László Bénes

László Bénes

Bénes with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	20
Youth career
	GBS Šamorín
2007–2011	DAC Dunajská Streda
2011–2014	ETO Győr
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	ETO Győr	1	(0)
2015–2016	Žilina	31	(2)
2015	Žilina B	6	(0)
2016–2022	Borussia Mönchengladbach	53	(1)
2016–2018	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	16	(1)
2019	→ Holstein Kiel (loan)	15	(2)
2021	→ FC Augsburg (loan)	12	(1)
2022–2024	Hamburger SV	60	(19)
2024–	Union Berlin	9	(1)
International career^‡
2013–2014	Slovakia U16	1	(0)
2013	Slovakia U17	2	(0)
2014	Slovakia U18	2	(0)
2014–2015	Slovakia U19	8	(3)
2015–2018	Slovakia U21	12	(3)
2017–	Slovakia	26	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 14 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:34, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

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) in Slovakia 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

Bénes first began with GBS Šamorín in 2007, before moving to DAC Dunajská Streda.^[4] He left DAC Dunajská Streda in 2011 to play for Hungarian team ETO Győr.^[5] He made one senior appearance for the club, a 2-0 win over Budapest Honvéd on 6 December 2014.^[6] He was offered a new contract by ETO Győr in 2015, but rejected it as his release clause was too high, so on 6 February 2015, Bénes signed a three-year deal with Fortuna Liga side MŠK Žilina.^[7][8]

On 1 July 2016, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[9]

On 28 January 2019, Bénes moved to 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the second half of the season.^[10] 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.^[11]

On 1 February 2021, Bénes moved to Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on a loan deal until the end of the season.^[12]

On 21 June 2022, Bénes signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV.^[13]

Whilst representing Slovakia at UEFA Euro 2024, it was announced that Bénes had signed with Union Berlin.^[14] The transfer took place after a series of equivalent rumours, with the media-estimated transfer fee at about €5 million.^[15]

International career

Bénes made his international debut as a substitute to Ondrej Duda in the 89th minute of the 2–1 victory against Lithuania.^[16] 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.^[17]

On 28 May 2019, coach Pavel Hapal called him up for a double fixture in June - a home friendly match against Jordan.^[18] Subsequently, the core of the U21 squad became known as Hapal's children, including Bénes.^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2024^[20][21]

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
Hamburger SV	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	33	6	1	0	–		–		34	6
	2023–24		27	13	3	0	–		–		30	13
	Total		60	19	4	0	–		–		64	19
Union Berlin	2024–25	Bundesliga	9	1	2	0	–		–		11	1
Career total			203	27	16	1	4	0	14	0	237	28

International

As of match played 8 September2024

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. "Bénes László első német gólja" (in Hungarian). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
5. "Laslo Benes Signs with HSV: Contract until 2026". 22 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
6. "Honvéd vs. Győri ETO 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
7. "ETO: a szlovák válogatottat választaná a magyar helyett a távozó támadó" (in Hungarian). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
8. "Do Žiliny mieri sedemnäst'ročný Lászlo Bénes | Prestupy a ?pekul?cie". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
9. "Borussia verpflichtet László Bénes". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
10. "Gladbach verleiht Benes nach Kiel". Kicker (in German). 29 January 2019.
11. "László Bénes debutoval v drese Holstein Kiel". Profutbal (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
12. "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.
13. "László Bénes signs with HSV: Contract until 2026". Hamburger SV. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
14. "László Bénes signs for Union". Union Berlin. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
15. "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.
16. "Slovensko vyhralo v Litve o gól a udržalo si druhé miesto v skupine". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
17. "Šokujúca správa z reprezentácie: Kozák rezignoval! Toto má byť dôvod". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
18. "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.
19. "Hapalove deti: Vytlačia mladíci reprezentačné stálice?". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
20. "L. Bénes". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
21. "László Bénes | Club matches". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

External links

• László Bénes at National-Football-Teams.com
• László Bénes at Soccerway
• László Bénes at WorldFootball.net
• Bénes László at Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség [hu] (in Hungarian)
• Bénes László at Hivatásos Labdarúgók Szervezete [hu] (in Hungarian)