Loris Benito

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Loris Benito
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Benito playing for Switzerland U21 in 2013
Personal information
Full name Loris Benito Souto [1]
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Aarau, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back [2]
Team information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2009 FC Aarau
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 FC Aarau 47 (2)
2012–2014 FC Zürich 58 (0)
2014–2015 Benfica 2 (0)
2015 Benfica B 3 (0)
2015–2019 Young Boys 71 (2)
2019–2021 Bordeaux 55 (1)
2022 Sion 13 (0)
2022– Young Boys 29 (2)
International career‡
2010–2011 Switzerland U19 12 (1)
2011–2012 Switzerland U20 6 (0)
2014 Switzerland U21 7 (0)
2018– Switzerland 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:44, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Loris Benito Souto (born 7 January 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.

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Club career

Benito was born in Aarau, Switzerland. A product of local FC Aarau youth ranks, Benito made his professional debut on 1 November 2009, age 17, under then coach, Martin Andermatt. His performances led to a move in 2012 to FC Zürich. [3]

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Benito playing for BSC Young Boys in 2017

On 10 March 2013, in an away match against FC Thun, Benito was bitten on the finger by a beech marten he had caught after it invaded the pitch. [4]

After solid performances in the Swiss league, news started about a potential move abroad. [5] On 22 June 2014, Benito signed a five-year deal with Portuguese champions Benfica for an unconfirmed fee of around €2.5 million. [6]

On 18 October 2014, Benito made his debut for Benfica in a win at S.C. Covilhã (2–3) in the third round of Taça de Portugal. [7] On 6 December 2014, he debuted in Primeira Liga in a home win (3–0) against Belenenses.

On 22 February 2015, Benito debuted for Benfica B against Oriental in Segunda Liga. [8]

On 23 June 2015, he returned to Swiss football, signing a four-year contract with BSC Young Boys. [9] [10] His first two seasons back in Switzerland have been spent almost on the sidelines with injuries including a metatarsal fracture and torn ligaments in his knee.

On 30 January 2022, he signed a 1.5-year contract with Sion. [11]

On 4 July 2022, Benito returned to Young Boys with a three-year contract. [12]

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Lens - Girondins de Bordeaux (19-09-2020) 60

International career

In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished 4th. [13]

In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aarau 2009–10 Swiss Super League 7000———70
2010–11 Swiss Challenge League 26020———280
2011–12 Swiss Challenge League13220———152
Total46240———502
Zürich 2011–12 Swiss Super League2000—00—20
2012–13 Swiss Super League28021—00—301
2013–14 Swiss Super League28020—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0—320
Total58041—2000641
Benfica 2014–15 Primeira Liga 2020101 [lower-alpha 2] 00060
Benfica B 2014–15 Liga Sabseg 30————30
Young Boys 2015–16 Swiss Super League10010—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0—120
2016–17 Swiss Super League7000—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0—90
2017–18 Swiss Super League23130—5 [lower-alpha 3] 0—311
2018–19 Swiss Super League31130—8 [lower-alpha 2] 0—421
2019–20 Swiss Super League0000—00—00
Total71270—160—942
Bordeaux 2019–20 Ligue 1 2312020——271
2020–21 Ligue 131000———310
2021–22 Ligue 11000———10
Total5512020——591
Sion 2021–22 Swiss Super League13000———130
Young Boys 2022–23 Swiss Super League19041—4 [lower-alpha 4] 0—271
2023–24 Swiss Super League12220—7 [lower-alpha 2] 0—212
Total31261—110—483
Career total278725270290003379
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 20 June 2021 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201820
201931
202050
202130
Total131
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first. [17]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 4–16–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Personal life

He is the nephew of Ivan Benito. [18] Of Spanish descent, Benito is fluent in German, Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese, and French. [19]

Honours

Benfica

FC Zürich

Young Boys

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ Loris Benito at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Loris Benito at FC Zurich". FC Zurich.
  4. ↑ "Marten runs wild on field, bites player during soccer match in Switzerland" Archived 13 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine National Post . Retrieved on 11 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tottenham consider transfer swoop for Loris Benito of FC Zurich". Daily Mirror . 8 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Der FC Zürich ist in Oberstaufen angekommen". FC Zurich. 22 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Taça de Portugal: Benfica sofre mas segue em frente" (in Portuguese). FPF. 18 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Benfica B - Oriental (Jornada 29 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Loris Benito wechselt zu den Young Boys" [Loris Benito joins Young Boys] (in German). BSC Young Boys. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Loris Benito transferred to Young Boys". S.L. Benfica. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Loris Benito est sédunois !" (Press release) (in French). Sion. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "LORIS BENITO KEHRT ZU YB ZURÜCK" (in German). Young Boys. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Pickford the hero in England shootout win". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
  15. ↑ Loris Benito at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Benito, Loris". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Loris Benito". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  18. ↑ Wiederkehr, David (4 August 2013). "Auf dem Lehrpfad nach oben". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  19. ↑ admin (11 October 2019). "Football: Loris Benito looking for a new challenge … linguistics – News Sports: Football". News1 English. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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