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Loris Benito
	Benito playing for Switzerland U21 in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Loris Benito Souto
Date of birth	7 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Aarau, Switzerland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	AEK Athens
Number	23
Youth career
2000–2009	FC Aarau
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	FC Aarau
2012–2014	FC Zürich
2014–2015	Benfica
2015	Benfica B
2015–2019	Young Boys
2019–	Bordeaux
International career‡
2010–2011	Switzerland U19
2011–2012	Switzerland U20
2014	Switzerland U21
2018–	Switzerland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019

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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.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

After solid performances in the Swiss league, news started about a potential move abroad.^[4] On 22 June 2014, Benito signed a five-year deal with Portuguese champions Benfica for an unconfirmed fee of around €2.5 million.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

On 23 June 2015, he returned to Swiss football, signing a four-year contract with BSC Young Boys.^[8]^[9] 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 career

In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished 4th. ^[10]

In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals. ^[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.^[12]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2019	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	Gibraltar	4–1	6–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Personal life

He is the nephew of Ivan Benito.^[13] Of Spanish descent, Benito is fluent in German, Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese, and French.^[14]

Honours

Benfica

FC Zürich

Swiss Cup: 2013–14

Young Boys

Swiss Super League: 2017–18, 2018–19

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Loris Benito" (in German). Swiss Football League. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ "Loris Benito at FC Zurich". FC Zurich.
^ "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.
^ "Tottenham consider transfer swoop for Loris Benito of FC Zurich". Daily Mirror. 8 April 2014.
^ "Der FC Zürich ist in Oberstaufen angekommen". FC Zurich. 22 June 2014.
^ "Taça de Portugal: Benfica sofre mas segue em frente" (in Portuguese). FPF. 18 October 2014.
^ "Benfica B - Oriental (Jornada 29 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ "Loris Benito wechselt zu den Young Boys" [Loris Benito joins Young Boys] (in German). BSC Young Boys. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ "Loris Benito transferred to Young Boys". S.L. Benfica. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Pickford the hero in England shootout win". BBC Sport.
^ https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
^ "Loris Benito". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ Wiederkehr, David (4 August 2013). "Auf dem Lehrpfad nach oben". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ admin (11 October 2019). "Football: Loris Benito looking for a new challenge … linguistics – News Sports: Football". News1 English. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ 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.

External links

Loris Benito at WorldFootball.net
Loris Benito at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Loris Benito at Soccerway
Loris Benito – UEFA competition record (archive)

[SFL-1] "Loris Benito" (in German). Swiss Football League. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[2] "Loris Benito at FC Zurich". FC Zurich.

[3] "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.

[4] "Tottenham consider transfer swoop for Loris Benito of FC Zurich". Daily Mirror. 8 April 2014.

[5] "Der FC Zürich ist in Oberstaufen angekommen". FC Zurich. 22 June 2014.

[6] "Taça de Portugal: Benfica sofre mas segue em frente" (in Portuguese). FPF. 18 October 2014.

[7] "Benfica B - Oriental (Jornada 29 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[8] "Loris Benito wechselt zu den Young Boys" [Loris Benito joins Young Boys] (in German). BSC Young Boys. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

[9] "Loris Benito transferred to Young Boys". S.L. Benfica. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[10] "Pickford the hero in England shootout win". BBC Sport.

[11] ttps://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true

[NFT-12] "Loris Benito". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

[13] Wiederkehr, David (4 August 2013). "Auf dem Lehrpfad nach oben". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[14] (11 October 2019). "Football: Loris Benito looking for a new challenge … linguistics – News Sports: Football". News1 English. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[15] 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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v t e Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2020
1 Sommer 2 Mbabu 3 Widmer 4 Elvedi 5 Akanji 6 Zakaria 7 Embolo 8 Freuler 9 Seferovic 10 Xhaka (c) 11 Vargas 12 Mvogo 13 Rodriguez 14 Zuber 15 Sow 16 Fassnacht 17 Benito 18 Mehmedi 19 Gavranović 20 Fernandes 21 Omlin / Kobel ^a 22 Schär 23 Shaqiri 24 Omeragić 25 Cömert 26 Lotomba Coach: Petković
^a Kobel replaced Omlin after Switzerland's first match.