Benedikt

Pichler

Benedikt Pichler history

Benedikt Pichler was born on 20 July 1997 in Salzburg and plays for the Holstein Kiel. He played for USK Gneis from 2006-2010, for USK Anif from 2010-2014, for SV Grödig from 2014-2018, for SK Austria Klagenfurt from 2018-2019, for FK Austria Wien from 2019-2021 and has played for Holstein Kiel since 2021.

Current season 2024/25

In this season, the 1.88m-tall forward has scored one goal and takes second place within his squad. He shares this rank with Fiete Arp, Max Geschwill, Alexander Bernhardsson and Armin Gigović. In total, the player with the shirt number 9 has taken 12 shots at goal. With this, he leads the team leaderboard for this category together with Shuto Machino. Up to now, Benedikt Pichler has hit the post one time. With this, he has had the second-most in the league along with Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Tomáš Čvančara (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Franck Honorat (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Mats Pannewig (VfL Bochum 1848), Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt), Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), Fiete Arp, Andrej Kramarić (TSG Hoffenheim), Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart), Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart) and Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg). With six passes to a shot, the 27-year-old currently occupies second place within the team statistics along with Finn Porath.

Benedikt Pichler is credited as being especially assertive on the pitch. Hence, he has already won 82 tackling duels and in doing so has fought his way to the fourth rank in the league. With 28 aerial duels won, he shows that he belongs to the strongest of this category league-wide. He shares eighth place in the statistics with Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).

Last game

Benedikt Pichler played his last game on the seventh matchday of the 2024/25 season (20 October 2024). Playing for Holstein Kiel, he lost against 1. FC Union Berlin 0-2. He played as a forward throughout this entire game. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of one time. In terms of total touches, he had 29 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Benedikt Pichler had 28 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win eight. He covered a distance of 10.8 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he ran, like no other player in his club, a total of 31 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Benedikt Pichler has played seven matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of the Holstein Kiel. Here, he has put a total of one ball in the net.