Benedikt Krug

Benedikt Krug (born 7 February 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a centre-back for Schwaben Augsburg.^[1]

Benedikt Krug

Personal information
Full name	Benedikt Krug
Date of birth	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Schwaben Augsburg
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2012	FC Augsburg
2012–2013	FC Stätzling
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	BC Aichach	25	(1)
2013–2014	BC Aichach II	8	(0)
2014	TSV Schwabmünchen	19	(0)
2015	Erzgebirge Aue	0	(0)
2015	Erzgebirge Aue II	6	(0)
2015–2016	TSV Rain am Lech	21	(1)
2016–2020	FV Illertissen	99	(7)
2020–	Schwaben Augsburg	95	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Career

Krug joined 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue at the start of 2015,^[2] though the team was relegated to the 3. Liga at the end of the season. He made his professional debut for the club in the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal on 8 August 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for Simon Skarlatidis in the home match against 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth, with the match finishing as a 1–0 win.^[3] In 2016, he was on trial with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, though he did not sign with the club.^[4]

References

1. Benedikt Krug at WorldFootball.net
2. "Krug unterschreibt in Aue - Perovic und Glavina auch?" [Krug signs in Aue - Perovic and Glavina too?] (in German). kicker. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
3. "Germany » DFB-Pokal 2015/2016 » 1. Round » Erzgebirge Aue – SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1:0". WorldFootball.net. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
4. "Paunovic runs high energy training session at Media Day". hottimeinoldtown.com. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

• Benedikt Krug at DFB (also available in German)
• Benedikt Krug at kicker (in German)
• Benedikt Krug at Soccerway
• BC Aichach statistics at BFV.de