Laszlo Benes

Laszlo Benes (born 9 September 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV and the Slovakia national team.

Club Career

On 6 February 2015, Benes signed a three-year deal with Fortuna Liga side MSK Zilina from Gyor.

On 1 July 2016, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach.

On 28 January 2019, Benes moved to 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the second half of the season. He debuted in his first opportunity, in an away 2. Bundesliga fixture against Heidenheim, only two days after joining the club, on 30 January 2019. He played over 22 minutes, substituting Jonas Meffert in the 68th minute of the match, which concluded in a 2–2 tie. Benes was booked with a yellow card in the 79th minute.

In his second cap for Kiel, on 3 February, against Jahn Regensburg (2–0 victory), Benes received the highest rating from Kiel, 7.9/10 (along with Kenneth Kronholm, Jannik Dehm, Kingsley Schindler), according to the Sofascore portal.

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

On 21 June 2022, Benes signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV.

International Career

Benes was first called up to Slovak senior national team in May 2017, when Jan Kozak called him up for a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lithuania on 10 June 2017, just a number of days before the commencement before the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where Benes was expected to be one of the team leaders. During this match Benes made his international debut, when he substituted Ondrej Duda in the 89th minute of the 2–1 victory in Vilnius. Due to number of prolonged injuries and low play time in at Monchengladbach, Benes made no further appearances in the national team under Kozak, who resigned in October 2018.

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