About Nicholas Benavides
Born 2001. Nicholas Benavides is a Chilean and Chinese association football player.
Nicholas Benavides Medeiros (; born 5 November 2001) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a left back or a left winger for China League One club Foshan Nanshi and the Hong Kong national team.
Club career Benavides started playing football at the age of six. As a youth player, Benavides joined the youth academy of Lee Man, before getting released due to his "foreign player" status. He started his senior career with First Division club Sham Shui Po, where he gained promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League in 2022. He became a free agent following Sham Shui Po's voluntary relegation back to the First Division.
In the summer of 2024, Benavides signed for Tai Po. On 1 September 2024, he debuted for the club during a 5–1 home win over Kowloon City in the 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League.
On 15 January 2026, Tai Po announced Benavides' departure from the club.
On 2 March 2026, Benavides joined China League One club Foshan Nanshi.
International career Previously, Benavides was eligible to represent Bolivia and Chile internationally through his parents, but he relinquished his citizenship of both countries on 19 August 2023 in order to play for Hong Kong.
In October 2024, Benavides was called up to the Hong Kong national football team for the first time.
On 15 October 2024, Benavides made his international debut for Hong Kong in a 3–0 home friendly win against Cambodia.
On 8 December 2024, Benavides scored his first international goal in a 3–0 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualifier victory against Mongolia.
Personal life Benavides was born in Hong Kong to a Bolivian mother and a Chilean father. He can speak Cantonese and Spanish and is the younger brother of Hong Kong footballer Oscar Benavides.
Career statistics Club
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2020–21
6 4
6 4 2021–22 9 4
6 3
15 7 2022–23
16 1 1 0 7 1
24 2 2023–24 19 5 4 2 8 1 33 8
50 14 5 2 21 4 2 1 78 21 Tai Po 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
International goals Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benavides goal. Honours Tai Po Hong Kong Premier League: 2024–25
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Who is Nicholas Benavides?
Hong Kong footballer (born 2001)
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Nicholas Benavides was born on 5 November 2001 in Tung Chung.
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Nicholas Benavides is an association football player.
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Nicholas Benavides is Chilean and Chinese.
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