Benjamin Siegrist
Siegrist with Aston Villa in November 2014.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benjamin Kevin Siegrist | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Therwil, Basel-Country, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Vaduz | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | FC Therwil | ||
| 2002–2009 | FC 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) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Vaduz | 23 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Switzerland U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:30, 18 February 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2015 |
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Benjamin Kevin "Benji" Siegrist (born 31 January 1992 in Therwil) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays in the Swiss Super League for Vaduz as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Switzerland squad at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and went on to represent the Swiss Under-21s. 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.
Having been spotted playing for local side FC Therwil Siegrist continued his youth career at FC Basel in his native Switzerland and during his time there he won both the Swiss U-16 league and cup double in 2008. In January 2009, just prior to his 17th birthday, he signed for Aston Villa of the Premier League. He represented the reserve and academy teams, and in July 2010 he linked up with local side Tamworth with a view to a season-long loan. The loan move never materialised, but Siegrist did play for the club in two pre-season friendlies against Rugby Town and Leamington. As a Villa youth player, he helped the club to the reach the final of the 2009–10 FA Youth Cup (which was lost 3–2 on aggregate to Chelsea) and the 2011–12 Premier Reserve League South title.
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