Jerry Bengston is one of the popular professional footballers in Hondurus. He was born in 8th April in the year 1987.He was born in Santa Rosa in Honduras. His current team is New England Revolution and he plays as forwarder wearing jersey No.27. Apart from representing a club he is also included in the squad of the Nation Team of Hondurus. His full name is Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Career
He has played lots of local game before getting some professional career set up. His official debut was in 13th August of 2007 where he played for C.D Vida against Olimpia. During his career in Vida he scored 32 goals. In 2010 he was signed for an agreement with Motagua for three –year contract. His first goal from the club was against C.D Maraththon. He is the first Honduran –born player to have received award in three consecutive tournaments. He became top scorer or leading scorer for lots of time. In 2012 he was again transferred to the team New England Revolution which is his current team. Apart from being an active club player he is also a national team member. He actually made his debut for the nation in 2010 and he played his first game against Venezuela. He has already earned around 24 caps and scored 14 goals in total. He was in the squad of Honduras in Fifa World Cup Qualification matches. He also played in 2012 London Olympics and also at the 2011 CONCAAFF Gold Cup.
Marriage, affairs and personal details
There is no such an official records about him regarding marriages or any dating issues. Though some news report that he have been seen with his wife and young child who most probably is his child, it has not been officially approved. He probably likes not to reveal his personal life issues to the media .He is not much of attention seeker and thus speaks of only those things that relate to football.His height is 1.87 m and his Weight is 77 kg.
Awards, achievements, salary and market value
He has been awarded as the best player in the Honduran National Professional Football League as he scored a lot of goal in the league. He is regarded as one of the finest player in Honduras. He has also been titled as Top goal scorer in National League of Honduras..Apart from that he has been a very popular player in Hondurus. He has made around 20 goals in his International career yet and the most of the goals he has made happens to be in FIFA World Cup Qualification. He is one of highly paid footballer of Hondurus. He is paid around 120,000 USD annually. He is a rising player and with this level of dedication and interest this player is yet to explore in himself a new quality to impress the audiences.
by sushma, 12 Jun, 2014
