| László Bénes | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dunajská Streda, Slovakia |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Union Berlin |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthclubs1: | GBS Šamorín |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | DAC Dunajská Streda |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | ETO Győr |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | ETO Győr |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Žilina |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | Žilina B |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2022 |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Holstein Kiel (loan) |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | → FC Augsburg (loan) |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Hamburger SV |
| Caps8: | 60 |
| Goals8: | 19 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2015–2018 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 3 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam6: | Slovakia |
| Nationalcaps6: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 15:16, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:05, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
László Bénes (born 9 September 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Slovakia national team.
Bénes was born in Dunajská Streda (a predominantly ethnic Hungarian town) to an ethnic Hungarian family.[1] He has a younger brother named Krisztián, who plays football on an amateur level in Slovak lower divisions.[2] [3]
On 6 February 2015, Bénes signed a three-year deal with Fortuna Liga side MŠK Žilina from ETO Győr.[4]
On 1 July 2016, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[5]
On 28 January 2019, Bénes moved to 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the second half of the season.[6] He debuted in an away match against 1. FC Heidenheim, coming on as a substitute for Jonas Meffert in the 68th minute of the match.[7]
On 1 February 2021, Bénes moved to Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8]
On 21 June 2022, Bénes signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV.[9]
Whilst representing Slovakia at UEFA Euro 2024, it was announced that Bénes had signed with Union Berlin.[10] The transfer took place after a series of equivalent rumours, with the media-estimated transfer fee at about €5 million.[11]
Bénes made his international debut as a substitute to Ondrej Duda in the 89th minute of the 2–1 victory against Lithuania.[12] Due to number of prolonged injuries and low playing time in Mönchengladbach, Bénes made no further appearances in the national team under Kozák, who resigned in October 2018.[13]
On 28 May 2019, coach Pavel Hapal called him up for a double fixture in June - a home friendly match against Jordan.[14] Subsequently, the core of the U21 squad became known as Hapal's children, including Bénes.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Győr | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Žilina | 2014–15 | Slovak First League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| Žilina II | 2014–15 | Slovak 2. Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Holstein Kiel (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 13 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 19 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 64 | 19 | |||||
| Union Berlin | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 194 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 227 | 27 | |||
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bénes goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2021 | Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 10 June 2024 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |