield being lined up for surprise York City recall". The Press. York. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "Walsall release quartet". Sky Sports. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- "Benning completes Stags switch". Mansfield Town F.C. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- Chatterjee, Deepshikha (22 July 2016). "5 lesser known footballers of Indian origin". Sportskeeda.
- "Malvind Benning". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
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- Malvind Benning profile at the Mansfield Town F.C. website
- Malvind Benning at Soccerbase