Kyle Benedictus

Kyle Benedictus

Personal information
Full name	Kyle Benedictus
Date of birth	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic
Number	4
Youth career
	Lincraig B.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2015	Dundee	84	(2)
2011	→ Montrose (loan)	5	(0)
2014–2015	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	26	(0)
2015–2022	Raith Rovers	180	(8)
2022–	Dunfermline Athletic	65	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Kyle Benedictus (born 7 December 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre back and captains Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic.

He started his career with Douglas Lads, then moving to Lincraig Boys Club from where he joined Dundee, and had loan spells at Montrose in 2011 and Alloa Athletic in the 2014–15 season. He would then have a lengthy stint with Raith Rovers, during which he would captain the side.

Career

Dundee-born Benedictus made his début for Dundee on 1 November 2008 against Airdrie United at Dens Park, playing the full match.[1] He later signed a contract extension after breaking into the first team.[2]

On 28 January 2011 he joined Montrose on loan for a month.[3]

On 1 September 2014, Benedictus signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic on a season-long loan deal.[4] At the end of the season Alloa finished second bottom of the 2014–15 Scottish Championship meaning they faced play-offs to avoid relegation. Having not scored all season Benedictus scored twice in the play-offs and Alloa survived.[5][6][7]

On 10 June 2015, it was confirmed that Benedictus had signed for Raith Rovers.[8] During his lengthy 7-year stint in Kirkcaldy, Benedictus would quickly be named the club captain in his first season,[9] experience a shock relegation to the Scottish League One in 2017,[10] see a return to the Championship after winning the League One title in 2020,[11] lead a strong push to the Premiership play-offs the following season,[12] and winning two Scottish Challenge Cup titles.[13][14]

On 6 June 2022, Benedictus would sign a two-year deal with Raith's Fife rivals and Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic.[15] Benedictus scored his first goal for the Pars from the penalty spot in September, against league rivals Falkirk.[16] On 15 April 2023, after an exemplary season as club captain, Benedictus led Dunfermline to the Scottish League One title which was confirmed after a 5-0 rout of Queen of the South.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee	2008–09[18]	First Division	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2009–10[19]		5	0	0	0	2	0	1[a]	0	8	0
	2010–11[20]		10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2011–12[21]		14	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	15	0
	2012–13[22]	Premier League	27	1	1	0	1	0	—		29	1
	2013–14[23]	Championship	17	1	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	18	1
	2014–15[24]	Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Dundee total		84	2	3	0	4	0	3	0	94	2
Montrose (loan)	2010–11[20]	Third Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Alloa Athletic (loan)	2014–15[24]	Championship	26	0	2	0	—		6[b]	2	34	2
Raith Rovers	2015–16[25]	Championship	30	3	2	0	3	2	3[c]	0	38	5
	2016–17[26]		30	0	2	0	4	1	3[d]	0	39	1
	2017–18[27]	League One	14	0	0	0	4	0	3[e]	0	21	0
	2018–19[28]		25	0	3	0	4	0	5[f]	0	37	0
	2019–20[29]		27	0	2	0	3	0	4[a]	1	36	1
	2020–21[30]	Championship	25	3	0	0	3	0	4[g]	0	34	3
	2021–22[31]		29	2	2	0	6	0	4[a]	0	41	2
	Raith Rovers total		180	8	11	0	27	3	26	1	246	12
Dunfermline Athletic	2022–23[32]	League One	35	5	2	1	4	0	2[a]	1	43	7
	2023–24[33]	Championship	14	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	18	1
	2024–25[34]		16	2	2	0	4	0	1[a]	0	23	2
	Dunfermline Athletic total		65	8	4	1	12	0	3	1	84	10
Career total			360	18	20	1	43	3	38	4	363	25

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and two goals in the Championship play-offs
3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs
4. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
5. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the Championship play-offs
6. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the Championship play-offs
7. Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

Honours

Clubs

Dundee

• Scottish Championship: 2013–14
• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2009–10[35]

Raith Rovers

• Scottish League One: 2019–20
• Scottish Challenge Cup (2): 2019–20, 2021–22

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League One: 2022–23

Individual

• November 2008 – Young Player of the Month[36]
• PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Scottish League One): 2022–23[37]

References

1. "Dundee 1–1 Airdrie Utd". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
2. "Kyle signs new deal". thedees.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
3. "Montrose bring in First Division defender". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011.
4. "BENEDICTUS OUT ON LOAN". Dundee F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
5. "Brechin 0 - 2 Alloa: Survival hope for Wasps". Scotsman. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
6. "Forfar 3 - 1 Alloa: Loons have play-off advantage". Scotsman. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
7. "Alloa 3 - 0 Forfar: 10-man Wasps seal comeback win". Scotsman. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
8. "McKinnon Ties Up Benedictus". Raith Rovers F.C. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
9. "Kyle Benedictus rising to challenge of captain's armband at Raith Rovers, insists Gary Locke". Deadline News. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
10. "Raith Rovers 3 – 3 Brechin City | Raith Rovers FC". www.raithrovers.net. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
11. "Raith Rovers crowned League One champions". www.fifetoday.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
12. "Raith beat Dunfermline to reach semis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
13. "Inverness CT & Raith Rovers share cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
14. "Raith beat Queens to claim SPFL Trust Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
15. "Kyle Benedictus signs for Dunfermline | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
16. "Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
17. "Dunfermline crowned League 1 champions after rout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
18. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
19. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
20. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
21. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
22. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
23. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
24. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
25. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
26. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
27. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
28. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
29. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
30. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
31. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
32. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
33. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
34. "Games played by Kyle Benedictus in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
35. "Dundee 3-2 Inverness CT". BBC. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
36. "Kyle Is Phenomenal". thedees.co.uk. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
37. @PFAScotland (8 May 2023). "Your PFA Scotland League 1 Team of the Year - as voted for by the players" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Kyle Benedictus at Soccerbase