At 34, the attacker Jerry Bengtson continues to make its mark on Honduran football. With his double in front Progress in Honduras Ranked seventh in the historical score table of the Olympiad
Bengtson now has 57 white shirt targets, surpassing Juan Flores’ 56 annotation mark.
Additionally, Jerry is six goals away from matching Rigoberto “Shula” Gomez, who is sixth on the list with 63 touchdowns.
Steal Rubilio Castillo
The former Vida y Motagua player has scored 119 goals in the National League in 237 games played, leaving him with an average of 0.50 points per game.
Santa Rosa de Aguán’s is three goals away from Rubilio Castillo, who is the third highest scorer in Honduran National League history with 122 goals.
Wilmer Velázquez is in first place with 196 scores, followed by the Brazilian Denilson Costa with 155 goals.
Jerry Bengtson’s Numbers in the National League
Debut in National League with Life
August 12, 2007 in La Ceiba
Life 1 – 1 Olimpia (debuted by Raúl Martínez Sambulá)
First goal in the competition:
September 30, 2007: Real España 1 – 1 Life (Morazán Stadium)
His 119 goals:
With Life: 81 games, 36 goals
2 score titles: from Apertura 2007-2008 to Apertura 2010-2011.
With Motagua: 54 games, 26 goals
1 score title, 1 national title: from the Clausura 2010-2011 to the Clausura 2011-2012.
With Olimpia: 102 games, 57 goals
2 scoring titles, 2 league titles: from Apertura 2018-2019 to the present
Resume:
Jerry Bengtson in the league: 237 games, 119 goals, 5 scoring titles, 3 league titles.
On his occasion, he won 3 consecutive scoring titles, 2 with Vida and 1 with Motagua
Goleo Titles
Clausura 2009-2010 with Life: 13 goals
Opening 2010-2011 with Life: 12 goals
2010-2011 end with Motagua: 15 goals
Opening 2018-2019 with Olimpia: 12 goals
Opening 2020-2021 with Olimpia: 10 goals (shared with Rubilio Castillo de Motagua)
Olimpia’s historic scorers in the National League
Wilmer Velasquez196
Denilson Costa 99
Roger Rojas 89
Danilo Tosello86
Prudencio “Tecate” Norales 73
Rigoberto “Shula” Gómez 63
Jerry Bengtson 57
Juan Flores 56
Alex Pineda Chacon 52
Jorge “Dog” González 46
Ramiro Bruschi 46
Anthony Lozano45
Luciano Emilio44
In this tournament, Jerry Bengtson beat Alex Pineda who was left with 52 goals and against Honduras Progreso with his double, he beat matador Juan Flores who was behind with 56.
Jerry Bengtson is looking for the legendary Rigoberto “Shula” Gomez who has 63 goals.