Jhon Benchy


Jhon Miky Benchy Estama is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Taiwan Football Premier League club Tainan City. Besides Haiti, he has played in Dominican Republic and Taiwan. Born in Haiti, he plays for the Chinese Taipei national team. He previously represented Haiti at age-limited international levels.

Club career

At the age of 15, Benchy signed for Haitian top flight side Violette, where they suffered relegation to the Haitian second division. After that, he joined the youth academy of the New York Red Bulls in the United States. In 2015, he trained with a Belgian team.
In 2017, Benchy signed for Dominican Republic club Cibao. After that, he signed for Don Bosco. Before the 2019 season, Estama signed for Hang Yuen in Taiwan, where he was top scorer. Before the 2020 season, he left Hang Yuen. After that, he signed for Taiwan Steel, helping them win the league. Before the 2022 season, he signed for Taichung Futuro.

International career

Benchy was a Haiti youth international, but refused to represent senior team internationally, due to not wanting to be used as a political tool. Having played in Taiwan for the last five years, Benchy became eligible to represent Chinese Taipei and was called up to the centralised training camp in September 2024.