Loris Benito

Loris Benito Souto (born 7 January 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux and the Switzerland national team.

Loris Benito
Benito playing for Switzerland U21
Personal information
Full name Loris Benito Souto
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992
Place of birth Aarau, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Bordeaux
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2009 FC Aarau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– Bordeaux 2 (1)
National team‡
2010–2011 Switzerland U19 12 (1)
2011–2012 Switzerland U20 6 (0)
2014 Switzerland U21 7 (0)
2018– Switzerland 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

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.[1]

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.[2]

After solid performances in the Swiss league, news started about a potential move abroad.[3] On 22 June 2014, Benito signed a five-year deal with Portuguese champions Benfica for an unconfirmed fee of around €2.5 million.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

On 23 June 2015, he returned to Swiss football, signing a four-year contract with BSC Young Boys.[7][8] His first two seasons back in Switzerland have been almost on the sidelines with injuries including a metatarsal fracture and torn ligaments in his knee.

International goals
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2019Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Gibraltar4–16–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Personal life

He is the nephew of Ivan Benito.[10] Of Spanish (Valencian) descent, Benito is fluent in German, Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese, and French.[11]

Honours

Benfica

FC Zürich
Young Boys

References
  1. "Loris Benito at FC Zurich". FC Zurich.
  2. "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.
  3. "Tottenham consider transfer swoop for Loris Benito of FC Zurich". Daily Mirror. 8 April 2014.
  4. "Der FC Zürich ist in Oberstaufen angekommen". FC Zurich. 22 June 2014.
  5. "Taça de Portugal: Benfica sofre mas segue em frente" (in Portuguese). FPF. 18 October 2014.
  6. "Benfica B - Oriental (Jornada 29 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. "Loris Benito wechselt zu den Young Boys" [Loris Benito joins Young Boys] (in German). BSC Young Boys. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  8. "Loris Benito transferred to Young Boys". S.L. Benfica. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  9. "Loris Benito". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. "Loris Benito". weltfussball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  11. admin (11 October 2019). "Football: Loris Benito looking for a new challenge … linguistics – News Sports: Football". News1 English. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  12. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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