László Bénes (born 9 September 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Slovakia national team.
.jpg) Bénes with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunajská Streda, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Berlin | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| GBS Šamorín | |||
| 2007–2011 | DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
| 2011–2014 | ETO Győr | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | ETO Győr | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Žilina | 31 | (2) |
| 2015 | Žilina B | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 53 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 16 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Holstein Kiel (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2021 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Hamburger SV | 60 | (19) |
| 2024– | Union Berlin | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Slovakia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slovakia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Slovakia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Slovakia U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Slovakia U21 | 12 | (3) |
| 2017– | Slovakia | 26 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:24, 27 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:34, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBénes was born in Dunajská Streda (a predominantly ethnic Hungarian town) in Slovakia to an ethnic Hungarian family.[1] He has a younger brother named Krisztián, who plays football on an amateur level in Slovak lower divisions.[2][3]
Club career
editBénes first began with GBS Šamorín in 2007, before moving to DAC Dunajská Streda.[4] He left DAC Dunajská Streda in 2011 to play for Hungarian team ETO Győr.[5] He made one senior appearance for the club, a 2-0 win over Budapest Honvéd on 6 December 2014.[6] He was offered a new contract by ETO Győr in 2015, but rejected it as his release clause was too high, so on 6 February 2015, Bénes signed a three-year deal with Fortuna Liga side MŠK Žilina.[7][8]
On 1 July 2016, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[9]
On 28 January 2019, Bénes moved to 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the second half of the season.[10] He debuted in an away match against 1. FC Heidenheim, coming on as a substitute for Jonas Meffert in the 68th minute of the match.[11]
On 1 February 2021, Bénes moved to Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[12]
On 21 June 2022, Bénes signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV.[13]
Whilst representing Slovakia at UEFA Euro 2024, it was announced that Bénes had signed with Union Berlin.[14] The transfer took place after a series of equivalent rumours, with the media-estimated transfer fee at about €5 million.[15]
International career
editBénes made his international debut as a substitute to Ondrej Duda in the 89th minute of the 2–1 victory against Lithuania.[16] Due to number of prolonged injuries and low playing time in Mönchengladbach, Bénes made no further appearances in the national team under Kozák, who resigned in October 2018.[17]
On 28 May 2019, coach Pavel Hapal called him up for a double fixture in June - a home friendly match against Jordan.[18] Subsequently, the core of the U21 squad became known as Hapal's children, including Bénes.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Győr | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Žilina | 2014–15 | Slovak First League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| Žilina II | 2014–15 | Slovak 2. Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | 65 | 2 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Holstein Kiel (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 19 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 64 | 19 | ||||
| Union Berlin | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 201 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 28 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 8 September2024
- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bénes goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2021 | Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria |  Bulgaria |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 June 2024 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia |  Wales |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ "Bénes László soha nem akart magyar válogatott lenni". Origo Sport (in Hungarian). New Wave Media Group. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "KISALFOLD - Bénes Krisztián Mosonmagyaróváron". KISALFOLD - Bénes Krisztián Mosonmagyaróváron (in Hungarian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Kristian Bénes". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Bénes László első német gólja" (in Hungarian). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Laslo Benes Signs with HSV: Contract until 2026". 22 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Honvéd vs. Győri ETO 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "ETO: a szlovák válogatottat választaná a magyar helyett a távozó támadó" (in Hungarian). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Do Žiliny mieri sedemnäst'ročný Lászlo Bénes | Prestupy a ?pekul?cie". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Borussia verpflichtet László Bénes". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Gladbach verleiht Benes nach Kiel". Kicker (in German). 29 January 2019.
- ^ "László Bénes debutoval v drese Holstein Kiel". Profutbal (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Gladbacher Laszlo Bénes wird an den FC Augsburg verliehen" [Laszlo Bénes is loaned to FC Augsburg]. Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "László Bénes signs with HSV: Contract until 2026". Hamburger SV. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "László Bénes signs for Union". Union Berlin. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Správy sa potvrdili. Bénes bude v novej sezóne hrať v Bundeslige". Sportnet (in Slovak). 28 June 2024. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Slovensko vyhralo v Litve o gól a udržalo si druhé miesto v skupine". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Šokujúca správa z reprezentácie: Kozák rezignoval! Toto má byť dôvod". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "SR A | V Hapalovej nominácii 29 hráčov, po Jordánsku sa zúži na 23". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Hapalove deti: Vytlačia mladíci reprezentačné stálice?". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "L. Bénes". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "László Bénes | Club matches". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
edit- László Bénes at National-Football-Teams.com
- László Bénes at Soccerway
- László Bénes at WorldFootball.net
- Bénes László at Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (in Hungarian)
- Bénes László at Hivatásos Labdarúgók Szervezete (in Hungarian)
