Benjamin Büchel

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Benjamin Büchel
File:Benjamin Büchel, Oxford United footballer, February 2016.jpg
Büchel playing for Oxford United in 2016.
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-04) 4 July 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Ruggell, Liechtenstein[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Vaduz
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 FC Ruggell 2 (0)
2008–2009 FC Widnau 31 (0)
2009–2012 USV Eschen/Mauren 74 (0)
2012–2015 Bournemouth 0 (0)
2013 → Dorchester Town (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Poole Town (loan) 6 (0)
2014 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 18 (0)
2014 → Welling United (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2017 Oxford United 23 (0)
2017 → Barnet (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 FC Thalwil 4 (0)
2018– Vaduz 192 (0)
International career‡
2008– Liechtenstein 80 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:30, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Benjamin Büchel (born 4 July 1989) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz, which he captains, and the Liechtenstein national team.[2][3]

Club career

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Born in Ruggell, Büchel spent his early career in Liechtenstein with FC Ruggell and USV Eschen/Mauren, as well as Swiss club FC Widnau.[1]

He signed a six-month contract with English club Bournemouth in August 2012.[4] In doing so he became the second player from Liechtenstein to play in England (after Franz Burgmeier, who played for Darlington in the 2008–09 season), and only the fourth Liechtensteiner to play outside the country.[5]

He signed a one-month loan deal with Dorchester Town in February 2013,[6] making three league appearances for the club.[2]

In December 2013 he joined Southern Football League side Poole Town on loan until 18 January 2014,[7] making 6 league appearances for them.[8]

In February 2014 he moved on loan to Havant & Waterlooville,[9] where he made 18 league appearances.[2]

In October 2014 he moved on loan to Welling United.[2]

He was released by Bournemouth at the end of the 2014–15 season,[10] and joined Oxford United in September 2015.[11] On 6 October 2015, he made his debut for Oxford United in a 2–0 win against close rivals Swindon Town in the Football League Trophy.[12] He shared first-choice goalkeeping duties with Sam Slocombe for the 2015–16 season, both keepers making 23 League appearances,[13] but the appointment of Simon Eastwood meant he failed to make any appearances in the first half of the following season and he was told he was free to leave during the January transfer window.[14]

Büchel joined Barnet on an emergency loan in March 2017 and was released by Oxford in May 2017,[15] after the end of the 2016–17 season.[16][17]

International career

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He made his international debut for Liechtenstein in 2008, as a substitute in a friendly against Slovakia.[1]

In 2022, he was named Liechtenstein Footballer of the Year.[18] He won the award again in 2023,[19] as well as 2024[20]

Honours

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USV Eschen/Mauren

Oxford United

FC Vaduz

Individual

References

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