PLAYER PROFILE / Central Midfield
Rico Benatelli.
SV 07 Elversberg II · Germany
TM 86156 · Current player profileAge today34
Recorded moves11
Peak recorded value€800k
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Rico Benatelli
- Born
- 17 Mar 1992
- Nationality
- Germany
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 181
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2026
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- SV Waldhof MannheimLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2026
- SK Austria KlagenfurtLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2024
- FC St. PauliLast recorded move · 28 Jul 2022
- SG Dynamo DresdenLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2019
- Würzburger KickersLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2017
- FC Erzgebirge AueLast recorded move · 12 Jul 2015
- Borussia Dortmund IILast recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
- Borussia Dortmund U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2011
- Borussia Dortmund U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2009
- VfL Bochum U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- VfL Bochum YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2026 | 34 | SV 07 Elversberg II | €0 |
| 29 May 2026 | 34 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | €125k |
| 23 Dec 2025 | 33 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | €175k |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 33 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | €200k |
| 30 Dec 2024 | 32 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | €250k |
| 27 Sep 2024 | 32 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | €275k |
| 21 May 2024 | 32 | SK Austria Klagenfurt | €325k |
| 11 Dec 2023 | 31 | SK Austria Klagenfurt | €350k |
| 12 Jun 2023 | 31 | SK Austria Klagenfurt | €350k |
| 10 Nov 2022 | 30 | SK Austria Klagenfurt | €350k |
| 16 Jun 2022 | 30 | FC St. Pauli | €450k |
| 15 Dec 2021 | 29 | FC St. Pauli | €500k |
| 16 Jun 2021 | 29 | FC St. Pauli | €550k |
| 08 Feb 2021 | 28 | FC St. Pauli | €500k |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 28 | FC St. Pauli | €475k |
| 13 Dec 2019 | 27 | FC St. Pauli | €600k |
| 25 Sep 2019 | 27 | FC St. Pauli | €650k |
| 12 Jun 2019 | 27 | SG Dynamo Dresden | €750k |
| 08 Jan 2019 | 26 | SG Dynamo Dresden | €750k |
| 19 Jun 2018 | 26 | SG Dynamo Dresden | €700k |
| 22 Jan 2018 | 25 | SG Dynamo Dresden | €650k |
| 27 Jun 2017 | 25 | Würzburger Kickers | €600k |
| 23 Jan 2017 | 24 | Würzburger Kickers | €600k |
| 06 Oct 2016 | 24 | Würzburger Kickers | €600k |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 24 | Würzburger Kickers | €400k |
| 08 Feb 2016 | 23 | Würzburger Kickers | €350k |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 23 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | €400k |
| 13 Jan 2015 | 22 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | €800k |
| 30 Jun 2014 | 22 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | €800k |
| 20 Jan 2014 | 21 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | €500k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | SV 07 Elversberg II | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2024 | SK Austria Klagenfurt | SV Waldhof Mannheim | Transfer | Free |
| 28 Jul 2022 | FC St. Pauli | SK Austria Klagenfurt | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2019 | SG Dynamo Dresden | FC St. Pauli | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2017 | Würzburger Kickers | SG Dynamo Dresden | Transfer | Free |
| 12 Jul 2015 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | Würzburger Kickers | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2013 | Borussia Dortmund II | FC Erzgebirge Aue | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2011 | Borussia Dortmund U19 | Borussia Dortmund II | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2009 | Borussia Dortmund U17 | Borussia Dortmund U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2008 | VfL Bochum U17 | Borussia Dortmund U17 | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2007 | VfL Bochum Youth | VfL Bochum U17 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.