Benjamin Kabeya

Benjamin Kabeya
University of North Carolina Soccer v UNCW
Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Position:
Midfielder/Defender
Height:
5-10
Weight:
183
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Berne, Switzerland
High School:
Gymnasium Neufeld

2022 - Freshman Season
Appeared in 14 contests during his first season in Chapel Hill, earning nine starts • First career start came in the season opener against Air Force • Logged 882 minutes, including a full 90 minutes in six matches • Took eight shots, three of which were on target • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

Prep
Played club soccer with BSC Young Boys • Led his team to the U18 Swiss championship in 2019 and the Liga Classic championship in 2021 • Attended Gymnasium Neufel in Berne, Switzerland.

Personal
Benjamin Kabeya is the son of Regula Graf and Frédéric Kabeya • Has an older brother, Elias, who also plays soccer and a younger brother, Gabriel, who runs track • Birthday is June 16 • Born in Berne, Switzerland • Is fluent in English, German and French • Major is global studies • Chose UNC for its great academic and athletic programs.