Benjamin Büchel

(Benjamin Johannes Büchel)

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Born
1989 (37 years old)
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Ruggell, Liechtenstein

Position
Goalkeeper

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
1

Height
187 cm

Weight
185 lbs

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Team
Vaduz

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League
Swiss Super League

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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.

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

He signed a six-month contract with English club Bournemouth in August 2012. 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.

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

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

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

In October 2014 he moved on loan to Welling United.

He was released by Bournemouth at the end of the 2014–15 season, and joined Oxford United in September 2015. 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. He shared first-choice goalkeeping duties with Sam Slocombe for the 2015–16 season, both keepers making 23 League appearances, 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.

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

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

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

0 goals scored in the current 2026-2027 Season

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Ruggell	2006-2008	Permanent	2 app	0 gls
Eschen-Mauren	2009-2012	Permanent	74 app	0 gls
Bournemouth	2012-2015	Permanent	0 app	0 gls
Dorchester Town	2013	Loan	3 app	0 gls
Poole Town F.C	2013	Loan	6 app	0 gls
Havant & Waterlooville	2014	Loan	-	-
Welling United	2014	Loan	8 app	0 gls
Oxford Utd	2015-2017	Permanent	23 app	0 gls
Barnet	2017	Loan	4 app	0 gls
Thalwil	2017-2018	Permanent	4 app	0 gls
Vaduz	2018-	Permanent	192 app	0 gls