Soufian Benyamina (born 2 March 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greifswalder FC.
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93161.jpg) Benyamina with Viktoria Berlin (2022) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greifswalder FC | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MSV Normannia 08 Berlin | |||
| –2007 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 2007–2009 | Union Berlin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 18 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | VfB Stuttgart II | 98 | (28) |
| 2012–2013 | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Preußen Münster (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 35 | (7) |
| 2015–2018 | Hansa Rostock | 70 | (18) |
| 2018–2020 | Pogoń Szczecin | 25 | (2) |
| 2019 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 3 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | VfB Lübeck | 24 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Viktoria Berlin | 23 | (5) |
| 2022– | Greifswalder FC | 60 | (37) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 | |||
Personal life
editHis older brother Karim is also professional footballer and is currently playing for Berliner AK 07 and the Algerian national team.[1]
Career
editBenyamina began his career in the youth side with MSV Normannia 08 Berlin. He was later scouted by Hertha BSC. After few years with Hertha BSC, he joined rival Union Berlin,[2] where he played twenty three games and scored four goals in the A Jugend Bundesliga Nord/Nordost in the 2008–09 season.[citation needed] He left Union Berlin in July 2009 and signed for Carl Zeiss Jena.[3] Here played his first professional match in the 3. Liga on 29 July 2009 against SV Sandhausen[4] and scored on 25 October 2009 his first goal against SpVgg Unterhaching.[5] On 14 June 2010, he left Carl Zeiss Jena and signed for VfB Stuttgart II.[6] He signed in Stuttgart a three years contract and played first for the 3. Liga team.[7]
On 8 December 2012, Benyamina made his Bundesliga debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart in a 3–1 home victory against Schalke 04.
On 1 July 2013, he moved to Dynamo Dresden.[8] After an unsuccessful half-season, in which Benyamina made only four appearances for Dynamo, the club loaned him to 3rd division club Preußen Münster in the winter transfer window.[9] At the end of the season he left Dynamo permanently, signing for SV Wehen Wiesbaden.
In August 2015, Benyamina signed for 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock on a three-year deal.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 July 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 18 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 35 | 7 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2011–12 | 33 | 9 | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 12 | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 98 | 28 | — | 0 | 0 | 98 | 28 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dynamo Dresden | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Preußen Münster | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | |
| Wehen Wiesbaden | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
| Hansa Rostock | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 11 | |||
| Total | 60 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 18 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| VfB Lübeck | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Viktoria Berlin | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| Career total | 306 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 72 | ||
References
edit- ^ "GANZ WIE DER GROßE BRUDER" (in German). FC Carl Zeiss Jena. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Benyamina, Soufian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Die Hoffnungsträger der Aufsteiger" (in German). bundesliga.de. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pinto behält vom Punkt die Nerven" (in German). kicker.de. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Unterhaching wahrt den Anschluss an Spitzengruppe" (in German). kicker.de. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Soufian Benyamina wechselt zum VfB Stuttgart" (in German). OTZ.de. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "FCC ab Montag im einwöchigen Trainingslager" (in German). FC Carl Zeiss Jena. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Dynamo Dresden verpflichtet Soufian Benyamina" [Dynamo Dresden signs Soufian Benyamina] (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Dresden verleiht Benjamina nach Münster" [Dresden loans out Benjamina to Münster] (in German). DFL. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "F.C. Hansa Rostock verpflichtet Stürmer Soufian Benyamina". fc-hansa.org (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Soufian Benyamina at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
External links
edit- Soufian Benyamina at Soccerbase
- Soufian Benyamina at Soccerway
- Soufian Benyamina at fussballdaten.de (in German)
