Steven-Andreas Benda (born 1 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for

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club

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

Career

Born in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

, Benda spent his early career with

1. FC Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 is a German association football club from the city of Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. History The current day club was formed in 2007 through the separation of the football section from parent association ''Heidenheimer ...

and TSV 1860 Munich. He signed for

in August 2017 and signed a new three-year contract in June 2019. He joined the Swansea first-team in the 2018–19 season following an injury to Erwin Mulder. He moved on loan to Swindon Town in September 2019. He made his senior debut on 8 October 2019, in the

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, and made his

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debut on 12 October 2019. He moved on loan to Peterborough United in January 2022. After his return to Swansea, appearing in 21 games as the club's number one goalkeeper for the 2022–23 season, Benda suffered a "significant" knee injury in January 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

Swindon Town *

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: 2019–20

References

1998 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers German footballers 1. FC Heidenheim players TSV 1860 Munich players Swansea City A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players English Football League players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Wales Expatriate footballers in Wales German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Footballers from Stuttgart {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub