Father was cup winner – brother plays for FCB: super talent Iman Beney (16) becomes youngest Swiss World Cup player

class=”sc-29f61514-0 jbwksb”>

Eleven months ago, Iman Beney (16) played for YB in the Super League for the first time. Now the Walliser is already going to the World Cup in New Zealand with the A-Nati. What a vertical start for the Swiss super talent.

In the Super League, with five goals and five assists, she had just as few adjustment problems with the level as she does now in the A-Nati. Her debut in the friendly against Zambia on Friday – 23 days before her 17th birthday – was a bull’s eye.

Just a few minutes after being substituted at half time, Beney played the assist for Seraina Piubel’s goal with a cool twist in the penalty area. Poubel says: “I’m incredibly proud of her. It’s not easy to be substituted at half-time in the first game.”

Sire Nicolas won the cup with Wil and Sion

Beney travels to the World Cup when he is not yet 17 years old. It’s another chapter in the history of her soccer-crazy family. Her aunt Noémi played 45 times for Switzerland. Her father Nicolas (42) was a professional goalkeeper for many years – including at Sion, Schaffhausen, Aarau and Wil. He won the cup with Wil and Sion. Son Roméo (18), Iman’s older brother, is a U21 striker in Basel and was also part of the FCB team in the Super League.

National coach Inka Grings officially announced on Monday at the announcement of the team in Zurich that Beney will probably be part of the 23-man squad for New Zealand. The teenager herself says carefully after her debut: “Let’s see.” But the young striker stood out during the U17 European Championship in May and has now also made an impression in the World Cup camp.

A Nati chick at a tournament has never been so young

With the nomination at the age of 16, Beney became the youngest ever Swiss World Cup or European Championship player. At the 2015 World Cup, Cinzia Zehnder was the chick at age 17. At the EM 2017 Géraldine Reuteler at the age of 18. And at the EM 2022 Riola Xhemaili at the age of 19.

Ramona Bachmann (32), who made her national debut as a precocious striker at the age of 16 and five months, is also impressed by the new teammate. “She is definitely the future of the national team. You could see how much momentum she can bring. She has a lot of quality on the ball and is intelligent in the game. She has good conditions to be able to have a career like mine. “

Now Bachmann and Beney played together for the first time. De Walliser says: “In the beginning it’s funny to play with all those idols. But on the field you don’t think about it anymore!”

Source : Blick