Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 August 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Schifflange, Luxembourg | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2009 | US Rumelange | 26 | (11) |
2009 | KMSK Deinze | 11 | (2) |
2009–2012 | F91 Dudelange | 57 | (27) |
2013–2022 | Fola Esch | 173 | (82) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2020 | Luxembourg | 55 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020 |
Stefano Bensi (born 11 August 1988) is a former Luxembourger international footballer who last played club football for Fola Esch, as a striker.
Bensi was born in Luxembourg to an Italian father and a Luxembourgish mother. [1]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2013 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 14 August 2013 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Lithuania | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
3. | 10 September 2013 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 9 October 2014 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | North Macedonia | 1–1 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
5. | 18 November 2018 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
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