L. Benko

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L. Benko
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L. Benko
Leon Benko
40
years
HRV
Croatia
-
kgs
For
position
185
cms
11
shirt number
5.67
M.€
75
ELO

Born on 11 November 1983 in Varaždin

Personal data
Country of birth
Croatia Croatia
Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Southern Europe
Career details
Previous club
Varteks Varteks
Previous competition
3. NL Croatia 3. NL Croatia
Historic team
NK Varazdin NK Varazdin
Historical competition
1. HNL 1. HNL
Most common shirt number
11
Other shirt numbers
26, 21, 19, 9, 15, 7, 20, 32, 23, 3

Form in last matches

Position on the pitch

Main position
Forward 87%
Other positions
  • Left midfielder 13%
ST
LM
Campo de Fútbol

Rating progression

1815 03
1092 06
2425 07
9778 09
3700 10
6445 11
9814 12
6424 14
9988 14
5765 16
1815 18
102909 21
Highest value in career
76 (2013)
Rankings
General
57527º
Age
240º
By country
667º 667º
By position
14427º F
By position
8999º ST ST

Evolution of market value

5 M€ ▲ 5.7
1815 03
1092 06
2425 07
9778 09
3700 10
6445 11
9814 12
6424 14
9988 14
5765 16
1815 18
102909 21
Highest value in career
5M (2013)
Rankings
General
97051º
Age
206º
By country
1734º 1734º
By position
37455º F
By position
23099º ST ST

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
21/22 17/08/2021
NK Varazdin
NK Varazdin
Varteks
Varteks
Free transfer
18/19 01/07/2018
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
Transfer
16/17 30/08/2016
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
Free transfer
14/15 15/09/2014
Dalian Pro
Dalian Pro
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Free transfer
13/14 26/02/2014
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka
Dalian Pro
Dalian Pro
1M Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 2M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Last 3 years 21
2
0.1
51
Last 5 years 78
14
0.18
59
Career 478
177
0.37
63

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Varteks
Varteks
2022/23
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15' 38 4 47
3. NL Croatia
3. NL Croatia
1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15' 38 4 47
Varteks
Varteks
2021/22
16 2 0 4 0 16 16 0 1414' 38 6.6 50
NK Varazdin
NK Varazdin
2020/21
29 2 0 7 0 29 6 23 848' 37 4.8 57
NK Varazdin
NK Varazdin
2019/20
29 5 0 7 0 29 23 6 2057' 36 6.2 63
NK Varazdin
NK Varazdin
2018/19
24 22 0 5 1 24 24 0 2119' 35 8.4 62

Teammates

Player rating and role
A. Cretu
MF
A. Cretu
72
0
Z. Kvrzic
F
Z. Kvrzic
71
0
D. Miškić
MF
D. Miškić
71
0
G. Mujanović
MF
G. Mujanović
70
0
N. Pokrivač
MF
N. Pokrivač
70
0
M. Maleš
MF
M. Maleš
69
0
I. Močinić
MF
I. Močinić
68
0
I. Novoselec
D
I. Novoselec
68
0
I. Postonjski
MF
I. Postonjski
66
0
J. Obregon
F
J. Obregon
66
0
N. Kapun
MF
N. Kapun
66
0
L. Marić
D
L. Marić
66
0
N. Đurasek
MF
N. Đurasek
65
0
Nikola Melnjak
D
Nikola Melnjak
65
0
Ivan Jolic
F
Ivan Jolic
65
0
D. Jertec
MF
D. Jertec
65
0
M. Škarabot
D
M. Škarabot
64
0
D. Peco
F
D. Peco
64
0
Issah Abass
F
Issah Abass
63
0
E. Novinić
F
E. Novinić
62
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
NK Varazdin
NK Varazdin
6 157 125 11334' 53 41
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka
2 64 60 5327' 42 9
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
2 61 40 3698' 22 6
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
3 49 43 3919' 29 10
Kortrijk
Kortrijk
2 32 13 1319' 4 6
NK Slaven Belupo
NK Slaven Belupo
2 30 30 2646' 16 6
Standard de Liège
Standard de Liège
1 18 2 313' 1 0
Varteks
Varteks
2 17 16 1429' 2 6
Nürnberg
Nürnberg
2 16 1 258' 1 0
Al-Faisaly FC
Al-Faisaly FC
1 12 11 990' 6 3
Dalian Pro
Dalian Pro
1 9 6 519' 1 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
1. HNL
1. HNL
9 205 172 15508' 74 48
SNL
SNL
2 49 30 2862' 13 5
Premier League
Premier League
3 41 36 3299' 27 10
Pro League
Pro League
3 41 14 1390' 5 4
1. NL
1. NL
1 23 23 2029' 21 6

