Eleni Benson


Eleni Marie Benson is an American-born Greek former footballer who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Greece women's national team.

College career

Before college, Benson was a star high school soccer player at E. O. Smith High School, in Mansfield, Connecticut. Benson went on to attend and play for Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

International career

Benson played for Greece at senior level in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Benson is married and has added her married name, Rettig, to her American nationality.