Clubs played for: Air Zimbabwe Jets, Jomo Cosmos, Grasshopper (loan),Auxerre, Portsmouth, Manchester City, Sunderland (loan), Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth, Chippa United, Bidvest Wits (1996-2014)
Born: 1978
Birthplace: Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Position: Striker
Biography: Zimbabwean striker signed from Auxerre in January 2006 and the transfer later came under scrutiny during the Stevens enquiry into financial wrongdoings. It took a while for Benjani to get going but by the time he left for Manchester City he was regularly scoring goals including a hat-trick in the 7-4 win over Reading, which broke the record for the most number of goals scored in a Premier League match. Sven-Goran Eriksson's agreed to pay up to £7.5m in January 2008 to take him to Maine Road. The transfer was not completed until the following month because the player had apparently missed two planes to Manchester, having fallen asleep at the airport. This meant that he had arrived too late to sign the forms before the midnight deadline. Despite the sizeable fee, Benjani has never re-captured the scintillating form shown in his latter days at Fratton Park and has subsequently been loaned out to Sunderland and now plays for Blackburn Rovers.
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