| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | FC Basel | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yverdon-Sport | |||
| 0000–2021 | Sion | ||
| 2021– | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Basel II | 46 | (16) |
| 2023– | Basel | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Switzerland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Switzerland U18 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Switzerland U19 | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024 | |||
Roméo Beney (born 19 January 2005) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as forward for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League. He has been Swiss youth international at various levels.
Club career
Born in Yverdon-les-Bains, Beney started his youth football with local club Yverdon-Sport, but soon moved to the youth department of Sion. In September 2021 he moved to Basel, played first in their U-18 team and a year later advanced to their U-21 team, who play in the Promotion League, the third highest tier of the Swiss football league system.
At the beginning of November, newly installed Basel head-coach Fabio Celestini visited the UEFA Youth League match between Basel and Dinamo Zagreb. Because Beney played well and netted the winning goal, Celestini invited him to train with the first team. Then due to the long injury list, Beney was named as substitute for the away match in the Cornaredo against Lugano and in the 57th minute he was substituted on. Beney's first attempt at goal landed on the underside of the crossbar, but his second attempt landed in the net and Basel won the away game.
On 9 January 2024, FCB announced that Beney had signed a professional contract with them and would be member of the first team squad with immediate effect.
International career
Beney has been Swiss youth international at various levels, since 2021. His first game for the Swiss U-17 team was on 11 August, as the team played against Italy U-17. In March 2022 he had two further appearances as substitute. In November 2022 Beney advanced to the Swiss U-18 team, having nine appearances for them, scoring one goal. The first on 8 November against Spain U-18. He scored his goal the team played a 2–2 draw against Belgium U-18 on 22 March 2023.
Beney advanced to the Swiss U-19 team in the summer of 2023 and had an appearance in each of the five friendly matches during that Autumn. His first appearance was on 9 September as the team played England U-19. The English team took the lead twice and Beney scored the equaliser each time. The English team won 4–2, Beney was substituted out after 65 minutes. Beney also scored a goal in the 3–3 draw played against France U-19 on 17 October 2023.
Personal life
Beney is of Brazilian descent via his mother. Beney's father Nicolas Beney was also a professional footballer, who played as goalkeeper between 1997 and 2010. His younger sister Iman plays for YB Frauen and the Swiss women's team. His aunt Noémie Beney was also a footballer.
References
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2023). "Roméo Beney - FCB statistics". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- weltfussball.com (2023). "Roméo Beney" (in German). weltfussball.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- UEFA.com (8 November 2023). "FC Basel 1893 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- FC Basel 1893 (6 December 2023). "3:1 in Lugano - der FCB feiert seinen ersten Auswärtssieg" [3:1 in Lugano - FCB celebrates its first away win] (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Beney trifft bei Debüt und eine Fahnenstange fast Dubasin" [Beney hits on debut and a flagpole almost hits Dubasin] (in German). Basler Zeitung. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- FC Basel 1893 (9 January 2024). "Roméo Beney unterzeichnet Profivertrag" [Roméo Beney signs professional contract] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (9 September 2023). "Switzerland 2–4 England" (in German). Swiss Football Verband (SFV) website. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (17 October 2023). "France 3–3 Switzerland" (in German). Swiss Football Verband (SFV) website. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- Finkbeiner, Christian (24 June 2023). "Ein Teenager rockt das WM-Camp". Blick.
- "Chez les Beney, le gène du football se transmet (aussi) de père en fille - Le Temps". 23 June 2023 – via www.letemps.ch.
- "Nicolas Beney constitue bel et bien une exception". Journal du Nord vaudois. 23 October 1997 – via Scriptorium.
- "Switzerland name 16-year-old Beney for World Cup" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Für 2. WM-Vorbereitungswoche - 13 neue Spielerinnen stossen dazu – Talent Beney darf bleiben". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 17 June 2023.
- "Iman Beney - Das Toptalent will bereits an der WM 2023 brillieren". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 26 June 2023.
- "Iman Beney erobert die Fussball-Schweiz in atemberaubenden Tempo". blue News.
- Gutzwiller, Raphael (30 June 2023). "Frauen-Länderspiel - Dank dem 16-jährigen Wunderkind Iman Beney kommen die Schweizerinnen immerhin zu einem 3:3 gegen Sambia". Luzerner Zeitung.
- "Nati-Kader für die WM - Toptalent Beney dabei – Xhemaili bleibt zuhause". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 3 July 2023.
- "Notre invitée : Noémie Beney, footballeuse – Carton-Rouge" (in French). 4 February 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- Gremion, Manuel (7 November 2013). "Noémie Beney replonge". La Région. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "L'invitée de La Matinale - Noémie Beney, ancienne joueuse internationale de football et consultante". RTS (in French). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "Football féminin – Noémie Beney: "La Suisse a toutes les cartes en main"". 24 heures. 12 April 2022.
Sources
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