Filip Benković

Filip Benković

Filip Benković was born in Zagreb, Croatia on 13 July 1997 (age 27)

Filip Benković
Filip Benković · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

Filip Benković, hailing from Croatia and born on the 13th of July in 1997, is best known as a steadfast and competent central defender. Towering at 6ft 4in (1.94m) and weighing in at 12st 3lb (78kg), he has proved an imposing presence in any defensive line.

Benković started his professional football career with Dinamo Zagreb in July 2015. In his debut season of 2015-16, he made 13 appearances, with this increasing to 18 for the 2016-17 season during which he also managed to score twice. Despite not making a single appearance in the 2017-18 season, he still managed to score a goal.

In a move that would bring him to the shores of Great Britain, Benković transferred to Leicester City in August 2018 for a fee in the region of £13m. However, his journey did not end there. In the very same month, he was transferred to Celtic on a season-long loan.

During the 2018-19 season with Celtic, Benković gave a commendable performance, making 20 first team appearances and scoring two goals in league matches. His return to Leicester City in June 2019 on the completion of his loan period was much anticipated.

Benković, however, was back on loan once more in January 2020, this time moving to Bristol City where he made ten appearances and found the net twice in the 2019-20 season. Following this, in July 2020, he returned to Leicester City once again.

In a surprising turn of events, Benković wound up on loan to Cardiff City in October 2020, where he made just a single first team appearance in the 2020-21 season.

After completing a loan spell at Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the Pro League in Belgium, Benković once again returned to Leicester City in June 2021. In January of the following year, he made the move to Italian side Udinese in Serie A where he made two first team appearances in the 2021-22 season.

Continuing his record of loan transfers, Benković moved on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig, playing for the 2. Bundesliga German team in the 2022-23 season, with 19 first-team appearances to his name. Following this, he was loaned to Trabzonspor in Turkey for the 2023-24 season where he made 14 first team appearances, scoring twice.

Seemingly a man of the world, our globetrotting Benković began yet another new chapter in his football career in August 2024, with another transfer rumoured to be in motion.

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Central Defender
Primary Position
Defender
Position
Filip Benković
CD
1.94m (6ft 4in)
Height
78kg (12st 3lb)
Weight
13 July 1997 (age 27)
Date of Birth
Zagreb
Birthplace
Croatia 🇭🇷
Country of Birth
£2m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value
30 June 2025 (8m)
Contract Expires

Career stats

Team
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Turkey 🇹🇷
Games
14
Goals
2
Team
Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
19
Goals
-
Team
Udinese
Udinese
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Italy 🇮🇹
Games
2
Goals
-
Team
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Bristol City
Bristol City
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
10
Goals
2
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
20
Goals
2
Team
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Croatia 🇭🇷
Games
-
Goals
1
Team
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
Croatia 🇭🇷
Games
18
Goals
2
Team
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Croatia 🇭🇷
Games
13
Goals
-

Transfers

Team
Out of contract
30 August 2024
From
Udinese
Udinese
Type
Released
Team
Udinese
Udinese
1 June 2024
From
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
10 July 2023
From
Udinese
Udinese
Type
Loan
Team
Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
1 September 2022
From
Udinese
Udinese
Type
Loan
Team
Udinese
Udinese
13 January 2022
From
Leicester City
Leicester City
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Leicester City
Leicester City
1 June 2021
From
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
12 January 2021
From
Leicester City
Leicester City
Type
Loan
Team
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
16 October 2020
From
Leicester City
Leicester City
Type
Loan
Team
Leicester City
Leicester City
27 July 2020
From
Bristol City
Bristol City
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Bristol City
Bristol City
31 January 2020
From
Leicester City
Leicester City
Type
Loan
Team
Leicester City
Leicester City
1 June 2019
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
31 August 2018
From
Leicester City
Leicester City
Type
Loan
Team
Leicester City
Leicester City
9 August 2018
From
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
Type
Fee (£13m)
Team
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
1 July 2015
Type
Signed

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