Benjamin Siegert
German former professional footballer (born 1981)
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Benjamin Siegert (born 7 July 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1995 | SV Mariendorf | ||
| 1995–1998 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
| 1998–2000 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 114 | (24) |
| 2000–2004 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 96 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 59 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | VfL Osnabrück | 64 | (4) |
| 2011–2015 | Preußen Münster | 121 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 26 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 491 | (44) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Siegert was born in Berlin. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for VfL Wolfsburg on 12 May 2001 when he came on as a substitute for Patrick Weiser in the 83rd minute in a game against Eintracht Frankfurt.
On 5 October 2007, he scored the fastest goal in the history of German professional football. He scored for SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the 8th second of the game against Greuther Fürth. On 26 June 2009, he left Wehen Wiesbaden and signed for VfL Osnabrück, where he spent two years before signing for Preußen Münster.
