László Bénes (born 9 September 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Gent and the Slovakia national team.
Early life Bénes was born in Dunajská Streda (a predominantly ethnic Hungarian town) in Slovakia to an ethnic Hungarian family. He has a younger brother named Krisztián, who plays football on an amateur level in Slovak lower divisions.
Club career Bénes first began with GBS Šamorín in 2007, before moving to DAC Dunajská Streda. He left DAC Dunajská Streda in 2011 to play for Hungarian team ETO Győr. He made one senior appearance for the club, a 2–0 win over Budapest Honvéd on 6 December 2014. He was offered a new contract by ETO Győr in 2015, but rejected it as his release clause was too high, so on 6 February 2015, Bénes signed a three-year deal with Fortuna Liga side MŠK Žilina.
On 1 July 2016, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
On 28 January 2019, Bénes moved to 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the second half of the season. 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.
On 1 February 2021, Bénes moved to Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on a loan deal until the end of the season.
On 21 June 2022, Bénes signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV.
Whilst representing Slovakia at UEFA Euro 2024, it was announced that Bénes had signed with Union Berlin. The transfer took place after a series of equivalent rumours, with the media-estimated transfer fee at about €5 million.
On 16 August 2025, Bénes was loaned by Kayserispor in Turkey.
International career Bénes made his international debut as a substitute to Ondrej Duda in the 89th minute of the 2–1 victory against Lithuania. 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.
On 28 May 2019, coach Pavel Hapal called him up for a double fixture in June - a home friendly match against Jordan. Subsequently, the core of the U21 squad became known as Hapal's children, including Bénes.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGyőr2014–15Nemzeti Bajnokság I1000400050Žilina2014–15Slovak First League8000––802015–1623230–80342Total312300080422Žilina II2014–15Slovak 2. Liga60–––60Borussia Mönchengladbach2016–17Bundesliga8120–001012017–182000––202018–191000––102019–2022020–402802020–217011–201012021–2213010–00140Total53161–60652Borussia Mönchengladbach II2016–17Regionalliga West131–––1312017–1810–––102018–1920–––20Total161000000161Holstein Kiel (loan)2018–192. Bundesliga15210––162FC Augsburg (loan)2020–21Bundesliga12100––121Hamburger SV2022–232. Bundesliga33610––3462023–24271330––3013Total601940––6419Union Berlin2024–25Bundesliga23120––251Kayserispor2025–26Süper Lig32700––327Gent2026–27Belgian Pro League400060–100Career total2533416110014029435
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovakia2017102019202021412022402023702024121202580202640Total422
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bénes goal.
+ List of international goals scored by László BénesNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 1 June 2021 Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria 1–1 1–1 Friendly2 10 June 2024 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia 4–0 4–0 Friendly
References
External links
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