Benjamin Teidi

Benjamin Teidi (born 5 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uzbek club FC Navbahor.

Benjamin Teidi

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Opeyemi Teidi
Date of birth	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Navbahor
Number	33
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Gagra	29	(2)
2013–2014	Guria	9	(0)
2014–2015	Algeti	15	(2)
2014–2015	Imereti	15	(4)
2015–2018	Merani	81	(4)
2018	Liepaja	5	(0)
2019–2023	Dinamo Batumi	130	(10)
2024	Kazma
2024	Iberia 1999	12	(1)
2025–	Navbahor	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2024

He has won the Georgian top league three times and Super Cup once.

Career

Benjamin Teidi started his professional career at the age of 18 at Georgian second division side Gagra. In 2015, Teidi joined Merani Martvili where he stayed for next four seasons. On 22 November 2016, he played full 90 minutes in the Georgian Cup final against Torpedo Kutaisi.^[1]

In early 2019, Teidi signed for Dinamo Batumi who had just gained promotion to Erovnuli Liga.^[2] Being a stable squad player during the following four years, Teidi contributed to Dinamo's title-laden success as they won the champion's title,^[3] lifted the national cup and three times secured the silver medals.

As he was supposed to move to Hapoel Tel Aviv after the 2022 season, Teidi wrote a farewell letter to Dinamo's fans,^[4] although two months later he made a surprise return to the club.^[5]

Teidi secured two more champion's titles in successive seasons. Apart from winning the league with Dinamo Batumi for the second time in 2023, a year later he lifted the Champion's Shield as a member of Iberia 1999, who had signed him in September 2024.^[6]

On December 23, 2024, Uzbekistan Super League side FC Navbahor announced the transfer of Benjamin Teidi.

Statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gagra	2012/13	Pirveli Liga	24	2	3	0	–		–		27	2
	2013/14		5	0	–		–		–		5	0
	Total		29	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	2
Guria Lanchkhuti	2013/14	Umaglesi Liga	9	0	–		–		–		9	0
Algeti	2014/15	Pirveli Liga	15	2	–		–		–		15	2
Imereti Khoni	2015/16	Pirveli Liga	15	4	2	0	–		–		17	4
Merani Martvili	2015/16	Umaglesi Liga	14	0	–		–		–		14	0
	2016	Pirveli Liga	19	2	5	0	–		–		24	2
	2017	Erovnuli Liga	34	1	1	0	–		2[a]	0	37	1
	2018	Erovnuli Liga	14	1	1	0	–		–		15	1
	Total		81	4	7	0	0	0	2	0	90	4
Liepaja	2018	Virsliga	5	0	1	0	1[b]	0	–		7	0
Dinamo Batumi	2019	Erovnuli Liga	29	3	–		–		–		29	3
	2020		14	0	1	0	1[b]	0	–		16	0
	2021		30	2	3	0	6[c]	0	–		39	2
	2022		28	2	1	0	4[d]	0	1[e]	0	34	2
	2023		29	3	3	0	2[c]	0	1[e]	0	35	3
	Total		130	10	8	0	13	0	2	0	153	10
Iberia 1999	2024	Erovnuli Liga	12	1	–		–		–		12	1
Career total			296	23	21	0	14	0	4	0	335	23

1. Appearances in play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
4. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 2 appearances in Conference League
5. Appearances in Georgian Super Cup

Honours

Iberia 1999

• Erovnuli Liga winner (1): 2024

Dinamo Batumi

• Erovnuli Liga winner (2): 2021, 2023
• Erovnuli Liga runner-up (3): 2019, 2020, 2022
• Georgian Cup runner-up (1): 2023
• Georgian Super Cup winner (1): 2022
• Georgian Super Cup runner-up (1): 2023

Merani Martvili

• Georgian Cup runner-up (1): 2016