Benedik Mioč

Benedik Mioč

Personal information
Full name	Benedik Mioč
Date of birth	(1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Osijek, Croatia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Miedź Legnica
Number	10
Youth career
2003–2013	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2020	Osijek	85	(3)
2013	→ Segesta (loan)	4	(0)
2014	→ Višnjevac (loan)	14	(4)
2015	→ Belišće (loan)	15	(6)
2015	→ Višnjevac (loan)	15	(10)
2018–2019	→ Puskás Akadémia (loan)	22	(0)
2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	11	(0)
2021–2022	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	17	(2)
2022	Saburtalo	16	(2)
2022–2024	Slaven Belupo	55	(10)
2024–	Miedź Legnica	0	(0)
International career
2013	Croatia U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024

Benedik Mioč (born 6 October 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Miedź Legnica.^[1][2]

Club career

Mioč started his career with the youth team of Osijek and captained the juvenile team. To get first team opportunities, he was loaned out to second tier club Segesta in 2013 along with a host of other players.^[3] Among the appearances he made, he featured for the club in a 2–0 defeat against Zadar in Croatian Football Cup which saw the club eliminated from the cup.^[4]

In February 2014, Mioč was loaned out to Višnjevac which played in 3. HNL, the third tier of Croatian football.^[5] He was loaned out another time in January 2015, this time to Belišće.^[6]

Mioč made his league debut for the club on 1 March 2016 in a draw against Hajduk Split. Coming as a 71st minute substitute for Zoran Lesjak, he managed to beat Hajduk goalie Lovre Kalinic in the last attack of the match.^[7] His contract was extended to 2020 in January 2017.^[8] In June of the same year, he scored a goal in a 2–0 victory over Andorran club Santa Coloma in the UEFA Europa League.^[9]

On 29 August 2018, Mioč joined Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia on a year-long loan deal.^[10]

References

1. "Benedik Mioč w Miedzi". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
2. Benedik Mioč at Soccerway
3. "I Mioč u Segestu, Glavaš odbio kaljenje [And Mioč in Segest, the head dropped hardening]" (in Croatian). Glas Slavonije. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
4. "Segesta eliminirana iz kupa [Sisak eliminated from cup]" (in Croatian). Sisak. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
5. "Ozlijeđeno šest igrača iz prve postave [Six injured players from first set]" (in Croatian). Glas Slavonije. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
6. "Ugarković, Mioć i Dugandžić na posudbama [Ugarkovic, Mioc and Dugandzic lended]" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
7. "Osijek u sudačkoj nadoknadi šokirao Hajduk i uzeo bod [Osijek, in court reparations, shocked Hajduk and took a point]" (in Croatian). Index. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
8. "NK Osijek produžio ugovore sa čak osam igrača [NK Osijek extended contracts with as many as eight players]" (in Croatian). Nogometplus. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
9. "Osijek teže od očekivanog slavio u Andori: Mioč i Lukić za pobjedu [Osijek harder than expected to celebrate in Andorra: Mioč and Lukic to win]" (in Croatian). Dvenik. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
10. "NB I: A horvát élvonalból igazolt középpályást a Puskás Akadémia – hivatalos" [NB I: Puskás Academy - officially certified midfielder of Croatian leader] (in Hungarian). Csakfoci. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

External links

• Benedik Mioč at Soccerway.com
• Benedik Mioč at WorldFootball.net
• Benedik Mioč at FBref.com
• Benedik Mioč at the Croatian Football Federation
• Benedik Mioč at Croatian Football Statistics (in Croatian)