Benjamin Büchel

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Benjamin Büchel
Büchel playing for Oxford United in 2016.
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-04) 4 July 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Ruggell, Liechtenstein[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Vaduz
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 FC Ruggell 2 (0)
2008–2009 FC Widnau 31 (0)
2009–2012 USV Eschen/Mauren 74 (0)
2012–2015 Bournemouth 0 (0)
2013 → Dorchester Town (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Poole Town (loan) 6 (0)
2014 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 18 (0)
2014 → Welling United (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2017 Oxford United 23 (0)
2017 → Barnet (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 FC Thalwil 4 (0)
2018– Vaduz 149 (0)
International career‡
2008– Liechtenstein 63 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Benjamin Büchel (born 4 July 1989) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz, which he captains, and the Liechtenstein national team.[2][3]

Club career[edit]

Born in Ruggell, Büchel spent his early career in Liechtenstein with FC Ruggell and USV Eschen/Mauren, as well as Swiss club FC Widnau.[1]

He signed a six-month contract with English club Bournemouth in August 2012.[4] In doing so he became the second player from Liechtenstein to play in England (after Franz Burgmeier, who played for Darlington in the 2008–09 season), and only the fourth Liechtensteiner to play outside the country.[5]

He signed a one-month loan deal with Dorchester Town in February 2013,[6] making three league appearances for the club.[2]

In December 2013 he joined Southern Football League side Poole Town on loan until 18 January 2014,[7] making 6 league appearances for them.[8]

In February 2014 he moved on loan to Havant & Waterlooville,[9] where he made 18 league appearances.[2]

In October 2014 he moved on loan to Welling United.[2]

He was released by Bournemouth at the end of the 2014–15 season,[10] and joined Oxford United in September 2015.[11] On 6 October 2015, he made his debut for Oxford United in a 2–0 win against close rivals Swindon Town in the Football League Trophy.[12] He shared first-choice goalkeeping duties with Sam Slocombe for the 2015–16 season, both keepers making 23 League appearances,[13] but the appointment of Simon Eastwood meant he failed to make any appearances in the first half of the following season and he was told he was free to leave during the January transfer window.[14]

Büchel joined Barnet on an emergency loan in March 2017 and was released by Oxford in May 2017,[15] after the end of the 2016–17 season.[16][17]

International career[edit]

He made his international debut for Liechtenstein in 2008, as a substitute in a friendly against Slovakia.[1]

In 2022, he was named Liechtenstein Footballer of the Year.[18]

Honours[edit]

Oxford United

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Benjamin Büchel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Benjamin Büchel at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ Benjamin Büchel at Soccerbase
  4. ^ "Bournemouth sign Lorenzo Davids and Benjamin Buchel". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  5. ^ Alex Smith (31 August 2012). "Büchel signs six month contract". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Büchel's on board for Magpies". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Buchel joins Poole Town on loan". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  8. ^ "2013/14 Fixtures And Results". Poole Town F.C. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  9. ^ Neil Perrett (13 February 2014). "AFC Bournemouth: Goalkeeper Buchel set for Havant & Waterlooville loan". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  10. ^ "AFC Bournemouth: Ian Harte among seven leaving Cherries". BBC Sport. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Oxford United to Sign Benjamin Buchel". Oxford United F.C. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Games played by Benjamin Büchel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Oxford FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  14. ^ Pritchard, David (12 January 2017). "Benji Buchel free to leave if he wants, says Oxford United boss Michael Appleton". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Barnet sign Oxford's Benjamin Buchel and St Albans striker Sam Akinde". BBC Sport. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Retained List Update". Oxford United F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Benjamin Buchel: Goalkeeper leaves Oxford United after arrival of Scott Shearer". BBC Sport. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  18. ^ "LFV Award 2022". www.lfv.li (in German). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  19. ^ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Johnstone's Paint Trophy final: Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

External links[edit]

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