Benni McCarthy

Benni McCarthy
Personal information
Full name	Benedict Saul McCarthy
Date of birth	12 November 1977 (age 46)
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
1995–1997	Seven Stars
1996–1997	→ Cape Town Spurs (loan)
1997–1999	Ajax
1999–2002	Celta Vigo
2002–2006	Porto
2006–2010	Blackburn Rovers
2010–2011	West Ham United
2011–2013	Orlando Pirates
Total
National team
–	South Africa U23
1997–2012	South Africa
Teams managed
2015–2016	Sint-Truiden (assistant)
2017–2019	Cape Town City
2020–2022	AmaZulu
2022–	Manchester United (first team coach)
Honours
Men's football
Representing South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
	* 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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McCarthy goal.

List of international goals scored by Benni McCarthy^[2]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 February 1998	Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	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	Morocco	1–0	2–1	1998 African Cup of Nations
6	25 February 1998	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	DR Congo	1–1	2–1	1998 African Cup of Nations
7	25 February 1998	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	DR Congo	2–1	2–1	1998 African Cup of Nations
8	6 June 1998	Sportanlage Baiersbronn, Baiersbronn, Germany	Iceland	1–0	1–1	Friendly
9	18 June 1998	Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse, France	Denmark	1–1	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup
10	16 December 1998	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Egypt	1–1	2–1	Friendly
11	16 December 1998	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Egypt	2–1	2–1	Friendly
12	27 February 1999	Odi Stadium, Mabopane, South Africa	Gabon	4–1	4–1	2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
13	5 June 1999	Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Mauritius	2–0	2–0	2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
14	7 June 2000	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States	Mexico	1–2	2–4	Friendly
15	11 June 2000	Giants Stadium, New York City, United States	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–2	Friendly
16	24 March 2001	Telkom Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Mauritius	1–0	3–0	2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
17	5 May 2001	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Zimbabwe	2–0	2–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18	15 January 2002	Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa	Angola	1–0	1–0	Friendly
19	23 May 2002	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Turkey	1–0	2–0	Friendly
20	23 May 2002	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Turkey	2–0	2–0	Friendly
21	12 June 2002	Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea	Spain	1–1	2–3	2002 FIFA World Cup
22	22 May 2003	Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa	England	1–1	1–2	Friendly
23	15 November 2003	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1–0	1–2	Friendly
24	18 August 2004	Tunis, Tunisia	Tunisia	1–0	2–0	Friendly
25	10 October 2004	National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	1–0	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
26	9 February 2005	Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Australia	1–0	1–1	Friendly
27	4 June 2005	Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde	Cape Verde	1–0	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
28	7 September 2005	Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany	Germany	2–3	2–4	Friendly
29	14 January 2006	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	2–1	2–1	Friendly
30	8 September 2007	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	Zambia	1–3	1–3	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
31	26 March 2008	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa	Paraguay	2–0	3–0	Friendly
32	15 October 2008	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa	Ghana	1–1	2–1	Friendly