Noemi Benz
Noemi Benz is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She has represented Switzerland at youth level and has also been selected for the senior national-team squad without making her senior debut.
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At just 13, Noemi left home and moved in with a host family in Biel so that she could attend an elite football school for Switzerland’s most promising young players.
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Alongside elite football, Noemi completed her vocational baccalaureate and worked in a 60% commercial position at insurance company Baloise — a period she described as feeling like “two full-time jobs”.
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When she was 17, Noemi named three major career dreams: becoming a first-choice goalkeeper, playing abroad and reaching Switzerland’s senior national team. She later became a regular starter, joined Italian club Sassuolo and received senior international call-ups.
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Manuel Neuer became her goalkeeping role model not only because of his ability, but especially because of his presence and leadership.
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Coaches and observers were already describing the teenage Noemi as a natural leader who motivated teammates and communicated constantly from goal.
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