Steven_Benda
Steven Benda
German footballer
Steven-Andreas Benda (born 1 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Fulham.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven-Andreas Benda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1. FC Heidenheim | |||
| 2016–2017 | 1860 Munich | ||
| 2017–2019 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Swansea City | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:16, 30 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Stuttgart, Benda spent his early career with 1. FC Heidenheim and TSV 1860 Munich.[2] He signed for Swansea City in August 2017 and signed a new three-year contract in June 2019.[3] He joined the Swansea first-team in the 2018–19 season following an injury to Erwin Mulder.[4]
He moved on loan to Swindon Town in September 2019.[5] He made his senior debut on 8 October 2019, in the EFL Trophy, and made his Football League debut on 12 October 2019.[6]
He moved on loan to Peterborough United in January 2022.[7][8]
After his return to Swansea, appearing in 21 games as the club's number one goalkeeper for the 2022–23 season, Benda suffered a "significant" knee injury in January 2023.[9]
Benda signed for Premier League club Fulham on 30 August 2023 for an undisclosed fee.[10][11]
- As of match played 21 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City U23 | 2018–19[12] | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Swansea City | 2019–20[6] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[14] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[15] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2019–20[6] | League Two | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2021–22[14] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Swindon Town
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Swansea City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- Steven Benda at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Benda signs new Swansea City deal | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
- "Erwin Mulder: Broken finger rules out Swansea City keeper for rest of season". 28 March 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Steven Benda: Swansea City goalkeeper joins Swindon Town on loan". 2 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Games played by Steven Benda in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- "Posh sign Swansea's Benda on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Swans keeper Benda out with 'significant' injury" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- FC, Fulham (30 August 2023). "Fulham Sign Benda". Fulham FC.
- "Fulham sign Swansea keeper Benda" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Games played by Steven Benda in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- "Games played by Steven Benda in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- "Games played by Steven Benda in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "Games played by Steven Benda in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- Profile at the Fulham F.C. website