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

With five shots taken so far, the player with the shirt number 9 has had the second-most attempts on goal of any the Holstein Kiel player. Up to now, he has hit the post one time. With this, he has had the first-most in the league along with Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Piero Hincapie (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Franck Honorat (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt), Farès Chaibi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Fiete Arp, Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart), Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart), Arne Maier (FC Augsburg), Keven Schlotterbeck (FC Augsburg), Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München), Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg), Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05), Adam Dźwigała (FC St. Pauli) and Léo Scienza (1. FC Heidenheim 1846). With three passes to a shot, Benedikt Pichler currently occupies second place within the team statistics along with Finn Porath and Shuto Machino.

Benedikt Pichler has suffered nine fouls so far and shares fifth place in the league-wide statistics for this category with Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) and Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg). Conclusions about a player's assertiveness can be made based on the number of duels won. Currently, the 1.88m-tall forward leads the league ranking list for victorious duels with 52 individual actions. With 17 aerial duels won, he shows that he belongs to the strongest of this category league-wide. He shares second place in the statistics with Jackson Irvine (FC St. Pauli).

Last game

Benedikt Pichler played his last game on the third matchday of the 2024/25 season (14 September 2024). Playing for Holstein Kiel, he lost against FC Bayern München 1-6. He played as a forward throughout this entire game. The 27-year-old shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times, which is the highest amount of any player in the club. In terms of total touches, he had 47 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 42 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, Benedikt Pichler was able to win 21 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. He covered a distance of 11.6 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 22 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Benedikt Pichler has played three matches in 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.