Kyle Benedictus

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Kyle Benedictus
File:Kyle Benedictus Dunfermline August 2025.jpg
Benedictus playing for Dunfermline Athletic in August 2025.
Personal information
Full name Kyle Benedictus
Date of birth (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Number 4
Youth career
Lincraig B.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Dundee 84 (2)
2011 → Montrose (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2015 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 26 (0)
2015–2022 Raith Rovers 180 (8)
2022– Dunfermline Athletic 84 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Kyle Benedictus (born 7 December 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre back and captains Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic.

He started his career with Douglas Lads, then moving to Lincraig Boys Club from where he joined Dundee, and had loan spells at Montrose in 2011 and Alloa Athletic in the 2014–15 season. He would then have a lengthy stint with Raith Rovers, during which he would captain the side.

Career

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Dundee-born Benedictus made his début for Dundee on 1 November 2008 against Airdrie United at Dens Park, playing the full match.[1] He later signed a contract extension after breaking into the first team.[2]

On 28 January 2011 he joined Montrose on loan for a month.[3]

On 1 September 2014, Benedictus signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic on a season-long loan deal.[4] At the end of the season Alloa finished second bottom of the 2014–15 Scottish Championship meaning they faced play-offs to avoid relegation. Having not scored all season Benedictus scored twice in the play-offs and Alloa survived.[5][6][7]

On 10 June 2015, it was confirmed that Benedictus had signed for Raith Rovers.[8] During his lengthy 7-year stint in Kirkcaldy, Benedictus would quickly be named the club captain in his first season,[9] experience a shock relegation to the Scottish League One in 2017,[10] see a return to the Championship after winning the League One title in 2020,[11] lead a strong push to the Premiership play-offs the following season,[12] and winning two Scottish Challenge Cup titles.[13][14]

On 6 June 2022, Benedictus would sign a two-year deal with Raith's Fife rivals and Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic.[15] Benedictus scored his first goal for the Pars from the penalty spot in September, against league rivals Falkirk.[16] On 15 April 2023, after an exemplary season as club captain, Benedictus led Dunfermline to the Scottish League One title which was confirmed after a 5-0 rout of Queen of the South.[17]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 2008–09[18] First Division 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2009–10[19] 5 0 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 8 0
2010–11[20] 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2011–12[21] 14 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 15 0
2012–13[22] Premier League 27 1 1 0 1 0 — 29 1
2013–14[23] Championship 17 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 18 1
2014–15[24] Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Dundee total 84 2 3 0 4 0 3 0 94 2
Montrose (loan) 2010–11[20] Third Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2014–15[24] Championship 26 0 2 0 — 6[b] 2 34 2
Raith Rovers 2015–16[25] Championship 30 3 2 0 3 2 3[c] 0 38 5
2016–17[26] 30 0 2 0 4 1 3[d] 0 39 1
2017–18[27] League One 14 0 0 0 4 0 3[e] 0 21 0
2018–19[28] 25 0 3 0 4 0 5[f] 0 37 0
2019–20[29] 27 0 2 0 3 0 4[a] 1 36 1
2020–21[30] Championship 25 3 0 0 3 0 4[g] 0 34 3
2021–22[31] 29 2 2 0 6 0 4[a] 0 41 2
Raith Rovers total 180 8 11 0 27 3 26 1 246 12
Dunfermline Athletic 2022–23[32] League One 35 5 2 1 4 0 2[a] 1 43 7
2023–24[33] Championship 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 1
2024–25[34] 28 2 3 0 4 0 2[a] 0 37 2
2025–26[35] 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 11 0
Dunfermline Athletic total 84 8 5 1 16 0 4 1 109 10
Career total 379 18 21 1 47 3 39 4 388 25
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and two goals in the Championship play-offs
  3. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
  5. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the Championship play-offs
  6. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the Championship play-offs
  7. ^ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

Honours

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Clubs

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Dundee

Raith Rovers

Dunfermline Athletic

Individual

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