Alexandru Benga

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Alexandru Benga
Benga in September 2011.jpg
Benga in 2011
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
Team information
Current team
 UTA Arad
Number 4
Youth career
2000–2006 FC Brașov
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 129 (3)
International career
2008 Romania U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Alexandru Constantin Benga (born 15 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club UTA Arad, which he captains.

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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 29 October 2024 [10] [11] [12] [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Brașov 2006–07 Liga II 10000———100
FC Săcele (loan) 2007–08 Liga II14200———142
Forex Brașov (loan) 2008–09 Liga II7000———70
Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 2009–10 Liga II21100———211
2010–11 Liga II25410———264
Total46510———475
Oțelul Galați 2011–12 Liga I1010—10—30
2012–13 Liga I19140———231
Total20150001000261
Petrolul Ploiești 2013–14 Liga I15130—20—201
Botev Plovdiv 2013–14 A PFG 9010———100
2014–15 A PFG0000—21—21
Total9010002100121
Gabala 2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League 8000———80
Petrolul Ploiești 2015–16 Liga I3412110——372
Ermis Aradippou 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 27100———271
Juventus București 2017–18 Liga I16010———170
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 110————110
Septemvri Sofia 2018–19 First Professional Football League 24030——3 [a] 0300
Chindia Târgoviște 2019–20 Liga I30100——2 [a] 0321
UTA Arad 2020–21 Liga I22010———230
2021–22 Liga I32000———320
2022–23 Liga I38260———442
2023–24 Liga I28040———320
2024–25 Liga I9110———101
Total1293120——001413
Career total3991528110515043817
  1. 1 2 Includes matches in relegation play-offs

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

Oțelul Galați

Botev Plovdiv

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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. 1 2 3 Alexandru Benga at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  11. ↑ "A. BENGA". 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.


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