Nicholas Benavides

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benavides and the second or maternal family name is Medeiros.
Nicholas Benavides
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Benavides Medeiros
Date of birth (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Tung Chung, Hong Kong
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Tai Po
Number 87
Youth career
–2020 Lee Man
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Sham Shui Po 50 (14)
2024– Tai Po 14 (3)
International career‡
2024– Hong Kong 10 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025

Nicholas Benavides Medeiros (Chinese: 尼高拉斯; born 5 November 2001) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a left back or a left winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po and the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

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Benavides started playing football at the age of six.[1] As a youth player, Benavides joined the youth academy of Lee Man, before getting released due to his "foreign player" status.[2] He started his senior career with First Division club Sham Shui Po, where he gained promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League in 2022.[2]

On 3 March 2024, Benavides scored his first career hat-trick against Rangers in a 3–1 win, which is Sham Shui Po's first win of the season.[3] He became a free agent following Sham Shui Po's voluntary relegation back to the First Division.[4]

In the summer of 2024, Benavides signed for Tai Po.[5] 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.[6]

International career

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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.[7]

In October 2024, Benavides was called up to the Hong Kong national football team for the first time.[8][9][10]

On 15 October 2024, Benavides made his international debut for Hong Kong in a 3–0 home friendly win against Cambodia.[11]

On 8 December 2024, Benavides scored his first international goal in a 3–0 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualifier victory against Mongolia.[12]

Personal life

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Benavides was born in Hong Kong to a Bolivian mother and a Chilean father.[13] He can speak Cantonese and Spanish and is the younger brother of Hong Kong footballer Oscar Benavides.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 23 November 2024
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sham Shui Po 2020–21 Hong Kong First Division 6 4 — — — 6 4
2021–22 9 4 — 6 3 — 15 7
2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League 16 1 1 0 7[a] 1 — 24 2
2023–24 19 5 4 2 8[a] 0 2[b] 1 33 8
Total 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[b] 0 9 0
Career total 58 14 5 2 21 4 3 1 87 21
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Sapling Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

International

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As of 13 November 2025[15]
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2024 4 2
2025 6 0
Total 10 2

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 December 2024 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 3–0 3–0 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualifying
2. 17 December 2024 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam 2–0 5–0 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualifying
Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benavides goal.

Honours

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Tai Po

References

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