Filip Benković
 Benković with Dinamo Zagreb in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filip Benković[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | AIK | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Croatia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Croatia U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2019 | |||
Filip Benković (born 13 July 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Allsvenskan club AIK.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Benković was born in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and joined the Dinamo Zagreb academy in 2008.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Dinamo Zagreb
[edit | edit source]2015–16 season
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]On 1 September 2022, Benković moved on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig in Germany.[31]
Loan to Trabzonspor
[edit | edit source]On 10 July 2023, Benković was loaned to Turkish side Trabzonspor.[32]
Release by Udinese
[edit | edit source]On 30 August 2024, his contract with Udinese was terminated by mutual consent.[33]
International career
[edit | edit source]Benković made his Croatia debut on 11 June 2019 in a friendly 2–1 loss to Tunisia, as a starter.[34][35]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Dinamo Zagreb
Celtic
Leicester City
References
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External links
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- Filip Benkovic at Celtic FC (archived)
- Filip Benković at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Filip Benković at the Croatian Football FederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1997 births
- Living people
- 2. Bundesliga players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Croatia men's international footballers
- Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- Croatian Football League players
- Croatian men's footballers
- 21st-century Croatian sportsmen
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- English Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Footballers from Zagreb
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Serie A players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Udinese Calcio players