| Loris Benito | |
| Fullname: | Loris Benito Souto[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Aarau, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Left-back, centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Young Boys |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Aarau |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | FC Aarau |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs2: | FC Zürich |
| Caps2: | 58 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Benfica |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Clubs4: | Benfica B |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Young Boys |
| Caps5: | 71 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Bordeaux |
| Caps6: | 55 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Sion |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | Young Boys |
| Caps8: | 41 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Switzerland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Switzerland U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Switzerland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam4: | Switzerland |
| Nationalcaps4: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 20:04, 2 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:44, 4 June 2023 (UTC) |
Loris Benito Souto (born 7 January 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.
Benito was born in Aarau, Switzerland. A product of local FC Aarau youth ranks, he made his professional debut on 1 November 2009 at age 17 under then-coach Martin Andermatt. His performances led to a move in 2012 to FC Zürich.[2]
On 10 March 2013, in an away match against FC Thun, Benito was bitten on the finger by a beech marten he had caught after it invaded the pitch.[3]
After solid performances in the Swiss league, news started about a potential move abroad.[4] On 22 June 2014, Benito signed a five-year deal with Portuguese champions Benfica for an unconfirmed fee of around €2.5 million.[5]
On 18 October 2014, Benito made his debut for Benfica in a win at S.C. Covilhã (2–3) in the third round of Taça de Portugal.[6] On 6 December 2014, he debuted in Primeira Liga in a home win (3–0) against Belenenses.
On 22 February 2015, Benito debuted for Benfica B against Oriental in Segunda Liga.[7]
On 23 June 2015, he returned to Swiss football, signing a four-year contract with BSC Young Boys.[8] [9] His first two seasons back in Switzerland were spent mostly on the sidelines with injuries including a metatarsal fracture and torn ligaments in his knee.
He also played for French club FC Girondins de Bordeaux between 2019 and 2021.On 30 January 2022, Benito signed a 1.5-year contract with Sion.[10]
On 4 July 2022, he returned to Young Boys on a three-year contract.[11]
In May 2019, Benito played in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth.[12]
In 2021, he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.[13]
He is the nephew of Ivan Benito.[14] Of Galician descent, Benito is fluent in German, Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese (Galician), and French.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aarau | 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Swiss Challenge League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | Swiss Challenge League | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 50 | 2 | ||||||
| Zürich | 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 | ||||
| Benfica | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Benfica B | 2014–15 | Liga Sabseg | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Young Boys | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 94 | 2 | |||||
| Bordeaux | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 1 | |||||
| Sion | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Young Boys | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 61 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 288 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 9 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
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