.jpg) Benkarth in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Anna Benkarth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | FC Wolfenweiler-Schallstadt | ||
| 2008–2009 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2018 | SC Freiburg | 137 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Bayern Munich | 51 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Lyon | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | SC Freiburg | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Germany U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015– | Germany | 11 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:59, 14 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:01, 15 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Laura Anna Benkarth (born 14 October 1992) is a Germanfootballer who plays forSC Freiburg and theGerman national team.[2][3]
Benkarth began her career at SV Biengen and FC Wolfenweiler-Schallstadt. In 2008, she arrived in the youth department of the SC Freiburg where she played for the B-Jugend. In 2009, she moved to the senior squad as a second goalkeeper and made his debut on 20 September 2009 (1st Round) in the 0:1 defeat at home to theFF USV Jena. In her first season, she was used only three times at senior level. In her second season, Benkarth played 13 games and her participation increased in the third season with 22 appearances.[4] In 2014, with the departure ofCaroline Abbé toFC Bayern Munich, she was nominated the new team captain.[5]
She signed withLyon in 2023.[6]
In 2007, she was on theGermany U17 squad which was the champion in the2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. With theGermany U19 team in 2010, Benkarth took part in the2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Macedonia. The team reached the semi-finals, but lost, for the future champion, France in the penalties (5–3).[7] That same year she was part of the national team that won the2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in their own country, remained as the third goalkeeper behindAlmuth Schult andDesirée Schumann without playing any match. In the2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan she played every minute in all six matches, Germany played in the tournament without conceding one single goal (clean sheet). Germany only lost in the final against theUnited States, for the minimum score, 1:0 (goal scored byKealia Ohai). Benkarth was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament with the "Golden Glove".[8] In October 2012 Benkarth was nominated for the senior national team for the first time.[9] In until 28 July 2013 she was called for theUEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden, replacingKathrin Längert in the squad.[10]
She was part of the squad for the2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.[11]
| Germany | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
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