Benjamin Förster
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Chemnitz, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ZFC Meuselwitz | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SG Handwek Rabenstein | |||
| –2008 | Chemnitzer FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Chemnitzer FC | 127 | (44) |
| 2014–2015 | SV Elversberg | 16 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Wacker Nordhausen | 23 | (8) |
| 2016–2020 | Energie Cottbus | 33 | (15) |
| 2018–2020 | VSG Altglienicke | 45 | (20) |
| 2020–2021 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 9 | (6) |
| 2021– | ZFC Meuselwitz | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 14 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Förster (born 14 November 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for ZFC Meuselwitz.
Career
Förster came through Chemnitzer FC's youth system, and made his debut in a 2–1 home defeat to SV Babelsberg 03 in October 2008, as a substitute for Jörg Emmerich. Two seasons later helped the club win the Regionalliga Nord title, and promotion to the 3. Liga, finishing as the division's top scorer with 25 goals.
After three years at this level, Förster joined Regionalliga Südwest club SV Elversberg for the 2014–15 season, along with team-mate Thomas Birk.[2]
In summer 2015, Förster signed for Wacker Nordhausen.[3]
After one season with Wacker Nordhausen, Förster moved to Energie Cottbus.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 August 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chemnitzer FC | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Nord | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 32 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 26 | |
| 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 22 | 2 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 11 | |
| 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 27 | 5 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| Total | 127 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 45 | ||
| SV Elversberg | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 16 | 4 | — | 16 | 4 | |
| Wacker Nordhausen | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nordost | 23 | 8 | — | 23 | 8 | |
| Energie Cottbus | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nordost | 30 | 13 | — | 30 | 13 | |
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nordost | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 15 | ||
| VSG Altglienicke | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nordost | 28 | 11 | — | 28 | 11 | |
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nordost | 17 | 9 | — | 17 | 9 | ||
| Total | 45 | 20 | — | 45 | 20 | |||
| Berliner FC Dynamo | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nordost | 9 | 6 | — | 9 | 6 | |
| ZFC Meuselwitz | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nordost | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 257 | 97 | 4 | 1 | 261 | 98 | ||
References
- ^ "Benjamin Förster". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Lesk, Christoph (18 June 2014). "Chemnitzer FC: Förster wechselt nach Elversberg". Liga 3 Insider (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ Grimm, Sebastian (18 July 2015). "Benjamin Förster zehnter Neuzugang beim FSV Wacker Nordhausen". Thüringer Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Förster wechselt von Nordhausen nach Cottbus". kicker Online (in German). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Benjamin Förster » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links
- Benjamin Förster at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Benjamin Förster at kicker (in German)
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Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Chemnitz
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Chemnitzer FC players
- SV Elversberg players
- FC Energie Cottbus players
- VSG Altglienicke players
- Berliner FC Dynamo players
- ZFC Meuselwitz players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- German football forward, 1980s birth stubs