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Loris Benito

{{short description|Swiss football player (born 1992)}}

{{family name hatnote|Benito|Souto|lang=Spanish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Loris Benito

| image = SwitzerlandU21 03 Loris Benito 130606 Sve-Sch 3-2 170826 6200 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Benito playing for Switzerland U21 in 2013

| fullname = Loris Benito Souto{{cite web |url=https://www.sfl.ch/superleague/klubs/bsc-young-boys/player/loris-benito-souto/season/201819/ |title=Loris Benito |publisher=Swiss Football League |access-date=18 June 2021 |language=de}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Aarau, Switzerland

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Left-back, centre-back

| currentclub = Young Boys

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 = 2000–2009

| youthclubs1 = FC Aarau

| years1 = 2009–2012

| clubs1 = FC Aarau

| caps1 = 47

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2012–2014

| clubs2 = FC Zürich

| caps2 = 58

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = Benfica

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015

| clubs4 = Benfica B

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2019

| clubs5 = Young Boys

| caps5 = 71

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2019–2021

| clubs6 = Bordeaux

| caps6 = 55

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2022

| clubs7 = Sion

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022–

| clubs8 = Young Boys

| caps8 = 54

| goals8 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U19

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U20

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2014

| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U21

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2018–

| nationalteam4 = Switzerland

| nationalcaps4 = 13

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| club-update = 18:30, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 19:44, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

}}

Loris Benito Souto (born 7 January 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Benito was born in Aarau, Switzerland. A product of local FC Aarau youth ranks, he made his professional debut on 1 November 2009 at age 17 under then-coach Martin Andermatt. His performances led to a move in 2012 to FC Zürich.{{cite web|title=Loris Benito at FC Zurich|url=http://www.fcz.ch/de/profis/portraits.htm?saison_id=12&id=1115|website=FC Zurich}}

File:Loris Benito Dynamo Kiew vs. BSC Young Boys (cropped).jpg in 2017]]

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.[http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/03/10/video-marten-runs-wild-on-field-bites-player-during-soccer-match-in-switzerland/ "Marten runs wild on field, bites player during soccer match in Switzerland"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313084734/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/03/10/video-marten-runs-wild-on-field-bites-player-during-soccer-match-in-switzerland/ |date=13 March 2013 }} National Post. Retrieved on 11 March 2013.

After solid performances in the Swiss league, news started about a potential move abroad.{{cite news|title=Tottenham consider transfer swoop for Loris Benito of FC Zurich|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-transfers-loris-benito-zurich-3389704|work=Daily Mirror|date=8 April 2014}} On 22 June 2014, Benito signed a five-year deal with Portuguese champions Benfica for an unconfirmed fee of around €2.5 million.{{cite web|title=Der FC Zürich ist in Oberstaufen angekommen|url=http://www.fcz.ch/de/profis/news.htm?id=2699|website=FC Zurich|date=22 June 2014}}

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.{{cite web|title=Taça de Portugal: Benfica sofre mas segue em frente|url=https://www.fpf.pt/Not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/Id/7162/Cat/727/highlight/1/caller/56/Taca-de-Portugal-Benfica-sofre-mas-segue-em-frente|publisher=FPF|language=Portuguese|date=18 October 2014}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20142015/segundaliga/29/7 |title=Benfica B - Oriental (Jornada 29 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal |language=Portuguese |date=22 February 2015 |publisher=LPFP |access-date=22 February 2015}}

On 23 June 2015, he returned to Swiss football, signing a four-year contract with BSC Young Boys.{{cite web |url=http://www.bscyb.ch/news-events?nid=6381 |title=Loris Benito wechselt zu den Young Boys |language=German |trans-title=Loris Benito joins Young Boys |date=23 June 2015 |publisher=BSC Young Boys |access-date=23 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42195/language/en-US/Loris-Benito-transferred-to-Young-Boys.aspx |title=Loris Benito transferred to Young Boys |date=23 June 2015 |publisher=S.L. Benfica |access-date=29 June 2015}} His first two seasons back in Switzerland were spent mostly on the sidelines with injuries including a metatarsal fracture and torn ligaments in his knee.

He also played for French club FC Girondins de Bordeaux between 2019 and 2021.

