Benjamin Siegrist
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Benjamin Siegrist is a goalkeeper currently playing in Aston Villa’s Under-21 team.
Benjamin Siegrist | |
Full Name | Benjamin Siegrist |
Date of Birth | 31 January 1992 |
Age | 32 years |
Place of Birth | Basel, Switzerland |
Position | Goalkeeper |
Nationality | Swiss |
Current club | Aston Villa |
Previous club/s | Basel |
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Youth career
Benjamin joined Villa from the youth ranks of Basel upon turning 17 in January 2009. He featured regularly for the Under-18s and then the Under-21s, before loan spells in 2013-14 at Burton Albion and Cambridge United.
International
Siegrist has represented Switzerland at Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-21 level. He was part of the Swiss squad that took part in the London Olympic Games in 2012 and also won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2010, claiming the prize for the tournament's best goalkeeper.
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Contract
Benjamin is contracted at Villa Park until the end of the 2014-15 campaign.