A FORMER Celtic player has spoken out about his ‘horrible experience’ at the Parkhead club.
Working under Brendan Rodgers in his first spell at Celtic Park, he’s explained the problems he faced that have now helped him grow as a player.
Kundai Benyu was signed by Brendan Rodgers in 2017[/caption]
Benyu during a friendly against Lyon[/caption]
The Zimbabwean says he had a ‘negative experience’ under Rodgers[/caption]
Zimbabwean international Kundai Benyu joined Celtic as a teenager in 2017, signing a four-year contract and scoring in his development squad debut in a friendly against East Kilbride.
He had came through at Ipswich Town and enjoyed a successful loan spell at Aldershot Town before arriving in Glasgow.
Now playing for CAPS United FC in his homeland, the youngster had extremely limited opportunities and a struggle that had him asking ‘what did I do wrong?’.
Speaking to New Zimbabwe, Benyu said: When [Rodgers] called me, I was happy because he is a big manager who had managed [Philippe] Coutinho, [Raheem] Sterling, and more.
“As an 18-year-old teenager, I couldn’t resist that.
“At first, I was involved in playing games, but all of a sudden I was banished from the first team, I was made to train with the reserves and kicked out of the changing room as well.
“It was a horrible experience, but I will say it helped me to grow.”
The now-27-year-old made four competitive cameos in the Hoops, but ended up going out on loan to Oldham Athletic and Swedish side Helsingborg before leaving permanently in 2020 to join Wealdstone.
He continued: “For all these years, I have been asking myself the question why he did that to me.
“I was not given a reason, and I remember several times I went to his office asking why I was being treated as if I was not liked in the building.
“I was ignored all the time I made those efforts, so in the end I accepted and moved on.
“Until now, I always think about it, asking myself what I really did wrong, and I can’t think of anything because this is the same team that lured me there at first.”
With a few full national team caps under his belt and having returned home after two years without a club, Benyu is hoping to return to form and get back in the Zimbabwe set-up.
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