Benny Couto

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Benny Couto
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Peixoto Couto
Date of birth 27 September 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
Number 33
Youth career

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Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Oldham Athletic 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Benny Couto is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for League Two club Oldham Athletic.

Club career[]

Born in Portugal,[1] Couto began his career with English club Oldham Athletic in their academy. In August 2021, he was called up by coach Keith Curle to participate in first team training after impressing coaches with the youth squad.[1] On 31 August, Couto was named as a starter for Oldham Athletic in the EFL Trophy match against Salford City, playing the whole 90 minutes in the 1–0 victory.[2] Shortly following his debut, he would go onto play the second half in the 7-0 away defeat to Brentford in the EFL league cup. Despite the Scoreline, he played well leading to his first League Two start days later. A 1-0 victory against Rochdale in the again performing well and winning favour with the Oldham athletic fans. Throughout the festive period Couto continued to perform well. During this period he scored his first professional goal in a 3-1 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 23rd September 2021[3]
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
Oldham Athletic 2021–22 League Two 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Career total 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b Geldard, Suzanne (2 September 2021). "Couto made good first impression on Oldham boss Keith Curle". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Oldham Athletic 1–0 Salford City". Soccerway.
  3. ^ Benny Couto at Soccerway

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