Market value
—
Rating · 2014
4.9
Average
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.41
goals / match
NK Varazdin
top club · 84 apps
Position rank · 2014
#486
goals rank
#504
assists rank
160
season goals
26
season assists
Among 551 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.50m
peak value · 2013
€1.00m
top transfer fee · 13/14
24
best season · 13/14
21 / 0
int'l caps / goals
389Appearances
160Goals
26Assists
66Yellow cards
0Red cards
59Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Leon Benko |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1983-11-11 (42 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Varazdin, Croatia |
| Citizenship |  Croatia |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Damir Jozic |
Jan 2023
Transfer: NK Varteks → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Aug 2021
Transfer: NK Varazdin → NK Varteks
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — NK Varazdin
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — NK Varazdin
29 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2018
Transfer: NK Olimpija → NK Varazdin
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — NK Varazdin
24 matches · 22 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — NK Olimpija Ljubljana
27 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: FK Sarajevo → NK Olimpija
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — NK Olimpija Ljubljana, FK Sarajevo
35 matches · 14 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — FK Sarajevo
32 matches · 20 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2014
Transfer: DL Aerbin → FK Sarajevo
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FK Sarajevo
16 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Dalian Aerbin
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2014
Transfer: HNK Rijeka → DL Aerbin
13/14 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — HNK Rijeka
33 matches · 24 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Al-Faisaly → HNK Rijeka
12/13 · Transfer · €40k
Jul 2012
12/13 — HNK Rijeka
30 matches · 18 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2012
Transfer: Slaven Belupo → Al-Faisaly
11/12 · Transfer · €75k
Jul 2011
11/12 — Al-Faisaly FC, Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
28 matches · 13 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: KV Kortrijk → Slaven Belupo
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — KV Kortrijk, Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
17 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — KV Kortrijk
27 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Standard Liège → KV Kortrijk
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Standard Liège
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: 1.FC Nuremberg → Standard Liège
08/09 · Transfer · €500k
Feb 2008
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — 1.FC Nuremberg
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — 1.FC Nuremberg
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Varteks → 1.FC Nuremberg
06/07 · Transfer · €400k
Jul 2005
05/06 — NK Varteks Varazdin
11 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — NK Varteks Varazdin
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 — NK Varteks Varazdin
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: Varteks U19 → Varteks
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 223 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2014. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.17/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.17/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.17/90
Minutes played by club
Dalian Aerbin
9.8%
NK Varazdin
21.8%
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
11.5%
FK Sarajevo
8.0%
HNK Rijeka
16.8%
Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
6.1%
Al-Faisaly FC
5.8%
KV Kortrijk
4.2%
Standard Liège
4.2%
1.FC Nuremberg
1.0%
NK Varteks Varazdin
10.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalian Aerbin | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 519 |
| NK Varazdin | 3 | 18/19 | 20/21 | 84 | 30 | 1 | 1,158 |
| NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 61 | 22 | 3 | 613 |
| FK Sarajevo | 3 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 49 | 29 | 5 | 425 |
| HNK Rijeka | 2 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 63 | 42 | 8 | 896 |
| Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 2 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 324 |
| Al-Faisaly FC | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 309 |
| KV Kortrijk | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 224 |
| Standard Liège | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 225 |
| 1.FC Nuremberg | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| NK Varteks Varazdin | 3 | 03/04 | 05/06 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 572 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Super League | Dalian Aerbin | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 519 |
| 20/21 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Varazdin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 20/21 | SuperSport HNL | NK Varazdin | 29 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 424 |
| 19/20 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Varazdin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | SuperSport HNL | NK Varazdin | 29 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 412 |
| 18/19 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Varazdin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | Prva NL | NK Varazdin | 23 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 97 |
| 17/18 | Europa League Qualifying | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Pokal Slovenije | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 17/18 | Prva Liga | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 238 |
| 16/17 | Pokal Slovenije | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 |
| 16/17 | Premijer Liga BiH | FK Sarajevo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Prva Liga | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 215 |
| 15/16 | Champions League Qu. | FK Sarajevo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Kup BiH | FK Sarajevo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| 15/16 | Premijer Liga BiH | FK Sarajevo | 26 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 113 |
| 14/15 | Kup BiH | FK Sarajevo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premijer Liga BiH | FK Sarajevo | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 138 |
| 13/14 | Europa League | HNK Rijeka | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 535 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | HNK Rijeka | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 13/14 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | HNK Rijeka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 13/14 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Rijeka | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 105 |
| 12/13 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Rijeka | 30 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 145 |
| 11/12 | King's Cup | Al-Faisaly FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| 11/12 | Saudi Crown Prince's Cup | Al-Faisaly FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Saudi Pro League | Al-Faisaly FC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 148 |
| 11/12 | SuperSport HNL | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 203 |
| 10/11 | JPL | KV Kortrijk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | SuperSport HNL | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 121 |
