Benni McCarthy

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.

Benni McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Benedict Saul McCarthy
Date of birth (1977-11-12) 12 November 1977
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 Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Seven Stars 49 (39)
1996–1997 → Cape Town Spurs (loan) 7 (3)
1997–1999 Ajax 36 (20)
1999–2002 Celta Vigo 66 (10)
2002–2006 Porto 85 (46)
2006–2010 Blackburn Rovers 109 (37)
2010–2011 West Ham United 11 (0)
2011–2013 Orlando Pirates 24 (10)
Total 387 (161)
National team
– South Africa U23 13
1997–2012 South Africa 79 (31)
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
Runner-up1998 Burkina Faso
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 1997–98 Eredivisie 17910–5[lower-alpha 3]1–2310
1998–99 Eredivisie 191110–5[lower-alpha 4]0002511
Total 362020–101004821
Celta Vigo 1999–2000 La Liga 31842–10[lower-alpha 3]6–4516
2000–01 La Liga 19020–6[lower-alpha 3]0–270
2001–02 La Liga 2000–3[lower-alpha 3]1–51
2002–03 La Liga 14200–5[lower-alpha 3]3–195
Total 661062–2410–9622
Porto (loan) 2001–02 Primeira Liga 111211–––1213
Porto 2003–04 Primeira Liga 292051–11[lower-alpha 4]42[lower-alpha 5]04725
2004–05 Primeira Liga 231110–8[lower-alpha 4]33[lower-alpha 6]03514
2005–06 Primeira Liga 23343–4[lower-alpha 4]1–317
Total 8646115–2385012458
Blackburn Rovers 2006–07 Premier League 361853108[lower-alpha 3]3–5024
2007–08 Premier League 31810214[lower-alpha 3]2–3811
2008–09 Premier League 28105300––3313
2009–10 Premier League 1410053––194
Total 1093711684125–14052
West Ham United 2009–10 Premier League 500000––50
2010–11 Premier League 600030––90
Total 1100030––140
Career total 3081133013114692450422153
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. Includes Football League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. 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
116 February 1998Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Namibia1–04–01998 African Cup of Nations
22–0
33–0
44–0
522 February 1998Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Morocco1–02–11998 African Cup of Nations
625 February 1998Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso DR Congo1–12–11998 African Cup of Nations
72–1
86 June 1998Sportanlage Baiersbronn, Baiersbronn, Germany Iceland1–01–1Friendly
918 June 1998Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse, France Denmark1–11–11998 FIFA World Cup
1016 December 1998FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Egypt1–12–1Friendly
112–1
1227 February 1999Odi Stadium, Mabopane, South Africa Gabon4–14–12000 African Cup of Nations qualification
135 June 1999Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa Mauritius2–02–02000 African Cup of Nations qualification
147 June 2000Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States Mexico1–22–4Friendly
1511 June 2000Giants Stadium, New York City, United States Republic of Ireland1–01–2Friendly
1624 March 2001Telkom Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Mauritius1–03–02002 African Cup of Nations qualification
175 May 2001FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Zimbabwe2–02–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1815 January 2002Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa Angola1–01–0Friendly
1923 May 2002Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Turkey1–02–0Friendly
202–0
2112 June 2002Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea Spain1–12–32002 FIFA World Cup
2222 May 2003Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa England1–11–2Friendly
2315 November 2003Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt1–01–2Friendly
2418 August 2004Tunis, Tunisia Tunisia1–02–0Friendly
2510 October 2004National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Uganda1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
269 February 2005Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa Australia1–01–1Friendly
274 June 2005Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde Cape Verde1–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
287 September 2005Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany Germany2–32–4Friendly
2914 January 2006Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt2–12–1Friendly
308 September 2007Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa Zambia1–31–32008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3126 March 2008Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa Paraguay2–03–0Friendly
3215 October 2008Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa Ghana1–12–1Friendly

Managerial

As of 18 September 2021

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Cape Town City 13 June 2017 3 November 2019 89372131041.57
AmaZulu 14 December 2020 25 March 2022 321688050.00
Total 121532939043.80

Honours

Player

Ajax

Celta

  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000

Porto

Orlando Pirates

  • Premier League: 2011–12
  • MTN 8: 2011
  • Telkom Knockout: 2011

South Africa

Individual

  • African Cup of Nations Best Player: 1998
  • African Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 1998
  • African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1998
  • African Goal of the Year: 2004
  • Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 1997–98
  • SJPF Player of the Month: January 2004, May 2004, October 2004
  • Primeira Liga Top Scorer: 2003–04
  • Taça de Portugal Top Scorer: 2005–06

References
  1. "B. McCarthy". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. "Benni McCarthy (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.


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