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Benno Schmitz

Grasshopper
182 cm
Height
22
Shirt
30 years
Nov 17, 1994
Right
Preferred foot
Germany
Country
€1.6M
Market value
Position
Primary
Right-back
Others
Left-back, Right Midfielder, Right Winger
RB
LB
RM
RW

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches33%Shot attempts61%Goals0%
Chances created69%Aerial duels won76%Defensive actions83%

Super League 2024/2025

0
Goals
5
Assists
23
Started
26
Matches
2,069
Minutes played
7.04
Rating
4
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 30

Aarau
1-0
90
0
0
1
0
6.6

May 27

Aarau
4-0
90
0
2
0
0
8.9

May 22

St. Gallen
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

May 17

Sion
2-1
62
0
0
0
0
6.2

May 14

Yverdon
5-0
90
0
1
0
0
8.2

May 10

FC Zürich
3-0
86
0
0
0
0
6.0

May 3

Winterthur
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.2

Apr 19

Winterthur
0-1
45
0
0
0
0
6.7

Apr 6

Luzern
3-1
90
0
1
0
0
7.6

Mar 30

FC Zürich
1-2
90
0
0
1
0
6.5
Grasshopper

May 30

Super League Qualification
Aarau
1-0
90’
6.6

May 27

Super League Qualification
Aarau
4-0
90’
8.9

May 22

Super League Relegation Group
St. Gallen
2-0
90’
7.3

May 17

Super League Relegation Group
Sion
2-1
62’
6.2

May 14

Super League Relegation Group
Yverdon
5-0
90’
8.2
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 15%
  • 13Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.76xG
2 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationThrow in set pieceResultBlocked
0.02xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,069

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.81
xG on target (xGOT)
0.05
Non-penalty xG
0.81
Shots
13
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
5
Expected assists (xA)
3.71
Successful passes
558
Pass accuracy
69.4%
Accurate long balls
53
Long ball accuracy
39.0%
Chances created
21
Successful crosses
11
Cross accuracy
21.6%

Possession

Successful dribbles
12
Dribble success
54.5%
Touches
1,379
Touches in opposition box
29
Dispossessed
7
Fouls won
21

Defending

Tackles won
38
Tackles won %
59.4%
Duels won
129
Duels won %
55.6%
Aerial duels won
34
Aerial duels won %
56.7%
Interceptions
34
Blocked
7
Fouls committed
25
Recoveries
104
Possession won final 3rd
7
Dribbled past
36

Discipline

Yellow cards
4
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches33%Shot attempts61%Goals0%
Chances created69%Aerial duels won76%Defensive actions83%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Grasshopper (Free transfer)Jul 2024 - now
29
0
1. FC KölnJul 2018 - Jun 2024
142
2
FC Köln IISep 2018 - Jun 2020
2
0
RB LeipzigJul 2016 - Jun 2018
19
0
Salzburg (Free transfer)Jul 2014 - Jun 2016
60
0
FC LieferingJul 2014 - Mar 2015
7
0
Bayern MünchenApr 2014 - Jun 2014
Bayern München IIOct 2011 - Jun 2014
46
3

Youth career

Bayern München U19Jul 2012 - Jun 2013
23
2
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

1. FC Köln

Germany
1
2. Bundesliga(18/19)

Salzburg

Austria
2
Cup(15/16 · 14/15)
2
Bundesliga(15/16 · 14/15)

Bayern München

Germany
1
DFB Pokal(13/14)
1
Bundesliga(13/14)