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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.

Early life

Bénes was born in Dunajská Streda (a predominantly ethnic Hungarian town) 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

On 6 February 2015, Bénes signed a three-year deal with Fortuna Liga side MŠK Žilina from ETO Győr.[4]

On 1 July 2016, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[5]

On 28 January 2019, Bénes moved to 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the second half of the season.[6] 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.[7]

On 1 February 2021, Bénes moved to Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8]

On 21 June 2022, Bénes signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV.[9]

Whilst representing Slovakia at UEFA Euro 2024, it was announced that Bénes had signed with Union Berlin.[10] The transfer took place after a series of equivalent rumours, with the media-estimated transfer fee at about €5 million.[11]

International career

Bénes made his international debut as a substitute to Ondrej Duda in the 89th minute of the 2–1 victory against Lithuania.[12] 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.[13]

On 28 May 2019, coach Pavel Hapal called him up for a double fixture in June - a home friendly match against Jordan.[14] Subsequently, the core of the U21 squad became known as Hapal's children, including Bénes.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 April 2022[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Career total 134 7 10 1 4 0 14 0 162 8

International

As of match played 30 June 2024
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bénes goal.
List of international goals scored by László Bénes
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

  1. ^ "Bénes László soha nem akart magyar válogatott lenni". Origo Sport (in Hungarian). New Wave Media Group. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ "KISALFOLD - Bénes Krisztián Mosonmagyaróváron". KISALFOLD - Bénes Krisztián Mosonmagyaróváron (in Hungarian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Kristian Bénes". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Do Žiliny mieri sedemnäst'ročný Lászlo Bénes | Prestupy a ?pekul?cie". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Borussia verpflichtet László Bénes". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Gladbach verleiht Benes nach Kiel". Kicker (in German). 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ "László Bénes debutoval v drese Holstein Kiel". Profutbal (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "László Bénes signs with HSV: Contract until 2026". Hamburger SV. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. ^ "László Bénes signs for Union". Union Berlin. 28 June 2024. [/web/20240630151018/https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Laszlo-Benes-Signs-for-Union-1591k/ Archived] from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Slovensko vyhralo v Litve o gól a udržalo si druhé miesto v skupine". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Šokujúca správa z reprezentácie: Kozák rezignoval! Toto má byť dôvod". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Hapalove deti: Vytlačia mladíci reprezentačné stálice?". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  16. ^ "L. Bénes". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  17. ^ "László Bénes | Club matches". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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