
SwitzerlandCentre Midfielder
Benjamin Huggel
- Date of birth: (49 years)
- Place of birth: Dornach, Switzerland
- Height: 1.90 m
- Baconbauer number 3
All positions:Positions
- Midfielder
- Defensive Midfielder
- Caps
- 41
- 25 starts · 16 as sub
- Goals
- 2
- 0.05 per game
- Assists
- 3
- 0.07 per game
- Cards
- 5
- 5 yellow · 0 second yellow · 0 red
National Teams · Switzerland
| Year | Caps | Goals | Caps and goals per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 2 |
All international matches
- World Cup 2010 · Group H · Free State StadiumHvs.
HondurasOwn contribution: Startedoff 78'Match report: Switzerland vs. Honduras 0–0Draw - World Cup 2010 · Group H · Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumAvs.
ChileOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Chile vs. Switzerland 1–0Defeat - World Cup 2010 · Group H · Moses Mabhida StadiumAvs.
SpainOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Spain vs. Switzerland 0–1Win - Friendly · Stade de GenèveHvs.
ItalyOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Switzerland vs. Italy 1–1Draw - Friendly · Stade de TourbillonHvs.
Costa RicaOwn contribution: Startedoff 61'Match report: Switzerland vs. Costa Rica 0–1Defeat - Friendly · Stade de GenèveHvs.
NorwayMatch report: Switzerland vs. Norway 0–1Defeat - World Cup 2010 · Group 2 · Stade Josy BarthelAvs.
LuxembourgOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Luxembourg vs. Switzerland 0–3Win - World Cup 2010 · Group 2 · Skonto StadiumAvs.
LatviaMatch report: Latvia vs. Switzerland 2–2Draw - World Cup 2010 · Group 2 · St. Jakob ParkHvs.
GreeceMatch report: Switzerland vs. Greece 2–0Win - World Cup 2010 · Group 2 · Stade de GenèveHvs.
MoldovaMatch report: Switzerland vs. Moldova 2–0Win - World Cup 2010 · Group 2 · Stadionul ZimbruAvs.
MoldovaMatch report: Moldova vs. Switzerland 0–2Win - Friendly · Stade de GenèveHvs.
BulgariaOwn contribution: 1 goalYellow cardMatch report: Switzerland vs. Bulgaria 1–1Draw - World Cup 2010 · Group 2 · Georgios Karaiskakis StadiumAvs.
GreeceMatch report: Greece vs. Switzerland 1–2Win - World Cup 2010 · Group 2 · KybunparkHvs.
LatviaMatch report: Switzerland vs. Latvia 2–1Win - World Cup 2010 · Group 2 · Ramat Gan StadiumAvs.
IsraelOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Israel vs. Switzerland 2–2Draw - Friendly · Stade de GenèveHvs.
CyprusMatch report: Switzerland vs. Cyprus 4–1Win - Friendly · KybunparkHvs.
LiechtensteinMatch report: Switzerland vs. Liechtenstein 3–0Win - Friendly · St. Jakob ParkHvs.
GermanyMatch report: Switzerland vs. Germany 0–4Defeat - Friendly · Wembley StadiumAvs.
EnglandMatch report: England vs. Switzerland 2–1Defeat - Friendly · Wörthersee StadionHvs.
JapanMatch report: Switzerland vs. Japan 3–4Defeat - Friendly · Ernst-Happel-StadionHvs.
ChileMatch report: Switzerland vs. Chile 2–1Win - Friendly · Stade de GenèveHvs.
NetherlandsMatch report: Switzerland vs. Netherlands 2–1Win - Friendly · St. Jakob ParkHvs.
ArgentinaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Switzerland vs. Argentina 1–1Draw - Friendly · Tivoli Stadion TirolAvs.
AustriaMatch report: Austria vs. Switzerland 2–1Defeat - Friendly · St. Jakob ParkHvs.
VenezuelaMatch report: Switzerland vs. Venezuela 1–0Win - World Cup 2006 · Play-off · Şükrü Saracoğlu StadiumAvs.
TurkeyMatch report: Turkey vs. Switzerland 4–2Defeat - World Cup 2006 · Group 4 · GSP StadiumAvs.
CyprusMatch report: Cyprus vs. Switzerland 1–3Win - World Cup 2006 · Group 4 · Stade de FranceAvs.
FranceMatch report: France vs. Switzerland 0–0Draw - Friendly · Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum StadiumAvs.
United Arab EmiratesMatch report: United Arab Emirates vs. Switzerland 1–2Win - World Cup 2006 · Group 4 · St. Jakob ParkHvs.
Faroe IslandsMatch report: Switzerland vs. Faroe Islands 6–0Win - Friendly · Hardturm StadionHvs.
Northern IrelandMatch report: Switzerland vs. Northern Ireland 0–0Draw - European Championship 2004 · Group 2 · Estádio Cidade de CoimbraHvs.
FranceOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Switzerland vs. France 1–3Defeat - European Championship 2004 · Group 2 · Estádio Cidade de CoimbraAvs.
EnglandMatch report: England vs. Switzerland 3–0Defeat - European Championship 2004 · Group 2 · Dr. Magalhães PessoaHvs.
CroatiaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Switzerland vs. Croatia 0–0Draw - Friendly · Hardturm StadionHvs.
LiechtensteinMatch report: Switzerland vs. Liechtenstein 1–0Win - Friendly · St. Jakob ParkHvs.
GermanyMatch report: Switzerland vs. Germany 0–2Defeat - Friendly · Stade de GenèveHvs.
SloveniaMatch report: Switzerland vs. Slovenia 2–1Win - Friendly · Stade Prince Moulay AbdellahAvs.
MoroccoMatch report: Morocco vs. Switzerland 2–1Defeat - European Championship 2004 · Group 10 · St. Jakob ParkHvs.
IrelandMatch report: Switzerland vs. Ireland 2–0Win - European Championship 2004 · Group 10 · Lokomotiv Stadium MoskvaAvs.
RussiaMatch report: Russia vs. Switzerland 4–1Defeat - Friendly · Stade de GenèveHvs.
FranceMatch report: Switzerland vs. France 0–2Defeat
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Results over time
One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.
Most frequent teammates
| # | Player | Together | Both started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 10 | |
| 2 | 30 | 19 | |
| 3 | 29 | 10 | |
| 4 | 24 | 13 | |
| 5 | 22 | 15 | |
| 6 | 21 | 15 | |
| 7 | 21 | 9 | |
| 8 | 20 | 16 | |
| 9 | 20 | 15 | |
| 10 | 19 | 8 | |
| 11 | 19 | 3 | |
| 12 | 18 | 13 | |
| 13 | 18 | 9 | |
| 14 | 17 | 8 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | |
| 16 | 16 | 3 | |
| 17 | 16 | 1 | |
| 18 | 15 | 6 | |
| 19 | 15 | 1 | |
| 20 | 13 | 7 |
Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 41 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.
Most frequent opponents
| # | Opponent | Matches | W | D | L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.

