Alexandru Benga
Alexandru Constantin Benga (born 15 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club UTA Arad.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandru Constantin Benga | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Brașov, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UTA Arad | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | FC Brașov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | FC Brașov | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → FC Săcele (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Forex Brașov (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 46 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Oțelul Galați | 20 | (1) |
| 2013 | Petrolul Ploiești | 15 | (1) |
| 2014 | Botev Plovdiv | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Gabala | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Ermis Aradippou | 27 | (1) |
| 2017 | Juventus București | 16 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Septemvri Sofia | 24 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Chindia Târgoviște | 30 | (1) |
| 2020– | UTA Arad | 102 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 | |||
Career
Benga joined Botev Plovdiv on 18 January 2014.[1][2]
On 22 July 2014, Benga signed a one-year contract with Gabala of the Azerbaijan Premier League.[3] In December of the same year, following the appointment of Roman Hryhorchuk, Benga was told he was no longer required by the club, and continued to train in Gabala on his own instead of terminating his contract early,[4] eventually leaving the club in June 2015.[5] After leaving Gabala, Benga returned to Petrolul Ploiești, signing a three-year contract.[6]
In January 2018, Benga joined Polish club Sandecja Nowy Sącz on a 6-month contract.[7] He made his Ekstraklasa debut in 0–0 draw against Śląsk Wrocław on 3 March 2018. After Sandecja's relegation by the end of 2017–18 season, he left the club.[8]
On 3 July 2018, Benga signed with Bulgarian club Septemvri Sofia.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Brașov | 2006–07 | Liga II | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| FC Săcele (loan) | 2007–08 | Liga II | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Forex Brașov (loan) | 2008–09 | Liga II | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2009–10 (loan) | Liga II | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 (loan) | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Liga I | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 95 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 8 | |||
| Oțelul Galați | 2011–12 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2013–14 | A PFG | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Gabala | 2014–15 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Ermis Aradippou | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Juventus București | 2017–18 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Septemvri Sofia | 2018–19 | First Professional Football League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Chindia Târgoviște | 2019–20 | Liga I | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| UTA Arad | 2020–21 | Liga I | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 102 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 111 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 372 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 408 | 16 | |||
- Includes matches in relegation play-offs
- Includes matches in relegation play-offs
References
- "Ботев привлича двама футболисти от Петролул" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 18 January 2014.
- "Бенга и Доре тренираха за първи път с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ""Qəbələ"də iki yeni futbolçu". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- Габалинцы не могут прогнать Кристю. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- "New footballers for Gabala". gabalafc.az. Gabala FC. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- "Alex Benga revine în familia "lupilor"". fcpetrolul.ro/ (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- Sandecja Nowy Sącz. Alexandru Benga podpisał półroczny kontrakt. eurosport.interia.pl
- "Sandecja wyjechała do Lwowa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 25 June 2018.
- "Септември подписа с Александру Бенга" (in Bulgarian). fcseptemvri.com. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- Alexandru Benga at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- "A. BENGA". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- Alexandru Benga at WorldFootball.net
- "Alexandru Benga's 2010–11 Romanian Cup appearance". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
External links
- Alexandru Benga at Soccerway
- Alexandru Benga at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Alexandru Benga at WorldFootball.net