Jhon Benchy

Jhon Miky Benchy Estama (Chinese: 約翰·米基·班奇·埃斯塔馬; born 14 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Besides Haiti, he has played in Dominican Republic and Taiwan.^[2][3][4] Born in Haiti, he plays for the Chinese Taipei national team. He previously represented Haiti at age-limited international levels.

Jhon Benchy
約翰·班奇

Personal information
Full name	Jhon Miky Benchy Estama
Date of birth	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Anse-à-Galets, Haiti
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward[1]
Team information
Current team	Taiwan Steel
Number	20
Youth career
	New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Violette
2013	New York Red Bulls II	1	(0)
	Don Bosco
2017	Cibao
	Violette
2019	Hang Yuen	19	(25)
2020–2022	Taiwan Steel	33	(24)
2022–2024	Taichung Futuro	31	(27)
2024	Taipei Vikings	6	(3)
2024–	Hang Yuen
2025	→ Tainan City TSG (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2010–2011	Haiti U17	2	(0)
2013	Haiti U20	2	(0)
2015	Haiti U23	2	(0)
2024–	Chinese Taipei	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 December 2024

Career

At the age of 15, Benchy signed for Haitian top flight side Violette, where they suffered relegation to the Haitian second division.^[5] After that, he joined the youth academy of the New York Red Bulls in the United States.^[6] In 2015, he trained with a Belgian team.^[7]

In 2017, Benchy signed for Dominican Republic club Cibao. After that, he signed for Don Bosco.^[8] Before the 2019 season, Estama signed for Hang Yuen in Taiwan, where he was top scorer.^[9][10][11] Before the 2020 season, he left Hang Yuen.^[12] After that, he signed for Taiwan Steel, helping them win the league.^[13][14] Before the 2022 season, he signed for Taichung Futuro.^[15]

International career

Benchy was a Haiti youth international,^[16] but refused to represent senior team internationally, due to not wanting to be used as a political tool.^[2] Having played in Taiwan for the last 5 years, Benchy became eligible to represent Chinese Taipei and was called up to the centralised training camp in September 2024.