Rico Benatelli
![]() Benatelli with Dynamo Dresden in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Herdecke, Germany | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2008 | VfL Bochum | ||
2008–2011 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Borussia Dortmund II | 63 | (13) |
2013–2015 | Erzgebirge Aue | 52 | (6) |
2015–2017 | Würzburger Kickers | 65 | (10) |
2017–2019 | Dynamo Dresden | 45 | (3) |
2019–2022 | FC St. Pauli | 63 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → FC St. Pauli II | 4 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Austria Klagenfurt | 55 | (1) |
2024– | Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 |
Rico Benatelli (born 17 March 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Herdecke and raised in Bochum, Benatelli went through the youth ranks of local heavyweights VfL Bochum. Still during his youth career he moved to Borussia Dortmund where he stayed for five years, playing two years senior football for the club's reserve team in the fourth and third tier.[2] [3]
In July 2015, after Erzgebirge Aue had been relegated from 2. Bundesliga, he joined newly promoted fellow 3. Liga side Würzburger Kickers on a free transfer, signing a two-year-contract until 2017.[4]
On 28 July 2022, Benatelli signed a two-year contract with Austria Klagenfurt in Austria.[5]
On 19 June 2024, Bentalli moved to Waldhof Mannheim in 3. Liga.[6]
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of former professional footballer Frank Benatelli.[4] Rico is of Italian descent.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 4 July 2019[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga | 27 | 6 | — | 27 | 6 | |||
2012–13 | 3. Liga | 36 | 7 | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
Total | 63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 13 | ||
Erzgebirge Aue | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
2014–15 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Total | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 6 | ||
Würzburger Kickers | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 38 | 6 |
2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
Total | 65 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 11 | ||
Dynamo Dresden | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
2018–19 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
Career total | 225 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 34 |
- ^ Appearances in Promotion/relegation play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ Rico Benatelli at kicker (in German)
- ^ "Frank Benatelli: Bundesligascout und Landesligatrainer" [Frank Benatelli: Bundesliga scout and Landesliga coach] (in German). DFB. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Rico Benatelli: Bochum wollte mich im Sommer nicht haben" [Rico Benatelli: Bochum didn't want me in summer] (in German). freiepresse.de. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Kickers verpflichten Rico Benatelli vom FC Erzgebirge Aue" [Kickers sign Rico Benatelli from FC Erzgebirge Aue] (in German). Würzburger Kickers. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Vertrag bis 2024: Austria holt Benatelli" (in German). Austria Klagenfurt. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "ERFAHRUNG FÜR DIE ZENTRALE – RICO BENATELLI WECHSELT ZUM SVW" [EXPERIENCE FOR THE HEADQUARTERS – RICO BENATELLI MOVES TO SVW] (in German). Waldhof Mannheim. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Rico Benatelli Personenprofil".
- ^ Rico Benatelli at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Rico Benatelli at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Herdecke
- German sportspeople of Italian descent
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Arnsberg (region)
- Men's association football midfielders
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- FC Würzburger Kickers players
- Dynamo Dresden players
- FC St. Pauli players
- FC St. Pauli II players
- SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) players
- SV Waldhof Mannheim players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- German football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs