Kyle Benedictus

Kyle Benedictus (born 7 December 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre half for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers.

Kyle Benedictus

Personal information
Full name	Kyle Benedictus
Date of birth	7 December 1991
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Raith Rovers
Number	6
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–	Raith Rovers	126	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:53, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

He started his career with Lincraig Boys Club before moving to Dundee, and had loan spells at Montrose in 2011 and Alloa Athletic in the 2014–15 season.

Career

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]

On 10 June 2015 it was confirmed that Benedictus had signed for Raith Rovers.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2017

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[6]	First Division	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2009–10[7]		5	0	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	0
	2010–11[8]		10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2011–12[9]		14	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	15	0
	2012–13[10]	Premier League	27	1	1	0	1	0	—		29	1
	2013–14[11]	Championship	17	1	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	18	1
	2014–15[12]	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[8]	Third Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Alloa Athletic (loan)	2014–15[12]	Championship	26	0	2	0	—		6[lower-alpha 2]	2	34	2
Raith Rovers	2015–16[13]	Championship	30	3	2	0	3	2	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	38	5
	2016–17[14]		30	0	2	0	4	1	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	39	1
	2017–18[15]	League One	5	0	0	0	4	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	11	0
	Raith Rovers total		65	3	4	0	11	3	8	0	88	6
Career total			180	5	9	0	15	3	17	2	221	10

1. 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

Honours

Clubs

Dundee

• Scottish Championship: 2013–14
• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2009–10

Raith Rovers

• Scottish League One: 2019–20

Individual

• November 2008 – Young Player of the Month[16]

References

1. "Dundee 1–1 Airdrie Utd". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
2. "Kyle signs new deal". thedees.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
3. "Montrose bring in First Division defender". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011.
4. "BENEDICTUS OUT ON LOAN". Dundee F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
5. "McKinnon Ties Up Benedictus". Raith Rovers F.C. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
6. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
7. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
8. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
9. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
10. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
11. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
12. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
13. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
14. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
15. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
16. "Kyle Is Phenomenal". thedees.co.uk. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.

External links

• Kyle Benedictus at Soccerbase