Born 13 July 1997, Filip Benković is a Croatian central defender presently linked with Udinese. He flaunts an imposing physical stature, standing at 6ft 4in (1.94m) and weighing 12st 3lb (78kg). Benković carries the number 28 on the back of his jersey.
As per Transfermarkt, his current market value hovers around €1.80m (£1.5m). His tenure at Udinese is slated to end on 30th June 2025, with only 11 months remaining at the time of writing.
Benković began his professional journey in July 2015 with Dinamo Zagreb in the HNL in Croatia. Throughout his three-year stint, he accrued 31 first team league appearances and netted three goals.
His performance caught the attention of Leicester City, who shelled out a hefty sum of £13m to secure Benković in August 2018. However, his stay in England was fleeting, as Celtic quickly procured him on loan. The 2018 - 2019 season at Parkhead noted 20 first team appearances and two goals on his record.
The Croatian defender returned to Leicester City in June 2019, followed by brief loans to Bristol City and Cardiff City. Notably, his time with Bristol City observed ten first team appearances, coupled with two goals during the 2019 - 2020 season.
The subsequent year, Leicester City shipped Benković to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the Pro League in Belgium on another loan basis. Finally, in January 2022, he left England for Italy to play for Udinese in the Serie A.
Despite the transition, a series of loans awaited Benković; the first towards Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2nd Bundesliga in Germany, witnessing 19 first team appearances in the 2022 - 2023 season. Following that, he was redirected to Trabzonspor in the Süper Lig in Turkey, where he made 14 appearances and bagged two goals during the 2023 - 2024 season.
Currently, in the midst of the 2024 - 2025 season with Udinese, Benković retains a peripheral role, evidenced by his lack of first team appearances.