| 09/10 | Cofidis Cup | KV Kortrijk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | JPL | KV Kortrijk | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 224 |
| 09/10 | JPL Play-Offs I | KV Kortrijk | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Champions League Qu. | Standard Liège | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Cofidis Cup | Standard Liège | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | JPL | Standard Liège | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
| 08/09 | Jupiler Pro League playoff Europa League | Standard Liège | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | Standard Liège | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Bundesliga | 1.FC Nuremberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | 1.FC Nuremberg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 06/07 | Bundesliga | 1.FC Nuremberg | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | DFB-Pokal | 1.FC Nuremberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Varteks Varazdin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 |
| 05/06 | SuperSport HNL | NK Varteks Varazdin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 360 |
| 05/06 | UI Cup | NK Varteks Varazdin | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
| 04/05 | SuperSport HNL | NK Varteks Varazdin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Varteks Varazdin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Varteks U19 | Varteks | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Varteks | 1.FC Nuremberg | Transfer | 750000 | €400k |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | 1.FC Nuremberg | Standard Liège | Transfer | 300000 | €500k |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Standard Liège | KV Kortrijk | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-31 | KV Kortrijk | Slaven Belupo | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-16 | Slaven Belupo | Al-Faisaly | Transfer | 850000 | €75k |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-20 | Al-Faisaly | HNK Rijeka | Transfer | 850000 | €40k |
| 13/14 | 2014-02-26 | HNK Rijeka | DL Aerbin | Transfer | 1500000 | €1.00m |
| 14/15 | 2014-09-15 | DL Aerbin | FK Sarajevo | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-30 | FK Sarajevo | NK Olimpija | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-18 | NK Olimpija | NK Varazdin | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-17 | NK Varazdin | NK Varteks | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-01 | NK Varteks | Retired | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Patellar tendon rupture | 2008-02-11 | 2008-03-25 | 44 | 8 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2017-07-23 | 2017-09-09 | 49 | 6 |
Current—
Peak€1.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€750k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €950k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #11943 | — | 17 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3556 | #14 | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matej Senic | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mehmed Alispahic | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Matija Kolaric | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neven Djurasek | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Posavec | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luka Maric | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dejan Glavica | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Edin Rustemovic | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dino Stiglec | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Nevistic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Alves | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Samir Radovac | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Amer Bekic | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nikola Tkalcic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenan Bajric | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Klinar | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Prva NL | NK Varazdin | 21 | 23 |
| 12/13 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Rijeka | 18 | 30 |
| 15/16 | Premijer Liga BiH | FK Sarajevo | 18 | 26 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Premijer Liga BiH | FK Sarajevo | 4 | 26 |
| 11/12 | SuperSport HNL | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 3 | 16 |
| 13/14 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Rijeka | 3 | 20 |
Teams faced most often by Leon Benko's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRC Genk | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 20% |
| RSC Anderlecht | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30% |
| Club Brugge KV | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 20% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 30% |
| KAA Gent | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 20% |
| Waasland-Beveren | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 50% |
| KV Oostende | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 75% |
| Royal Excel Mouscron | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 25% |
| Cercle Brugge | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 75% |
| Sint-Truidense VV | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 38% |
| KAS Eupen | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 63% |
| SV Zulte Waregem | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 71% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Senior debut season | |
| 05/06 | First senior goal | |
| 12/13 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 15/16 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 18/19 | Goal #150 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | 519 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 20/21 | 31 | 559 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 |
| 19/20 | 29 | 412 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 |
| 18/19 | 24 | 187 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.41 |
| 17/18 | 27 | 304 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 16/17 | 35 | 309 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 |
| 15/16 | 32 | 287 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.88 |
| 14/15 | 16 | 138 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.26 |
| 13/14 | 33 | 751 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 12/13 | 30 | 145 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 |
| 11/12 | 28 | 512 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 10/11 | 17 | 121 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.46 |
| 09/10 | 27 | 224 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.61 |
| 05/06 | 11 | 572 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 04/05 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
SuperSport HNL
143 apps
57 G
11 A
Premijer Liga BiH
41 apps
27 G
4 A
Prva NL
23 apps
21 G
0 A
Prva Liga
49 apps
13 G
3 A
Pokal Slovenije
10 apps
9 G
0 A
JPL
41 apps
6 G
1 A
UI Cup
5 apps
6 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
7 apps
5 G
2 A
Saudi Pro League
9 apps
5 G
1 A
Hrvatski nogometni kup
9 apps
5 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Leon Benko
Who is Leon Benko?
Leon Benko is a Croatia professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Leon Benko?
Leon Benko is 42 years old. He was born on November 11, 1983 in Varazdin.
What position does Leon Benko play?
Leon Benko plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Leon Benko play for?
Leon Benko currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Leon Benko scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Leon Benko has scored 160 goals in 389 appearances.