Laura Benkarth
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| Full name | Laura Anna Benkarth[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | FC Wolfenweiler-Schallstadt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | SC Freiburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2018 | SC Freiburg | 137 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Bayern Munich | 51 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lyon | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 |
Germany U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Germany U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Germany | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:01, 15 June 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Laura Anna Benkarth (born 14 October 1992) is a German footballer who plays for Lyon and the German national team.[2][3]
Professional career
Benkarth began her career at SV Biengen and FC Wolfenweiler-Schallstadt. In 2008, she arrived in the youth department of the SC Freiburg where she played for the B-Jugend. In 2009, she moved to the senior squad as a second goalkeeper and made his debut on 20 September 2009 (1st Round) in the 0:1 defeat at home to the
FF USV Jena. In her first season, she was used only three times at senior level. In her second season, Benkarth played 13 games and her participation increased in the third season with 22 appearances.[4] In 2014, with the departure of Caroline Abbé to FC Bayern Munich, she was nominated the new team captain.[5]
She signed with Lyon in 2023.[6]
International career
In 2007, she was on the
Kealia Ohai). Benkarth was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament with the "Golden Glove".[8] In October 2012 Benkarth was nominated for the senior national team for the first time.[9] In until 28 July 2013 she was called for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden, replacing Kathrin Längert in the squad.[10]
She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.[11]
Career statistics
International
- As of 18 September 2021[12]
| Germany | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
Honours
- Bayern Munich
- Germany U-17
- Germany U-20
- Germany
- Summer Olympic Games Gold medal: 2016
- UEFA Women's Championship: 2013
Individual
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Glove: 2012[14]
References
- FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 10. Archived(PDF) from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Kaderliste U-20-WM 2012 on fifa.com" (PDF). fifadata.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Laura Benkarth". weltfussball.de. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Laura Benkarth – Spielerin bei SC Freiburg – Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga 2013/2014 – Fussballdaten – Die Fußballdatenbank". fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "FBL News". Twitter. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Nach 14 Jahren in der Bundesliga: Benkarth wechselt nach Lyon". kicker. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Clinical France time run perfectly". UEFA.com. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Framba.de – Framba.de". Framba.de. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Neid turns to youth for Germany". UEFA.com. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". fifa.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Laura Benkarth". dfb.de. 18 September 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Golden Glove 2012". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016.
External links
- Laura Benkarth – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Laura Benkarth – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Profile at DFB (in German)
- Player German domestic football stats at DFB (in German)
- Laura Benkarth at Olympics.com
- Laura Benkarth at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
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