 Siegrist with Aston Villa in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Benjamin Kevin Siegrist[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Therwil, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Rapid București | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | FC Therwil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2009 | Basel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Vaduz | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Dundee United | 121 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Celtic | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Rapid București | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Switzerland U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Benjamin Kevin Siegrist (born 31 January 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Rapid București.
He was a member of the Switzerland squad at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and went on to represent the Swiss Under-21s.[3] In 2009, Siegrist was part of his nation's FIFA U-17 World Cup winning side, during which he also received the competition's inaugural Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper. During seven years in the Aston Villa Academy Siegrist undertook a series of short-term loans to English Football League and Conference sides. After a spell in the Swiss Super League with Vaduz, Siegrist signed for Scottish club Dundee United in 2018.
- ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). premierleague.com. Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Benjamin Siegrist: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Men's Football". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.