File:Lens - Girondins de Bordeaux (19-09-2020) 60.jpg in 2020]]

On 30 January 2022, Benito signed a 1.5-year contract with Sion.{{cite press release|publisher=Sion|url=https://www.fcsion.ch/fr/news/detail/2372/loris-benito-est-sedunois--|title=Loris Benito est sédunois !|date=30 January 2022|access-date=1 February 2022|language=fr}}

On 4 July 2022, he returned to Young Boys on a three-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Young Boys|url=https://www.bscyb.ch/news?nid=13122|title=LORIS BENITO KEHRT ZU YB ZURÜCK|date=4 July 2022|access-date=14 October 2022|language=de}} He scored a late own goal against Celtic on 22 January 2025, to put Celtic in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/24878428.yb-captains-misfortune-goal-changed-game-celtic/|title=YB captain's misfortune: The own goal that changed the game for Celtic|last=Walker|first=Mark|date=23 January 2025|work=The Herald|access-date=23 January 2025}}

International career

In May 2019, Benito played in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48191915|title=Pickford the hero in England shootout win|work=BBC Sport}}

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.https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true

Personal life

He is the nephew of Ivan Benito.{{cite news |last1=Wiederkehr |first1=David |title=Auf dem Lehrpfad nach oben |url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sport/fussball/auf-dem-lehrpfad-nach-oben/story/25375000 |accessdate=6 September 2020 |work=Tages-Anzeiger |date=4 August 2013 |language=German}} Of Galician descent, Benito is fluent in German, Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese (Galician), and French.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news1.news/2019/10/football-loris-benito-looking-for-a-new-challenge-linguistics-news-sports-football.html|title=Football: Loris Benito looking for a new challenge … linguistics – News Sports: Football|last=admin|date=11 October 2019|website=News1 English|language=en-US|access-date=18 November 2019}}

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played 16 March 2025}}{{Soccerway|loris-benito/109710}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Swiss Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Taça da Liga, Coupe de la Ligue}}

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Aarau

|2009–10

|Swiss Super League

|7

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—70
2010–11

|Swiss Challenge League

|26

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—280
2011–12

|Swiss Challenge League

|13

220colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—152
colspan="2"|Total

!46

240colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—502
rowspan="4"|Zürich

|2011–12

|Swiss Super League

|2

000colspan="2"|—00colspan="2"|—20
2012–13

|Swiss Super League

|28

021colspan="2"|—00colspan="2"|—301
2013–14

|Swiss Super League

|28

020colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—320
colspan="2"|Total

!58

041colspan="2"|—2000641
Benfica

|2014–15

|Primeira Liga

|2

020101{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}}00060
Benfica B

|2014–15

|Liga Sabseg

|3

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—30
rowspan="6"|Young Boys

|2015–16

|Swiss Super League

|10

010colspan="2"|—1{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—120
2016–17

|Swiss Super League

|7

000colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=UEL}}0colspan="2"|—90
2017–18

|Swiss Super League

|23

130colspan="2"|—5{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—311
2018–19

|Swiss Super League

|31

130colspan="2"|—8{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—421
2019–20

|Swiss Super League

|0

|000colspan="2"|—00colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!71

270colspan="2"|—160colspan="2"|—942
rowspan="4"|Bordeaux

|2019–20

|Ligue 1

|23

12020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—271
2020–21

|Ligue 1

|31

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—310
2021–22

|Ligue 1

|1

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
colspan="2"|Total

!55

12020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—591
Sion

|2021–22

|Swiss Super League

|13

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
rowspan="4"|Young Boys

|2022–23

|Swiss Super League

|19

041colspan="2"|—4{{efn|name=UECL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}}0colspan="2"|—271
2023–24

|Swiss Super League

|16

220colspan="2"|—7{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—252
2024–25

|Swiss Super League

|19

030colspan="2"|—5{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—270
colspan="2"|Total

!54

291colspan="2"|—160colspan="2"|—793
colspan="3"|Career total

!301

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=International=

{{updated|match played 20 June 2021}}{{NFT player|72523|access-date=3 December 2020}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Switzerland

|2018

20
201931
202050
202130
colspan="2"|Total131

:Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.

class="wikitable"

! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.16 November 2019Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar{{fb|GIB}}align=center | 4–1align=center | 6–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Benfica

  • Primeira Liga: 2014–15{{cite web |url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/17-05-2015/benfica-bicampeao-28-com-as-faixas-e-dois-a-espera |title=Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await |last=Cunha |first=Pedro Jorge |date=17 May 2015 |publisher=Maisfutebol |access-date=19 May 2015}}
  • Taça da Liga: 2014–15
  • Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2014

FC Zürich

Young Boys

Individual

  • Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2018–19{{Cite web |date=28 January 2019 |title=Super League: Kevin Mbabu élu joueur de l'année |url=https://www.rts.ch/sport/football/10175275-super-league-kevin-mbabu-elu-joueur-de-lannee.html |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=RTSSport.ch |language=fr}}

References

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External links

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  • {{Soccerway|loris-benito/109710}}
  • {{UEFA|250019346}}

{{BSC Young Boys squad}}

{{Switzerland squad UEFA Euro 2020}}

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