Benjamin Bellot

Early years

Bellot began playing football at the age of five at SV Blau-Weiß Günthersdorf, before joining the youth ranks of VfB Leipzig until 2004 and then progressing through the youth and senior setup of Sachsen Leipzig. He later said that the move to Sachsen Leipzig had been driven by an ambition to reach professional football with a club from his home city.

RB Leipzig

Bellot joined RB Leipzig on its foundation in 2009, having moved across from Sachsen Leipzig, and was the only member of the original squad still at the club by 2014. He spent his first years as a reserve goalkeeper as the club rose through the German divisions, and remained a backup to Fabio Coltorti after Coltorti's arrival. His first professional appearance came on the 24th matchday of the 2013–14 3. Liga, when, with Coltorti sidelined by a knee injury, fellow goalkeeper Erik Domaschke suffered a scaphoid fracture during a 2–0 win away at Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Bellot came on in his place. He retained the position during the closing weeks of the promotion run, conceding once in his first seven matches, before Coltorti returned for the end of the season; RB Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. Bellot again deputised at the start of the 2014–15 season after Coltorti tore a knee ligament in pre-season on 22 July 2014. He kept clean sheets in his first two matches in the division, and by late September had conceded only three goals and remained unbeaten in 16 league appearances for RB…

Bellot is the nephew of Harald Bellot, a former goalkeeper who was Chemie Leipzig's goalkeeping coach from 2015 until January 2025 and thus worked with his nephew during the latter's time at the club. After retiring from football, Bellot took a role at ARGO Residential, a housing company in Leipzig.

RB Leipzig

NOFV-Oberliga Süd: 2009–10 Saxony Cup: 2010–11, 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost: 2012–13 Brøndby

Danish Cup: 2017-18 Chemie Leipzig

Saxony Cup runner-up: 2021–22