Iman Beney
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Iman Beney | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Switzerland, | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | YB Frauen | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Switzerland | |||
Iman Beney (born 23 July 2006) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for BSC Young Boys and the Swiss national team.[1][2][3]
International career[edit]
Beney has represented Switzerland at youth level.[4]
Iman Beney made her international debut against Zambia in a 3–3 tie.[5] Beney was the youngest member of the Swiss 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Iman Beney is of Brazilian descent via her mother.[7][8] Beney's father Nicolas Beney was a professional football player as was her aunt Noémie Beney. Her older brother Roméo is also a professional footballer and plays for Basel in the Swiss Super League.[9]
Honours[edit]
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Switzerland name 16-year-old Beney for World Cup" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Für 2. WM-Vorbereitungswoche - 13 neue Spielerinnen stossen dazu – Talent Beney darf bleiben". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Iman Beney - Das Toptalent will bereits an der WM 2023 brillieren". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Iman Beney erobert die Fussball-Schweiz in atemberaubenden Tempo". blue News.
- ^ Gutzwiller, Raphael (30 June 2023). "Frauen-Länderspiel - Dank dem 16-jährigen Wunderkind Iman Beney kommen die Schweizerinnen immerhin zu einem 3:3 gegen Sambia". Luzerner Zeitung.
- ^ "Nati-Kader für die WM - Toptalent Beney dabei – Xhemaili bleibt zuhause". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 3 July 2023.
- ^ Finkbeiner, Christian (24 June 2023). "Ein Teenager rockt das WM-Camp". Blick.
- ^ "Chez les Beney, le gène du football se transmet (aussi) de père en fille - Le Temps". 23 June 2023 – via www.letemps.ch.
- ^ Dubach, Matthias (2 July 2023). "Supertalent Iman Beney (16) wird jüngste Schweizer WM-Spielerin". Blick.
- ^ "2023 Women's Under-17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 30 May 2023.
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- 2006 births
- Women's association football midfielders
- Swiss Women's Super League players
- BSC YB Frauen players
- Swiss people of Brazilian descent
- Swiss women's footballers
- Switzerland women's youth international footballers
- Switzerland women's international footballers
- Living people
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