Jerry Bengtson


Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Club Deportivo Olimpia.
He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.

Club career

Vida

On 13 August 2007, Bengtson made his official debut for C.D. Vida against Olimpia. He scored his first goal against Real España on 30 September 2007 in the 1–1 tie in San Pedro Sula. During his stay at Vida he scored 32 goals.

Motagua

On 26 November 2010, F.C. Motagua reached an agreement with Vida, for the acquisition of Bengtson, signing a three-year contract. He scored his first goal with Motagua on 30 January 2011 in the 1–0 win over C.D. Marathón.
On 8 May 2011, Bengtson scored his 13th goal of the Clausura Tournament in the first leg of the final against Olimpia. This goal put him in first place among the league's top scorers and enabled him to become the first Honduran-born player to achieve the feat in three consecutive tournaments after winning the previous two with C.D. Vida. He would go on to score two more goals in the second leg to solidify his title as the league's top scorer.
In the early part of 2012, Jerry suffered his worst goal drought in his career in Honduras, scoring only 2 goals in 18 games. With the forthcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, the lack of goals concerned the Honduran people. This was because of Jerry's role as main goalscorer in the Honduras National Football Team, due to Carlo Costly being a free agent making him unreliable.

New England Revolution

Bengtson was officially unveiled by New England as a Designated Player on 5 July 2012.

Persepolis

Bengtson signed a one-year contract with Persepolis on August 1, 2015. He made his debut in the final 20 minutes of Persepolis' match against Sepahan. He scored his first goal for Persepolis on 25 September 2015 against Tractor Sazi. He scored Persepolis' only goal in a 1–1 draw against important rivals Esteghlal in the Tehran derby in stoppage time of second half.
Bengtson scored a brace on 22 April 2016, in a 2–0 victory against Esteghlal Ahvaz which kept Persepolis at the top of the table.

Zob Ahan

Bengtson signed with Persian Gulf Pro League side Zob Ahan in July 2016.

International career

He made his debut for Honduras in an April 2010 friendly match against Venezuela and has, as of November 2012, earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 14 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2012 London Olympics as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 February 2011Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras1–01–1Friendly
229 May 2011Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas2–02–2Friendly
310 June 2011FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida1–17–12011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
410 June 2011FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida3–17–12011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
518 June 2011MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey1–01–12011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
611 October 2011Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras1–02–1Friendly
714 November 2011Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–01–0Friendly
814 November 2011Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras2–02–0Friendly
97 September 2012Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1011 September 2012Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1116 October 2012Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–08–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1216 October 2012Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras2–08–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1316 October 2012Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras7–18–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1418 January 2013Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica1–01–12013 Copa Centroamericana
156 February 2013Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1622 March 2013Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras2–22–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
176 September 2013Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico1–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1811 October 2013Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
195 March 2014Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–02–1Friendly
2025 March 2015Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Cayenne, French Guiana1–01–32015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
218 October 2015Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–01–1Friendly

Honours and awards

Club

;F.C. Motagua
;Zob Ahan