Precious Benjamin

Precious Benjamin
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Yenegoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Austria Lustenau
(on loan from TSG Hoffenheim)
Number 14
Youth career
–2025 Grassrunners FC
2025– TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– TSG Hoffenheim 0 (0)
2026 → Rheindorf Altach (loan) 7 (0)
2026 → Rheindorf Altach II (loan) 2 (0)
2026– → Austria Lustenau (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2025– Nigeria U20 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
Third place2025 U-20 AFCON
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 May 2025

Precious Benjamin (born 1 October 2006) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Lustenau, on loan from Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim. He has represented Nigeria at under-20 level.

Club career

Benjamin began his football career with Grassrunners FC, a football club based in Ogun State, Nigeria. In February 2025, he moved to Germany and joined Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.

In January 2026, Benjamin joined Austrian Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach on a six-month loan. He made his league debut for the club on 8 February 2026, and went on to make a total of seven league appearances for Altach.

In June 2026, Benjamin returned to Austria and joined Austria Lustenau on loan for the 2026–27 season.

International career

Benjamin was called up to the Nigeria U20 national team for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. He helped the Nigerian side coached by Aliyu Zubairu to a third-place finish with five appearances in the tourney.

Honours

Nigeria U20

References

  1. ↑ "N-Youth League Cup". N-Youth League Cup. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  2. ↑ "Grassrunners FC Transfers – Players Who Moved On to New Challenges". www.grassrunnersfc.com. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  3. ↑ "Precious Benjamin | TSG Hoffenheim". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Precious Benjamin". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Precious Benjamin | TSG Hoffenheim". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  6. ↑ Hoffenheim, TSG 1899. "Precious Benjamin moves on loan to SCR Altach until the end of the season". www.tsg-hoffenheim.de. Retrieved 2026-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Ochicha, Lovette (2026-06-15). "From Ogun to Austria: Nigerian Duo Benjamin Precious and Chukwu Emmanuel Return for New Bundesliga Mission". Sports247 Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  8. ↑ Ademoh, Barikisu (2025-08-02). "Nigerian U20 Duo Benjamin, Chukwu Feature In Hoffenheim 3–0 Friendly Win Over Werder Bremen". Sports247 Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  9. ↑ "Two promising Nigerians Chukwu and Benjamin join Akpoguma at Hoffenheim - Soccernet NG". 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  10. ↑ Hoffenheim, TSG 1899. "Precious Benjamin moves on loan to SCR Altach until the end of the season". www.tsg-hoffenheim.de. Retrieved 2026-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Reporter, Score Nigeria (2026-01-21). "Bundesliga club ship out Flying Eagles striker on loan - Score Nigeria". Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  12. ↑ Nwosu, Chigozie (2026-06-30). "Transfer: 19-Year-Old Nigerian Striker Joins SC Austria Lustenau". Nigeriasportsnews.ng. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  13. 1 2 Ochicha, Lovette (2025-05-04). ""Eyes on Qualification" – Flying Eagles Forward Benjamin Fires Warning To Morocco". Sports247 Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-08-28.