Benjamin Kessel (born 1 October 1987) is a German former professional

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who played as a right-back.

Career

Kessel joined

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

, then in the

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, in 2010 from the reserve side of

1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

. With Braunschweig he won promotion into the

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in 2011 and into the Bundesliga in 2013. On 31 August 2013, Kessel made his debut in the German first-tier, in a match against Hamburger SV. After the

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season, Kessel joined

Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...

on a free transfer. Following a 2016–17 season plagued by injuries, Kessel's contract at the club was not extended. In May 2017, Kessel announced his decision to return to his former club 1. FC Kaiserslautern signing a two-year contract. In January 2019, he returned to former side Eintracht Braunschweig from

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

having agreed a two-year contract with an option. In 2021, he ended his professional career and started working at the youth ranks of Eintracht Braunschweig.

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* * * 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Bad Kreuznach Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate German men's footballers Men's association football defenders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players BFV Hassia Bingen players 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Wormatia Worms players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players 1. FC Union Berlin players 1. FC Saarbrücken players {{Germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub