Steven Benda

Steven-Andreas Benda (born 1 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Swansea City.

For the American businessman, see Steven Bender.

Steven Benda
Personal information
Full name Steven-Andreas Benda[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 13
Youth career
1. FC Heidenheim
2016–2017 1860 Munich
2017–2019 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Swansea City 27 (0)
2019–2020 → Swindon Town (loan) 25 (0)
2022 → Peterborough United (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City U23 2018–19[10] ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
Swansea City 2019–20[6] Championship 0000000000
2020–21[11] Championship 100000—10
2021–22[12] Championship 500020—70
2022–23[13] Championship 2101010—230
Total 270103000310
Swindon Town (loan) 2019–20[6] League Two 24020001[lower-alpha 1]0270
Peterborough United (loan) 2021–22[12] Championship 90200000110
Career total 600503050730
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Swindon Town

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Swansea City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. Steven Benda at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. "Benda signs new Swansea City deal | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  4. "Erwin Mulder: Broken finger rules out Swansea City keeper for rest of season". 28 March 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "Steven Benda: Swansea City goalkeeper joins Swindon Town on loan". 2 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Games played by Steven Benda in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. "Posh Secure Loan Signing Of Swans Keeper | Peterborough United - POSH". www.theposh.com.
  8. "Posh sign Swansea's Benda on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Swans keeper Benda out with 'significant' injury" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Games played by Steven Benda in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  11. "Games played by Steven Benda in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. "Games played by Steven Benda in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. "Games played by Steven Benda in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  14. "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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