Benjamin Girth

German footballer

Benjamin Girth

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth|  Magdeburg, Germany
Height|  1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Würzburger Kickers
Number|  33
Youth career
1997–2003|  Magdeburger SV Börde
2003–2010|  1\. FC Magdeburg
2010–2011|  RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2013–2014|  VFC Plauen|  25|  (15)
2014–2016|  Hessen Kassel|  58|  (15)
2016–2018|  SV Meppen|  64|  (39)
2018–2021|  Holstein Kiel|  24|  (2)
2018|  Holstein Kiel II|  1|  (0)
2019–2020|  → VfL Osnabrück (loan)|  34|  (11)
2021–2022|  Eintracht Braunschweig|  22|  (3)
2022–2024|  MSV Duisburg|  35|  (6)
2024–|  Würzburger Kickers|  19|  (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

Benjamin Girth (born 31 January 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Würzburger Kickers.[1]

## Career

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In June 2018, 2\. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel announced the signing of Girth from 3\. Liga club SV Meppen on a three-year contract.[2] In August 2022, after a year at Eintracht Braunschweig, he moved to MSV Duisburg.[3] He signed a two-year contract extension in June 2023.[4] In June 2024, he signed with Würzburger Kickers.[5]

## Career statistics

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As of match played 3 May 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
VFC Plauen | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Nordost | 25 | 15 | — | 25 | 15
Hessen Kassel | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 33 | 11 | — | 33 | 11
2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest  | 25 | 4 | — | 25 | 4
Total  | 58 | 15 | — | 58 | 15
SV Meppen | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 28 | 20 | — | 28 | 20
2017–18 | 3\. Liga | 36 | 19 | — | 36 | 19
Total  | 64 | 39 | — | 64 | 39
Holstein Kiel | 2018–19 | 2\. Bundesliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2
2020–21 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 17 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 20 | 0
Total  | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0
VfL Osnabrück (loan)  | 2018–19 | 3\. Liga  | 16 | 9 | — | 16 | 9
2019–20 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2
Total  | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11
Eintracht Braunschweig | 2021–22 | 3\. Liga  | 22 | 3 | — | 22 | 3
MSV Duisburg | 2022–23 | 3\. Liga  | 19 | 5 | — | 19 | 5
2023–24 | 3\. Liga  | 16 | 3 | — | 16 | 3
Total  | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8
Career total  | 261 | 93 | 4 | 1 | 265 | 94

1. ^ Appearances in promotion playoff

## References

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1. ^ "Benjamin Girth". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. ^ "Holstein Kiel holt Torjäger Girth aus Meppen". kicker Online (in German). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
3. ^ "MSV zieht Benjamin Girth: „Einer, der in der Box zu Hause ist"". msv-duisburg.de. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
4. ^ "MSV setzt auf Benny Girth: Stürmer bis 2025 in ZebraStreifen". msv-duisburg.de. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
5. ^ "Die Würzburger Kickers verpflichten Mittelstürmer Benjamin Girth". wuerzburger-kickers.de. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
6. ^ Benjamin Girth at Soccerway

## External links

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* Benjamin Girth at Soccerway.com
* Benjamin Girth at WorldFootball.net
* Benjamin Girth at kicker (in German)
* Benjamin Girth at the German Football Association

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Regionalliga top scorers

Bayern|

* 2013: Neumeyer
* 2014: Görtler
* 2015: Stolz
* 2016: Ziereis
* 2017: Hain
* 2018: Jabiri
* 2019: Wriedt
* 2020: N/A
* 2021: Eberle & Riglewski
* 2022: Hobsch
* 2023: Hobsch
* 2024: Kania

Nord|

* 1995: Claaßen
* 1996: Cengiz
* 1997: Cengiz
* 1998: Erdmann
* 1999: Bärwolf
* 2000: Bärwolf & Bester
* 2001: Teixeira
* 2002: Gerov & Teixeira
* 2003: Guščinas
* 2004: Feldhoff
* 2005: Kuru
* 2006: Reichenberger
* 2007: Cannizzaro & Reichenberger
* 2008: Sağlık
* 2009: Pollok
* 2010: Frahn
* 2011: Förster
* 2012: Frahn
* 2013: Krohne
* 2014: Menga
* 2015: Arslan
* 2016: Medjedovic & Wriedt
* 2017: Girth
* 2018: Knöll
* 2019: Hanslik
* 2020: Arslan
* 2021: Meißner & Sezer Nord / Dinkçi Süd
* 2022: Cornils Nord / Njinmah Süd
* 2023: Göttel
* 2024: Sanne

