Beni Mukendi

Beni Mukendi
Personal information
Full name Benedito Mambuene Mukendi
Date of birth (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002
Place of birth Luanda, Angola[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vitória
Number 16
Youth career
Petro de Luanda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Trofense 49 (0)
2023–2025 Casa Pia 52 (0)
2025– Vitória 36 (1)
International career‡
2019 Angola U17 9 (0)
2023– Angola 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2025

Benedito "Beni" Mambuene Mukendi (born 21 May 2002) is an Angolan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vitória and the Angola national team.

Club career

A youth product of the Angolan club Petro de Luanda, Beni moved to Trofense in the fall of 2020.[2] In his debut season, he helped the club win the 2020–21 and earn promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[3] After 2.5 seasons with Trofense and 49 appearances, he transferred to Primeira Liga side Casa Pia. On 30 January 2023 on a 4-year contract.[4] On 10 January 2026, Beni played in the Portuguese Taça da Liga final against Braga in which Vitória Guimarães won 2–1.

International career

Mukendi played for the Angola U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5] He was called up to the senior Angola national team for the first time in March 2022.[6]

On 3 December 2025, Mukendi was called up to the Angola squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]

Honours

Trofense

Vitória SC

References

  1. ↑ Wallace, Sean. "Angolan midfielder Beni on Aberdeen's January transfer window radar".
  2. ↑ "Jovem jogador do Trofense está no radar do Braga". www.ojogo.pt.
  3. ↑ "CD Trofense é o vencedor do Campeonato de Portugal". FPF (in Portuguese). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Oficial: médio Beni por quatro épocas e meia (Casa Pia)". A Bola.
  5. ↑ "Fifa U-17 World Cup: Debutants Angola hope to cause upset". BusinessGhana.
  6. ↑ "Beni e Tito Júnior, do Trofense, à espreita da estreia por Angola e Guiné-Bissau". Futebol 365.
  7. ↑ "Angola name final 28-man squad for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2025 as Beaumelle targets historic breakthrough". Confederation of African Football. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Histórico: V. Guimarães vence Braga e conquista a Taça da Liga". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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