| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)1 | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maghreb of Fez | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Bendel Insurance | ||
| 2024 | Singida Black Starsa | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Crawley Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Maghreb of Fez | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Nigeria U23 | |||
| 2024– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:33, 28 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:41, 30 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Tanimu (born 24 July 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Botola Pro club Maghreb of Fez and the Nigeria national team.
Club career
Born in Benin City,1 Tanimu started his career in his home city at Bendel Insurance in 2018.3 After seven seasons, he signed for Tanzanian Premier League side Ihefu FC, later known as Singida Black Stars, in February 2024.45
On 2 September 2024, Tanimu joined EFL League One club Crawley Town on a two-year contract for a fee of 2.3 billion TZS (~£630,000 GBP),6 linking up with the club in the weeks following the move.7 On 19 October 2024, he made his debut for the club as a late substitute in a 4–1 defeat to Reading.8
On 4 July 2025, Tanimu joined Moroccan club Maghreb of Fez for an undisclosed fee.9
International career
Tanimu has previously represented Nigeria at under-23 level.10
Tanimu was called up to the Nigeria national team for the first time in March 2024 for friendlies against Ghana and Mali.1112 He made his debut for Nigeria on 22 March, starting in a 2–1 win over Ghana.13
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bendel Insurance | 2018 | Nigeria National League | No data currently available | |||||||||
| 2019 | Nigeria Professional League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Nigeria National League | No data currently available | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Nigeria National League | No data currently available | ||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Nigeria National League | No data currently available | ||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Nigeria Professional League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Nigeria Premier League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4b | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Ihefu | 2023–24 | Tanzanian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Crawley Town | 2024–2514 | League One | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1c | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 2 | ||
- The club was known as Ihefu FC when Tanimu signed for the club.2
- Appearances in CAF Confederations Cup
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- As of match played 10 June 202415
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Bendel Insurance
Notes
Notes
References
References
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- Akanni, Aishat (12 August 2024). "No transfer for Benjamin Tanimu as Ihefu FC rebrands into Singida Black Stars". Brila FM. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- "Benjamin Tanimu biography, state of origin, club career, salary". 11 March 2024.
- Adesanya, Taiwo (12 February 2024). "Benjamin Tanimu dumps Bendel Insurance for Tanzanian club IHEFU SC". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- "Benjamin Tanimu - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive".
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- "Benjamin Tanimu joins Lindsey's reds". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Reading 4–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- "TANIMU MOVES TO MOROCCO". Crawley Town FC on X. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- "Who is Benjamin Tanimu? The defender with no Wikipedia page named in Super Eagles latest squad". All Nigeria Soccer. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- Adewale, Abiodun (11 March 2024). "Tanimu ready to serve after first Eagles call up". The Punch. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- Akindele, Rotimi (10 March 2024). "Super Eagles: Rising Star Benjamin Tanimu joins the fold". afrik-foot.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- Abiola, Raphael (22 March 2024). "Finidi Goerge Rates Tanimu's Performance in Nigeria's Win Over Ghana in Morocco". sportsbrief.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- "Games played by Benjamin Tanimu in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- "Benjamin Tanimu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2022.