Benjamin Girth

{{short description|German footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Benjamin Girth | image = BenjaminGirth.jpg | height = 1.81 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|1|31}} | birth_place = Magdeburg, Germany | position = Forward | currentclub = Hessen Kassel | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = 1997–2003 | youthclubs1 = Magdeburger SV Börde | youthyears2 = 2003–2010 | youthclubs2 = 1. FC Magdeburg | youthyears3 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs3 = RB Leipzig | years1 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = VFC Plauen | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 15 | years2 = 2014–2016 | clubs2 = Hessen Kassel | caps2 = 58 | goals2 = 15 | years3 = 2016–2018 | clubs3 = SV Meppen | caps3 = 64 | goals3 = 39 | years4 = 2018–2021 | clubs4 = Holstein Kiel | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = Holstein Kiel II | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | caps6 = 34 | goals6 = 11 | years7 = 2021–2022 | clubs7 = Eintracht Braunschweig | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2022–2024 | clubs8 = MSV Duisburg | caps8 = 35 | goals8 = 6 | years9 = 2024–2025 | clubs9 = Würzburger Kickers | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 9 | years10 = 2025– | clubs10 = Hessen Kassel | caps10 = 13 | goals10 = 6 | club-update = 8 March 2026 }} '''Benjamin Girth''' (born 31 January 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hessen Kassel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe322046/benjamin-girth/ |title=Benjamin Girth |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=27 July 2017}}</ref>

==Career== In June 2018, 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel announced the signing of Girth from 3. Liga club SV Meppen on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Holstein Kiel holt Torjäger Girth aus Meppen |url=https://www.kicker.de/holstein-kiel-holt-torjaeger-girth-aus-meppen-725667/artikel |access-date=15 June 2018 |work=kicker Online |date=15 June 2018 |language=de}}</ref> In August 2022, after a year at Eintracht Braunschweig, he moved to MSV Duisburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/msv-duisburg-zieht-benjamin-girth-einer-der-in-der-box-zu-hause-ist/|title=MSV zieht Benjamin Girth: "Einer, der in der Box zu Hause ist"|website=msv-duisburg.de|date=24 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref> He signed a two-year contract extension in June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MSV setzt auf Benny Girth: Stürmer bis 2025 in ZebraStreifen|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/msv-setzt-auf-benny-girth-stuermer-bis-2025-in-zebrastreifen/|publisher=msv-duisburg.de|date=23 June 2023|access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref> In June 2024, he signed with Würzburger Kickers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Die Würzburger Kickers verpflichten Mittelstürmer Benjamin Girth|url=https://www.wuerzburger-kickers.de/de/news/profis/2024-06-26-die-wuerzburger-kickers-verpflichten-mittelstuermer-benjamin-girth|publisher=wuerzburger-kickers.de|date=26 June 2024|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 3 May 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |VFC Plauen |2013–14 |Regionalliga Nordost |25||15||colspan="2"|—||25||15 |- |rowspan="3"|Hessen Kassel |2014–15 |Regionalliga Südwest |33||11||colspan="2"|—||33||11 |- |2015–16 |Regionalliga Südwest |25||4||colspan="2"|—||25||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !58!!15!!colspan="2"|—!!58!!15 |- |rowspan="3"|SV Meppen |2016–17 |Regionalliga Nord |28||20||colspan="2"|—||28||20 |- |2017–18 |3. Liga |36||19||colspan="2"|—||36||19 |- !colspan="2"|Total !64!!39!!colspan="2"|—!!64!!39 |- |rowspan="3"|Holstein Kiel |2018–19 |2. Bundesliga |7||2||0||0||7||2 |- |2020–21 |2. Bundesliga |17||0||3{{efn|name=Rel|Appearances in promotion playoff}}||1||20||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !24!!2!!3!!0!!27!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|VfL Osnabrück (loan) |2018–19 |3. Liga |16||9||colspan="2"|—||16||9 |- |2019–20 |2. Bundesliga |18||2||1||0||19||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34!!11!!1!!0!!35!!11 |- |Eintracht Braunschweig |2021–22 |3. Liga |22||3||colspan="2"|—||22||3 |- |rowspan=3|MSV Duisburg |2022–23 |3. Liga |19||5||colspan="2"|—||19||5 |- |2023–24 |3. Liga |16||3||colspan="2"|—||16||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !35!!8!!0!!0!!35!!8 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !261!!93!!4!!1!!265!!94 |} {{notelist}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Girth, Benjamin}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Magdeburg Category:German men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:RB Leipzig II players Category:VFC Plauen players Category:KSV Hessen Kassel players Category:SV Meppen players Category:Holstein Kiel players Category:Holstein Kiel II players Category:VfL Osnabrück players Category:Eintracht Braunschweig players Category:MSV Duisburg players Category:FC Würzburger Kickers players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:3. Liga players Category:Regionalliga players Category:21st-century German sportsmen