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Benjamin Förster

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Benjamin Förster
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 34)
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
0000–2008 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

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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

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As of match played 14 August 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ "Benjamin Förster". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ^ Lesk, Christoph (18 June 2014). "Chemnitzer FC: Förster wechselt nach Elversberg". Liga 3 Insider (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ Grimm, Sebastian (18 July 2015). "Benjamin Förster zehnter Neuzugang beim FSV Wacker Nordhausen". Thüringer Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Förster wechselt von Nordhausen nach Cottbus". kicker Online (in German). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Benjamin Förster » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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