Benjamin Thomas

Kuku

CF Gokulam Kerala #18

Centre-Forward – Forward

Benjamin Thomas Kuku

Gokulam Kerala I-League

#1016 striker aged 30+
Top 33% in the V.League 1

Date of birth / Age: 8 Mar 1995 (31)
Citizenship: Nigeria
Height / Weight: 1.89 m / 80 kg
Main position: Centre-Forward
Contract until: 2026

Benchmarks

strikers with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#2902

striker in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#1016

among strikers aged 30+

In his league

67%

of V.League 1 strikers rank below him

Finishing

−0.7

goals below expected · better than 47% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

12 Expected

12.7

101 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

4 Expected

3.4

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 6
StartsStarting eleven: 1
GoalsGoals: 1
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 1
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 228

Starting eleven17%

1 of 6 appearances

Minutes played228

38 per appearance

Goal involvement1

1 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

283 matches · since 2016/17

DMCMLWAMRWCF

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Forward	244	52	17
Right Winger	17	2	0
Attacking Midfield	11	2	0
Left Winger	6	0	0
Other · CM, DM	5	1	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/2625/26	I-LeagueI-League	Gokulam Kerala	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	228
2024/2524/25	V.League 1V.League 1	Song Lam Nghe An	26	24	6	3	0	0	0	2,114
2023/2423/24	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Hapoel Kfar Saba	22	17	6	–	3	–	0	1,615
2023/2423/24	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Sektzia Nes Tziona	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	44
2023/2423/24	Play-offs 2/3Play-offs 2/3	Hapoel Kfar Saba	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2022/2322/23	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	35	33	6	1	2	0	1	2,875
2022/2322/23	State CupState Cup	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	78
2021/2221/22	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Maccabi Bnei Raina	37	31	8	0	3	0	0	2,822
2020/2120/21	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Hapoel Raanana	18	17	4	–	5	–	0	1,548
2020/2120/21	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	16	13	3	–	2	–	0	1,246
2020/2120/21	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Kfar Kasem	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	77
2020/2120/21	State CupState Cup	Hapoel Raanana	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2019/2019/20	Ligat ha'AlLigat ha'Al	Hapoel Kfar Saba	20	18	1	2	3	0	0	1,705
2019/2019/20	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Hapoel Petah Tikva	15	13	5	2	1	0	0	1,210
2019/2019/20	Toto Cup Ligat AlToto Cup Ligat Al	Hapoel Kfar Saba	5	5	2	–	1	–	0	450
2018/1918/19	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Hapoel Kfar Saba	37	35	13	4	2	0	0	3,155
2017/1817/18	SuperligaSuperliga	Sepsi	12	7	1	–	0	–	1	573
2017/1817/18	SuperligaSuperliga	Botoşani	6	2	0	–	1	–	0	255
2017/1817/18	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Botoşani	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	162
2016/1716/17	SuperligaSuperliga	Tirgu Mureş	20	12	2	–	2	–	0	1,209
2016/1716/17	SuperligaSuperliga	Botoşani	15	10	2	–	1	–	0	990
2016/1716/17	Cupa LigiiCupa Ligii	Tirgu Mureş	3	3	1	–	1	–	0	300
2015/1615/16	Liga IILiga II	Academica Clinceni	28	21	7	0	0	0	0	2,011

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			329	268	68	12^*	28	0^*	2	24,907

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Liga Leumit	183	45	7
Superliga	53	5	–
Liga II	28	7	0
V.League 1	26	6	3
Ligat ha'Al	20	1	2
I-League	6	1	0
Toto Cup Ligat Al	5	2	–
Cupa Ligii	3	1	–
Cupa României	2	0	–
State Cup	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Apr 2026 Apr 2026 · Free Transfer – Gokulam Kerala Free Transfer Free
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Free Agent Song Lam Nghe An – Free Agent Free
Aug 2024 Aug 2024 · Transfer Hapoel Kfar Saba Song Lam Nghe An Transfer
Dec 2023 Dec 2023 · Free Transfer Sektzia Nes Tziona FC Hapoel Kfar Saba Free Transfer Free
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Free Agent Sektzia Nes Tziona – Free Agent Free
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Unknown Maccabi Ahi Nazareth – Unknown
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Sektzia Nes Tziona Transfer
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Transfer Maccabi Bnei Raina Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Transfer
Jul 2021 Jul 2021 · Transfer Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Maccabi Bnei Raina Transfer
Jan 2021 Jan 2021 · Transfer Hapoel Raanana Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Transfer
Sept 2020 Sept 2020 · Transfer Kfar Kasem Hapoel Raanana Transfer
Aug 2020 Aug 2020 · Transfer Hapoel Kfar Saba Kfar Kasem Transfer

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Gokulam Kerala 2025 6 1
Song Lam Nghe An 2024 26 6
Hapoel Kfar Saba 2018–2024 85 22
Sektzia Nes Tziona 2023 1 0
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 2022 36 6
Maccabi Bnei Raina 2021 37 8
Hapoel Raanana 2020 19 4
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 2020 16 3

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