Iman Beney
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-07-23) 23 July 2006
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

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

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

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Switzerland name 16-year-old Beney for World Cup" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Für 2. WM-Vorbereitungswoche - 13 neue Spielerinnen stossen dazu – Talent Beney darf bleiben". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 17 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Iman Beney - Das Toptalent will bereits an der WM 2023 brillieren". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 26 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Iman Beney erobert die Fussball-Schweiz in atemberaubenden Tempo". blue News.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Nati-Kader für die WM - Toptalent Beney dabei – Xhemaili bleibt zuhause". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 3 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Finkbeiner, Christian (24 June 2023). "Ein Teenager rockt das WM-Camp". Blick.
  8. ↑ "Chez les Beney, le gène du football se transmet (aussi) de père en fille - Le Temps". 23 June 2023 – via www.letemps.ch.
  9. ↑ "2023 Women's Under-17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 30 May 2023.


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