Leon Benko

Who is this?

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.

Career

1. 1983
   Born
2. 2003
   Joined NK Varteks
3. 2003
   Joined Croatia national under-20 football team
4. 2004
   Joined Croatia national under-21 football team
5. 2006
   Joined 1. FC Nürnberg
6. 2006
   Joined Croatia men's national football team
7. 2008
   Joined Standard Liège
8. 2009
   Joined K.V. Kortrijk
9. 2011
   Joined NK Slaven Belupo
10. 2012
    Joined Al-Faisaly FC
11. 2012
    Joined HNK Rijeka
12. 2014
    Joined F.K. Sarajevo
13. 2014
    Joined Dalian Professional F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Varaždin
• •Citizenship: Croatia
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football