Samuel Dahl, born on 4 March 2003 (age 23), is a Swedish left-back with Benfica, where he wears squad number 26. His game has been built at senior level in Portugal rather than in the sort of glare that invites easy conclusions.
His strongest league campaign so far came in 2025-26 at Benfica, when he made 33 league appearances and scored once. For a left-back, that is a decent volume of football, even if the goals column was hardly doing heavy lifting.
In 2026-27, Dahl has made seven Liga Portugal appearances, along with five in Europa League qualifying and one in the Europa League proper, taking him to 13 Benfica appearances across all competitions. He has also represented Sweden this season, with one Nations League appearance.
Dahl remains a developing professional rather than a finished article: a Swedish full-back getting regular exposure at Benfica, with European minutes and senior international involvement now part of the shape of his career.
