Filip Benkovic

Filip Benkovic (born 13 July 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Leicester City.

Club Career

Dinamo Zagreb

2015–16 season

On 19 July 2015, Benkovic made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw with Osijek. On 22 July, Benkovic 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. He went on to make a total of 18 competitive appearances for the club in the 2015–16 season.

2016–17 season

On 29 July 2016, in the league match against Slaven Belupo, after Dinamo went 0–1 in the 92nd minute, Benkovic scored a last-minute equalizing goal in the 94th minute, to make it 1–1. On 10 August, Benkovic played the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 away win over Hajduk Split. On 23 September, Benkovic scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Lokomotiva. In the mid-phase of the 2016–17 season, Benkovic was reportedly suffering from injury which would force him to miss the majority of the season.

2017–18 season

On 15 July 2017, Benkovic scored in a 2–0 win over Istra 1961. On 9 September, Benkovic scored in a 3–2 win over Rudes. On 21 October, Benkovic scored in a 2–2 draw with Hajduk Split. On 4 May 2018, Benkovic scored a last-minute equalizing goal in a 2–2 draw with Slaven Belupo. On 23 May, Benkovic came on as a 90th minute substitute in the Croatian Cup Final, as Dinamo won 1–0.

Leicester City

On 9 August 2018, Leicester City confirmed via their official website that Benkovic signed for the club on a five-year contract, for a fee in the region of £13m.

Loan to Celtic

On 31 August 2018, Benkovic joined Celtic on a season-long loan deal. On 14 September 2018, Benkovic made his debut in a 0–0 draw with St Mirren, playing

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