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Jerry Bengtson
Personal information
Full name Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden
Date of birth (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Santa Rosa de Aguán, Honduras
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 New England Revolution
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Vida 81 (36)
2011–2012 Motagua 54 (26)
2012– New England Revolution 34 (4)
International career‡
2012 Honduras Olympic 4 (3)
2010– Honduras 44 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2014

Template:Spanish name 2 Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden (born 8 April 1987 in Santa Rosa de Aguán, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.

Career

Vida

On 13 August 2007, Bengtson made his official debut for C.D. Vida against Olimpia He scored his first goal against Real España on 30 September 2007 in the tie 1–1 in San Pedro Sula. During his stay at Vida he scored 32 goals.[1]

AIK

During the summer of 2010, Bengtson was in training with Swedish top flight club AIK Fotboll. However, he did not display enough skill for the board to give him a contract. Sports director Björn Wesström has later said it was because of the club's dire situation in the table, the club was looking for players who could go straight into a starting eleven and perform.[2] Despite this, Bengtson have become somewhat of an icon among the fans, because of his Swedish sounding name.

Motagua

On 26 November 2010, Motagua reached an agreement with Vida, for the acquisition of Bengtson, signing a three-year contract.[3] He scored his first goal with Motagua on 30 January 2011 in the 1–0 win over C.D. Marathón.[4]

On 8 May 2011, Bengtson scored his 13th goal of the Clausura Tournament in the first leg of the final against Olimpia. This goal put him in first place among the league's top scorers and enabled him to become the first Honduran-born player to achieve the feat in three consecutive tournaments after winning the previous two with C.D. Vida. He would go on to score two more goals in the second leg to solidify his title as the league's top scorer.

New England Revolution

Bengtson was officially unveiled by New England as a Designated Player on 5 July 2012.[5]

International career

He made his debut for Honduras in an April 2010 friendly match against Venezuela and has, as of November 2012, earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 14 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2012 London Olympics as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

International goals

N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 February 2011 Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras  Ecuador 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 29 May 2011 Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas  El Salvador 2–0 2–2 Friendly
3 10 June 2011 FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida  Grenada 1–1 7–1 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4 10 June 2011 FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida  Grenada 3–1 7–1 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
5 18 June 2011 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey  Costa Rica 1–0 1–1 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6 11 October 2011 Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras  Jamaica 1–0 2–1 Friendly
7 14 November 2011 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Serbia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
8 14 November 2011 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Serbia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
9 7 September 2012 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Cuba 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 11 September 2012 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Cuba 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 16 October 2012 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Canada 1–0 8–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 16 October 2012 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Canada 2–0 8–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 16 October 2012 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Canada 7–1 8–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 18 January 2013 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica  El Salvador 1–0 1–1 2013 Copa Centroamericana
15 6 February 2013 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  United States 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 22 March 2013 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Mexico 2–2 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 6 September 2013 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Mexico 1–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 11 October 2013 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 5 March 2014 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Venezuela 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Motagua

Individual

References

  1. ^ Tiempo.hn – Jerry Bengtson: "Vivo un momento mágico" – 15 February 2011.
  2. ^ - Fotbolltransfers.com - AIK ångrar inte att man ratade Bengtson - 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Bengtson ya es del Motagua – 27 November 2010
  4. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Bengtson se estrena y da triunfo al Motagua – 30 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Revs add Honduras' Jerry Bengtson". Retrieved 5 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Jerry Bengtson – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF

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