Iman Beney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iman Beney | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | FC Savièse | ||
| FC Sion | |||
| –2021 | FC Saxon Sports | ||
| 2021–2022 | BSC YB Frauen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | BSC YB Frauen | 40 | (14) |
| 2025– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Switzerland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Switzerland U17 | 13 | (9) |
| 2022– | Switzerland U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Switzerland | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2025 | |||
Iman Beney (born 23 July 2006) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester City and the Swiss national team.[1][2][3]
Club career
Beney started her senior career at BSC YB Frauen, where she won the 2024–25 Women's Super League.[4] In June 2025, she joined Women's Super League club Manchester City by signing a four-year contract.[5]
International career
Beney represented Switzerland at youth level.[6] She reached the semi-finals with Switzerland U17 during the 2023 UEFA Under-17 Championship.[7]
Beney made her international debut against Zambia in a 3–3 tie.[8] Beney was the youngest member of the Swiss 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[9] However, she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in training and was replaced by Amira Arfaoui.[10]
On 23 June 2025, Beney was called up to the Switzerland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[11]
Personal life
Beney is of Brazilian descent via her mother.[12][13] Beney's father Nicolas Beney was a professional football player as was her aunt Noémie Beney. Her older brother Roméo is also a professional footballer and plays for Basel in the Swiss Super League.[14]
Honours
BSC YB Frauen
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[15]
- Women's Super League Team of the Season: 2024–25
References
- ^ "Switzerland name 16-year-old Beney for World Cup" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Für 2. WM-Vorbereitungswoche - 13 neue Spielerinnen stossen dazu – Talent Beney darf bleiben". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Iman Beney - Das Toptalent will bereits an der WM 2023 brillieren". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Manchester City sign teenage Swiss forward Beney". BBC Sport. 22 June 2025.
- ^ Kelsey, George (22 June 2025). "City sign Iman Beney". Manchester City F.C.
- ^ "Iman Beney erobert die Fussball-Schweiz in atemberaubenden Tempo". blue News.
- ^ Lämmle, Patrick (22 June 2023). "Iman Beney erobert die Fussball-Schweiz in atemberaubenden Tempo" (in German). bluewin.ch.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nati-Kader für die WM - Toptalent Beney dabei – Xhemaili bleibt zuhause". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Women's World Cup 2023: ACL blow rules out 16-year-old Switzerland player Iman Beney". BBC Sport. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Frauen-Nationalteam: Das Kader für die UEFA Women's EURO 2025 steht fest" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 23 June 2025.
- ^ Finkbeiner, Christian (24 June 2023). "Ein Teenager rockt das WM-Camp". Blick.
- ^ "Chez les Beney, le gène du football se transmet (aussi) de père en fille - Le Temps". 23 June 2023 – via www.letemps.ch.
- ^ Dubach, Matthias (2 July 2023). "Supertalent Iman Beney (16) wird jüngste Schweizer WM-Spielerin". Blick.
- ^ "2023 Women's Under-17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 30 May 2023.