Benedek Éles

Benedek Éles (born 6 September 1999) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs.

Benedek Éles
Personal information
Born (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999
Veszprém, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current club Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
Number 19
Youth career
Years Team
2013–2016
 MKB-MVM Veszprém
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2023
 Hungary Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
2023–
 Germany GWD Minden

Career

Club

Benedek started his career in MKB-MVM Veszprém, the top Hungarian club.[1] From there he transferred to Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs, another Veszprém team founded by his father, József Éles. With Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs, he was promoted to the Hungarian first-class championship in 2020. In 2022, the team reached the final of the Hungarian Cup, but were defeated there by Telekom Veszprém. Benedek scored 4 goals in the final.[2] Thanks to the silver medal, they were able to start in the 2022–23 EHF European League. Benedek scored 63 goals in 10 matches in the EHF European League group stage. Thanks to this, the European Handball Federation (IHF) selected Benedek as the Top 3 best rookie of the EHF European League.[3] In May 2023, the German GWD Minden announced that Benedek would join their team for 2 years from the summer.[4]

National team

He was included in the large squad of the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship,[5] but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad.

Personal life

His father, József Éles, is a former legendary national handball player who played in the Hungarian national handball team.

Honours

Club
Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs

References
  1. "Kézi Akadémia". www.keziakademia.hu.
  2. www.xls.hu, XLS HU-Honlapkészítés, info@xls hu. "MAGYAR KUPA - Férfi - Négyes döntő - Mérkőzések". www.kezilabda-kupa.hu.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Who shone in the first part of the season?". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
  4. Minden, G. W. D. "GWD verpflichtet ungarischen Mittelmann . GWD Minden".
  5. https://www.eurohandball.com/media/awzc35ee/men-s-ehf-euro-2022-official-squad-list.pdf
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