Nordost|

* 2013: Frahn
* 2014: Beck
* 2015: Beck
* 2016: Haufe, Nietfeld, Shala, & Zimmermann
* 2017: Palacios
* 2018: Dadashov
* 2019: Frahn
* 2020: Kiprit & Zimmermann
* 2021: Zimmermann
* 2022: Beck
* 2023: Ziane
* 2024: Löder

Südwest|

* 2013: Assauer
* 2014: Slišković
* 2015: Gabriele
* 2016: Tunjić
* 2017: Alawie & Schmidt
* 2018: Lappe
* 2019: Koffi
* 2020: Becker
* 2021: Marquet
* 2022: Proschwitz
* 2023: Peters
* 2024: Harres

West|

* 2009: Mölders
* 2010: Aydogmus & Knappmann
* 2011: Mainka
* 2012: Knappmann
* 2013: Michel
* 2014: Bouhaddouz
* 2015: Weißenfels
* 2016: Ritter
* 2017: Wunderlich
* 2018: Bülter & Kramer
* 2019: Engelmann
* 2020: Engelmann
* 2021: Engelmann
* 2022: Engelmann
* 2023: Güler
* 2024: Heinz

Top scorers from defunct Regionalliga leagues

Berlin|

* 1964: Fischer
* 1965: Fischer
* 1966: Tylinski
* 1967: Krampitz
* 1968: Lunenburg
* 1969: Rendant
* 1970: Faeder
* 1971: Kipp
* 1972: John
* 1973: Stolzenburg
* 1974: Stolzenburg

Nord (1963–1974)|

* 1964: Haecks
* 1965: Saborowski
* 1966: Haecks
* 1967: Pröpper
* 1968: Kemmer
* 1969: Kaniber
* 1970: Kemmer
* 1971: Schulz
* 1972: Hußner
* 1973: Segler
* 1974: Gersdorff

Nordost (1994–2000)|

* 1995: Adler & Markov
* 1996: Irrgang
* 1997: Weißhaupt
* 1998: Wiedemann
* 1999: Wiedemann
* 2000: Lau

Süd (1963–1974)|

* 1964: Jendrosch
* 1965: Ohlhauser
* 1966: Mikulasch
* 1967: Windhausen
* 1968: Breuer & Schäffner
* 1969: Klier
* 1970: Klier
* 1971: Bründl
* 1972: Kostedde
* 1973: Keller
* 1974: Obermeier

Süd (1994–2012)|

* 1995: Akpoborie
* 1996: Trkulja
* 1997: Türr
* 1998: Eckstein
* 1999: Marić
* 2000: Djappa
* 2001: Barlecaj
* 2002: Ben Neticha
* 2003: Copado
* 2004: Guerrero & Misimović
* 2005: Helmes
* 2006: Nicu & Okpala
* 2007: Jäger & Mešić
* 2008: Bauer
* 2009: Bauer
* 2010: Krasniqi & Tunjić
* 2011: Herdling
* 2012: Lappe

Südwest (1963–1974)|

* 1964: Löhr
* 1965: Poklitar
* 1966: Poklitar
* 1967: Brecht
* 1968: Schieck
* 1969: Weinkauff
* 1970: Weinkauff
* 1971: Lenz
* 1972: Lenz
* 1973: Dier, Klier, & Ludwig
* 1974: Klier

West (1963–1974)|

* 1964: Martinelli
* 1965: Meyer & Rupp
* 1966: Glenski
* 1967: Kuster
* 1968: Kuster
* 1969: Kuster & Lippens
* 1970: Walitza
* 1971: Walitza
* 1972: Pröpper
* 1973: Burgsmüller
* 1974: Burgsmüller

West/Südwest|

* 1995: Beyel
* 1996: Van der Ven
* 1997: Deffke & Feinbier
* 1998: Zibert
* 1999: Graf
* 2000: Ebbers

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