Alexandru Benga

Alexandru Benga
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*
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 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.

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
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 (loan) 2009–10 Liga II 21 1 0 0 — — — 21 1
2010–11 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[a] 0 30 0
Chindia Târgoviște 2019–20 Liga I 30 1 0 0 — — 2[a] 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
2024–25 Liga I 9 1 1 0 — — — 10 1
Total 129 3 12 0 — — 0 0 141 3
Career total 399 15 28 1 1 0 5 1 5 0 438 17
  1. ^ a b Includes matches in relegation play-offs

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

Oțelul Galați

Botev Plovdiv

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. ^ a b c 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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