Career
Benkarth began her career at SV Biengen and Football Club Wolfenweiler-Schallstadt. In 2008 she arrived in the youth department of the South Carolina Freiburg where she played for the B-Jugend. In 2009 she moved to the senior squad as a second goalkeeper and made his debut on 20 September 2009 (1st Round) in the 0:1 defeat at home to the FF United States Volunteers Jena.
In her first season, she was used only three times at senior level
In her second season Benkarth played 13 games and her participation increased in the third season with 22 appearances. In 2014, with the departure of Caroline Abbé to Football Club Bayern Munich, she was nominated the new team captain.
With the Germany U19 team in 2010, Benkarth took part in the 2010 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Under-19 Championship in Macedonia. In the 2012 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 Women"s World Cup in Japan she played every minute in all six matches, Germany played in the tournament without conceding one single goal (clean sheet).
Germany only lost in the final against United States, for the minimum score, 1:0 (goal scored by Kealia Ohai ).
In October 2012 Benkarth was nominated for the senior national team for the first time. In until July 28, 2013 she was called for the Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2013 in Sweden, replacing Kathrin Längert in the squad.