Nigeria striker David Benjamin has completed a move from Rivers United to Norwegian side HamKam, sealing a confirmed transfer from the Nigeria Professional Football League to the Eliteserien on 2026-04-08. The attacker joins the Hamar-based club from the Port Harcourt outfit, with his new deal at HamKam running until 2026-04-08.
The deal takes Benjamin out of his home country to continue his career abroad, with HamKam securing a player listed primarily as a striker and main attacking option. While the transfer fee has been recorded as “?” and therefore remains undisclosed, the move has been finalised, with Benjamin already registered as a HamKam player. His current market value is listed as None, underscoring that no reliable public valuation has been attached to him on the data source at the time of the transfer.
Benjamin’s switch also represents a step up in profile for the forward, who leaves Rivers United and the NPFL for HamKam and the Norwegian top flight, the Eliteserien. The transfer marks a significant point in his career trajectory: he trades domestic Nigerian competition for the challenge of playing in Scandinavia, in a league that is increasingly scouted by bigger European clubs.
The Nigerian attacker, whose primary position is in Attack, has been registered under the Nigerian flag and holds Nigeria as his listed nationality. He moves directly from Rivers United, one of the leading clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League, to HamKam, known formally as Hamarkameratene. Benjamin is already reflected as a HamKam player in the latest data, with the Norwegian club also shown as his “national team” designation in the database, underlining his integration into the club structure.
No detailed statistics on his recent appearances, goals, assists or specific match performances are provided in the available data, and there is no match-by-match breakdown to indicate his last outing, opposition, scoreline or individual impact before the transfer went through. Likewise, there is no season summary, meaning his total games and contributions for Rivers United in the current campaign are not documented in this dataset.
Similarly, there is no public indication of his previous clubs beyond Rivers United, nor any earlier foreign stints before the move to HamKam. With no contract start date at Rivers United, and no explicit confirmation that he left as a free agent, only the basic parameters of the move can be confirmed: a completed transfer from Rivers United of Nigeria to HamKam of Norway’s Eliteserien on 2026-04-08, for an undisclosed fee, with a contract at HamKam that, according to the data, is recorded as running through 2026-04-08.
Despite the absence of granular statistical detail, the move clearly positions Benjamin as another Nigerian talent stepping into European football. How he adapts to Norway’s top division, the style of play in the Eliteserien, and life away from the NPFL will go a long way towards shaping the next phase of his career and defining his reputation on the continental stage.
