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.

Malvind Benning
Benning playing for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Malvind Singh Benning[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-02) 2 November 1993[2]
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Playing 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 was born in West Bromwich, West Midlands.[4] Educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School, he 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.[5] In April 2012, he was offered his first professional contract on a one-year deal.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw with Burton Albion two days later[9] and his loan was extended by a second month in February 2015.[10] Having made nine appearances[9] he was recalled by Walsall on 16 March 2015 after an injury to Andy Taylor.[11] He made 24 appearances for Walsall in the 2014–15 season[9] before being released in May 2015.[12]

Mansfield Town

Benning signed for League Two club Mansfield Town on 22 May 2015.[13]

Personal life

Benning has Asian heritage.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2011–12[15] League One 0000000000
2012–13[7] League One 100100000110
2013–14[16] League One 162101000182
2014–15[9] League One 20010211[lower-alpha 1]0241
Total 462303110533
York City (loan) 2014–15[9] League Two 90———90
Mansfield Town 2015–16[17] League Two 31400101[lower-alpha 1]0334
2016–17[18] League Two 45110105[lower-alpha 2]0521
2017–18[19] League Two 28130102[lower-alpha 2]0341
2018–19[20] League Two 45320206[lower-alpha 3]1554
Total 1499605014117410
Career total 20411908115123613
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Four appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, 2 appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "Mal Benning". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. "Malvind Benning". Mansfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. "Malvind Benning". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. "Player profile: Malvind Benning". Walsall F.C. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
  6. "Malvind Benning offered pro contract at Walsall". DesiBallers. 21 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  7. "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  8. "Malvind Benning: York sign Walsall defender on loan". BBC Sport. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  9. "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. Flett, Dave (23 February 2015). "York City extend Malvind Benning's loan stay by a further month". The Press. York. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. Flett, Dave (16 March 2015). "Luke Summerfield being lined up for surprise York City recall". The Press. York. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  12. "Walsall release quartet". Sky Sports. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  13. "Benning completes Stags switch". Mansfield Town F.C. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  14. Sanghera, Mandeep (29 October 2013). "British Asians in football: FA steps up recruitment drive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  15. "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  16. "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  17. "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  18. "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  19. "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  20. "Games played by Malvind Benning in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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