Alexandru Benga

Alexandru Benga

Personal information
Full name	Alexandru Constantin Benga
Date of birth	(1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 35)
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	120	(2)
International career
2008	Romania U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2024

Alexandru Constantin Benga (born 15 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club UTA Arad.

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

As of match played 12 April 2024 ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

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)	Liga II	25	4	1	0	—		—		—		26	4
	Total		46	5	1	0	—		—		—		47	5
Oțelul Galați	2011–12	Liga I	1	0	1	0	—		1	0	—		3	0
	2012–13	Liga I	19	1	4	0	—		—		—		23	1
	Total		20	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	1
Petrolul Ploiești	2013–14	Liga I	15	1	3	0	—		2	0	—		20	1
Botev Plovdiv	2013–14	A PFG	9	0	1	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2014–15	A PFG	0	0	0	0	—		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
Petrolul Ploiești	2015–16	Liga I	34	1	2	1	1	0	—		—		37	2
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	Liga I	32	0	0	0	—		—		—		32	0
	2022–23	Liga I	38	2	6	0	—		—		—		44	2
	2023–24	Liga I	28	0	4	0	—		—		—		32	0
	Total		120	2	11	0	—		—		0	0	131	2
Career total			390	14	27	1	1	0	5	1	5	0	428	16

1. Includes matches in relegation play-offs
2. Includes matches in relegation play-offs

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

• Liga II: 2010–11 ^[10]

Oțelul Galați

• Supercupa României: 2011 ^[10]

Botev Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2014

References

1. "Ботев привлича двама футболисти от Петролул" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 18 January 2014.
2. "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.
3. ""Qəbələ"də iki yeni futbolçu". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK . Retrieved 22 July 2014.
4. Габалинцы не могут прогнать Кристю. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
5. "New footballers for Gabala". gabalafc.az. Gabala FC. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
6. "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.
7. "Sandecja Nowy Sącz. Alexandru Benga podpisał półroczny kontrakt". eurosport.interia.pl (in Polish).
8. "Sandecja wyjechała do Lwowa" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 25 June 2018.
9. "Септември подписа с Александру Бенга" (in Bulgarian). fcseptemvri.com. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
10. Alexandru Benga at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
11. "A. BENGA". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
12. Alexandru Benga at WorldFootball.net
13. "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