Benjamin Kessel

Benjamin Kessel

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Kessel
Date of birth	1 October 1987
Place of birth	Bad Kreuznach, West Germany[1]
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	1. FC Union Berlin
Number	5
Youth career
	TuS Hackenheim
	Bavaria Ebernburg
	Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
0000–2004	Hassia Bingen
2004–2006	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2007	1. FC Kaiserslautern II	17	(0)
2007–2008	Wormatia Worms	32	(1)
2008–2010	1. FSV Mainz 05 II	61	(6)
2010–2015	Eintracht Braunschweig	101	(8)
2012–2013	→ Eintracht Braunschweig II	4	(0)
2015–	1. FC Union Berlin	16	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:39, 19 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Benjamin Kessel (born 1 October 1987 in Bad Kreuznach) is a German footballer who plays for 1. FC Union Berlin.^[2]

Career

Kessel joined Eintracht Braunschweig, then in the 3. Liga, in 2010 from the reserve side of 1. FSV Mainz 05. With Braunschweig he won promotion into the 2. Bundesliga in 2011 and into the Bundesliga in 2013. On 31 August 2013, Kessel made his debut in the German first-tier, in a match against Hamburger SV.^[3] After the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga season, Korte joined 1. FC Union Berlin on a free transfer.^[4]

References

1. "Benjamin Kessel - Über Umwege in die Bundesliga" (in German). Braunschweiger Zeitung. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
2. "Kessel, Benjamin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
3. "Beister wirbelt die Löwen durcheinander" (in German). kicker.de. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
4. "Benjamin Kessel verlässt die Löwen zum Saisonende" [Benjamin Kessel leaves the lions at the end of the season] (in German). eintracht.com. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

External links

• Benjamin Kessel at fussballdaten.de (German)