Leon Benko
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Benko in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Varaždin, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2003 | Varteks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Varteks | 68 | (18) |
| 2006–2008 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Standard Liège | 14 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Kortrijk | 32 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Slaven Belupo | 27 | (15) |
| 2012 | Al-Faisaly | 9 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Rijeka | 50 | (34) |
| 2014 | Dalian Aerbin | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Sarajevo | 41 | (27) |
| 2016–2018 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 49 | (13) |
| 2018–2021 | Varaždin | 81 | (28) |
| 2021–2023 | Varteks | 17 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2006–2013 | Croatia | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2013 | |||
Leon Benko (Croatian pronunciation: [lêon běːŋko]; born 11 November 1983) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
A product of NK Varteks youth academy, Benko had spells abroad in the German Bundesliga with 1. FC Nürnberg and in Belgium with Standard Liège and K.V. Kortrijk. He was the 2012–13 Prva HNL league's top goalscorer.