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Filip Benković

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Filip Benković
Benković playing with Dinamo Zagreb in 2016
Personal information
Full name Filip Benković[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2008–2015 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Dinamo Zagreb 56 (6)
2018–2022 Leicester City 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Celtic (loan) 20 (2)
2020 → Bristol City (loan) 10 (2)
2020–2021 → Cardiff City (loan) 1 (0)
2021 → OH Leuven (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2024 Udinese 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 19 (0)
2023–2024 → Trabzonspor (loan) 14 (2)
International career‡
2013 Croatia U17 2 (0)
2014 Croatia U19 2 (1)
2015–2019 Croatia U21 7 (2)
2019– Croatia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

Filip Benković (born 13 July 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Early life

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Benković was born in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and joined the Dinamo Zagreb academy in 2008.

Club career

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Dinamo Zagreb

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2015–16 season

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On 19 July 2015, Benković made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw with Osijek.[2] On 22 July, Benković made his European debut in a 3–0 win over Fola Esch in the second leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League; playing twelve minutes after coming off the bench as a substitute in the 78th minute.[3] He went on to make a total of 18 competitive appearances for the club in the 2015–16 season.[4]

2016–17 season

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On 29 July 2016, in the league match against Slaven Belupo, after Dinamo went 0–1 in the 92nd minute, Benković scored a last-minute equalizing goal in the 94th minute, to make it 1–1.[5] On 10 August, Benković played the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 away win over Hajduk Split.[6][7] On 23 September, Benković scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Lokomotiva.[8] In the mid-phase of the 2016–17 season, Benković was reportedly suffering from injury which would force him to miss the majority of the season.[9][10]

2017–18 season

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On 15 July 2017, Benković scored in a 2–0 win over Istra 1961.[11] On 9 September, Benković scored in a 3–2 win over Rudeš.[12] On 21 October, Benković scored in a 2–2 draw with Hajduk Split.[13] On 4 May 2018, Benković scored a last-minute equalizing goal in a 2–2 draw with Slaven Belupo.[14] On 23 May, Benković came on as a 90th minute substitute in the Croatian Cup Final, as Dinamo won 1–0.[15]

Leicester City

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On 9 August 2018, Leicester City confirmed via their official website that Benković signed for the club on a five-year contract, for a fee in the region of £13m.[16][17][18][19] He left the club after mutually agreeing to cancel the remaining term of his contract on 12 January 2022.[20]

Loan to Celtic

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On 31 August 2018, Benković joined Celtic on a season-long loan deal.[21] On 14 September 2018, Benković made his debut in a 0–0 draw with St Mirren, playing 60 minutes.[22] Benković scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5–0 victory over Heart of Midlothian on 3 November 2018.[23]

Loan to Bristol City

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Benković signed for Bristol City until the end of the season on 31 January 2020.[24] He scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 3–2 win over Derby County on 12 February 2020.[25]

Loan to Cardiff City

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In October 2020, Benković joined Cardiff City on a one-year loan.[26] On 6 January 2021, Benković was recalled by his parent club Leicester City, having only played one game for Cardiff City.[27][28]

Loan to OH Leuven

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Just a few days after being recalled from Cardiff City, Benković was announced by Oud-Heverlee Leuven, arriving on loan from Leicester City until the end of the season.[29]

Udinese

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Following his release from Leicester City the previous day, Benković was confirmed as a new signing for Udinese on 13 January 2022.[30]

Loan to Eintracht Braunschweig

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On 1 September 2022, Benković moved on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig in Germany.[31]

Loan to Trabzonspor

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On 10 July 2023, Benković was loaned to Turkish side Trabzonspor.[32]

Release by Udinese

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On 30 August 2024, his contract with Udinese was terminated by mutual consent.[33]

International career

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Benković made his Croatia debut on 11 June 2019 in a friendly 2–1 loss to Tunisia, as a starter.[34][35]

Honours

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Dinamo Zagreb

Celtic

Leicester City

References

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  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Osijek – Dinamo 1:1". Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga (in Croatian). 19 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ "UEFA Champions League – Fola-Dinamo Zagreb". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Croatia – F. Benković – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Remi Dinama i Slaven Belupa". Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga (in Croatian). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Slavlje Dinama nad Hajdukom". Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga (in Croatian). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Katastrofa Hajduka: Dinamo nanio 'bijelima' najteži poraz na Poljudu". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Dinamo svladao Lokomotivu". Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga (in Croatian). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Filip Benković misteriozna ozljeda" (in Croatian). Goal.com. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. ^ "DOGODILA SE STRAŠNA POGREŠKA U DINAMU Alarm na Maksimiru zbog misteriozne ozljede: Mladoj zvijezdi prijeti naprasni kraj sezone!?". Sportske Novosti. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Dinamo – Istra 1961 2:0". Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga (in Croatian). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Dinamo – Rudeš 3:2". Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga (in Croatian). 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Hajduk – Dinamo 2:2". Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga (in Croatian). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Slaven Belupo – Dinamo 2:2". Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga (in Croatian). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Dinamo – Hajduk 1:0 – Hrvatski nogometni savez" (in Croatian). Hrvatski Nogonetmi Savez (Croatian Football Association). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Filip Benković Signs For Leicester City On A Five-Year Deal". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Leicester City agree Caglar Soyuncu deal and sign Filip Benkovic for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Leicester finalise £13m Filip Benkovic signing from Dinamo Zagreb". Sky Sports. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Benković za 15 milijuna eura u Leicesteru: Dat ću svoje srce klubu". Večernji (in Croatian). Publitzer. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Filip Benković Leaves Leicester City". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Filip Benkovic joins Celtic on a season-long loan". Celtic FC. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  22. ^ "St Mirren 0–0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  23. ^ "Celtic 5–0 Hearts: Reigning champions outclass leaders Hearts with thumping win". BBC Sport. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Bristol City sign Hull's Markus Henriksen and Leicester's Filip Benkovic". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Bristol City 3-2 Derby". BBC. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Loan | Filip Benković links up with the Bluebirds | Cardiff".
  27. ^ "Filip Benković returns to Leicester City | Cardiff". Cardiff City. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Leicester recall Benkovic from Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  29. ^ "OH Leuven heeft centrale verdediger beet" [OH Leuven snatches central defender]. OH Leuven (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Filip Benkovic è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese". Udinese Calcio. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Filip Benkovic wechselt auf Leihbasis an die Oker" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  32. ^ "Benkovic moves to Trabzonspor". Udinese. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  33. ^ "Risolto il contratto con Benkovic" [Contract with Benkovic terminated] (in Italian). Udinese. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  34. ^ "Croatia v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 11 June 2019.
  35. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  36. ^ "Celtic secured an eighth consecutive title in style with a convincing win away to wasteful Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  37. ^ "Hearts 1-2 Celtic". BBC. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  38. ^ "Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen". BBC. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  39. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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