Teams played for

NK Varazdin
NK Varazdin
6 season
53
157
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka
2 season
42
64
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
2 season
22
61
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
3 season
29
49
Kortrijk
Kortrijk
2 season
4
32
NK Slaven Belupo
NK Slaven Belupo
2 season
16
30
Standard de Liège
Standard de Liège
1 season
1
18
Varteks
Varteks
2 season
2
17
Nürnberg
Nürnberg
2 season
1
16
Al-Faisaly FC
Al-Faisaly FC
1 season
6
12
Dalian Pro
Dalian Pro
1 season
1
9

For the national team

3766
4 times at International
19 times at U21
-
Average number of goals
0
1
2
0
Other information
Times called up
5
Matches as a starter
2
Off the bench
2
Debut
29/1/2006
Age on debut
22.2 years old
Last match
15/11/2013
Age in last game
30.0 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Croatia
Croatia
2013
2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 35' 30 4.3 74
WC Play Offs
WC Play Offs
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3' 30 4 75
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 32' 29 4.6 73
Croatia
Croatia
2006
2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 159' 22 5.4 63
Croatia U21
Croatia U21
2005
6 0 0 1 0 6 3 3 234' 22 4.7 59
Croatia U21
Croatia U21
2004
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 20 5.9 53

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Ivan Perišić
D
Ivan Perišić
89
0
M. Mandžukić
F
M. Mandžukić
88
0
V. Ćorluka
D
V. Ćorluka
88
0
I. Olić
F
I. Olić
88
0
R. Kovac
D
R. Kovac
88
0
Luka Modrić
MF
Luka Modrić
87
0
Ivan Rakitić
MF
Ivan Rakitić
86
0
Dejan Lovren
D
Dejan Lovren
85
0
D. Srna
D
D. Srna
85
0
N. Kranjčar
MF
N. Kranjčar
85
0
M. Petric
F
M. Petric
85
0
N. Jelavić
F
N. Jelavić
84
0
I. Klasnic
F
I. Klasnic
84
0
N. Kalinić
F
N. Kalinić
83
0
D. Pranjić
D
D. Pranjić
83
0
J. Simunic
D
J. Simunic
83
0
Eduardo
F
Eduardo
82
0
O. Vukojević
MF
O. Vukojević
82
0
D. Vida
D
D. Vida
81
0
S. Pletikosa
GK
S. Pletikosa
80
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Croatia U21
Croatia U21
2 9 6 504' 0 1
Croatia
Croatia
2 4 2 194' 0 2
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
2 9 6 504' 0 1
International Friendly
International Friendly
2 3 2 191' 0 2
WC Play Offs
WC Play Offs
1 1 0 3' 0 0

Titles

  • German cup winner
    German cup winner
    06/07
  • Bosnian-Herzegovinian champion
    Bosnian-Herzegovinian champion
    14/15
  • Belgian champion
    Belgian champion
    08/09
  • 4
    Top scorer
    Top scorer
    18/19
  • Slovenian champion
    Slovenian champion
    17/18

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut for team, Debut in category
Varteks
Varteks
3. NL Croatia
3. NL Croatia
21 AUG. 21
37 years

Best performances