Mimeirhel Benita

Mimeirhel Benita
	Benita playing for Feyenoord in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	17 November 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Heracles Almelo (on loan from Feyenoord)
Number	2
Youth career
	VV Rozenburg [nl]
0000–2016	VV Nieuwenhoorn
2016–2021	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–	Feyenoord
2023–2024	→ Excelsior Rotterdam (loan)
2024–	→ Heracles Almelo (loan)
International career‡
2019	Netherlands U16
2021–2022	Netherlands U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022

Mimeirhel Benita (born 17 November 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on loan from Feyenoord.^[1]

Club career

Mimeirhel Benita made his professional debut for Feyenoord on the 26 August 2021, coming out of the bench for the last few minutes of 3–1 away loss to Elfsborg, the last match of a successful Conference League qualification campaign.^[2]^[3]^[4] He became an official member of the club's first team squad in August 2022.^[5]

On 25 July 2023, Benita joined Eredivisie side Excelsior Rotterdam on loan for the remainder of the season.^[6]

On 20 June 2024, Benita joined Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo loan for the 2024–25 season.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 July 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Feyenoord	2021–22	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	3^[a]	0	—		3	0
	2022–23	Eredivisie	2	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	6	0
Excelsior Rotterdam (loan)	2023–24	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	6	0

^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Feyenoord

Eredivisie: 2022–23^[9]

References

^ Mimeirhel Benita at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Manchester United accepteert huurvoorstel van Feyenoord". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Senesi nog niet terug op trainingsveld Feyenoord". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ Damm, Maximilian (26 August 2021). "Exemplarisk insats mot Feyenoord". SvenskaFans (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Mimeirhel Benita overgeplaatst naar Feyenoord 1" [Mimeirhel Benita promoted to Feyenoord 1] (in Dutch). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "Feyenoord verhuurt verdediger Benita aan Excelsior" [Feyenoord loans defender Benita to Excelsior]. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Heracles Almelo neemt Mimeirhel Benita op huurbasis over van Feyenoord" [Heracles Almelo signs Mimeirhel Benita on loan from Feyenoord] (in Dutch). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ Mimeirhel Benita at Soccerway
^ "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.