Benjamin Šeško

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Benjamin Šeško
FC Liefering gegen FC Wacker Innsbruck (21. September 2019) 10.jpg
Šeško with FC Liefering in 2019
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Šeško
Date of birth (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Radeče, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg
Number 30
Youth career
Radeče
0000–2013 Rudar Trbovlje
2014–2016 Radeče
2016–2018 Krško
2018–2019 Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Red Bull Salzburg 17 (3)
2019–2021FC Liefering (loan) 44 (22)
National team
2017–2018 Slovenia U15 6 (4)
2018 Slovenia U16 4 (4)
2018–2019 Slovenia U17 14 (5)
2020 Slovenia U19 1 (0)
2021– Slovenia 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2021

Benjamin Šeško (born 31 May 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Slovenia national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Šeško began his career at his hometown club Radeče.[3] He then played for Rudar Trbovlje, before returning to Radeče.[3] In 2016 he transferred to Krško, where he played for the under-15s and under-17s.[4] In the 2017–18 season, he scored 59 goals in 23 matches for the under-15s.[4] In 2018, Šeško joined Domžale, where he stayed for one season.[4]

Red Bull Salzburg[]

On 3 June 2019, Šeško signed a three-year professional contract with Red Bull Salzburg.[5] He debuted with Red Bull Salzburg in a 3–0 Austrian Football Bundesliga win over TSV Hartberg on 30 January 2021.[6]

FC Liefering (loan)[]

Immediately after signing with Red Bull Salzburg, he was moved to their farm club FC Liefering, competing in the Austrian Second League. In the 2020–21 season, he scored 21 goals in 29 appearances and became the league's second-best goalscorer.[7] He scored most of his goals in the final part of the season, scoring 13 goals in the last 7 rounds.[8]

International career[]

Eligible for Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (due to his mother hailing from Doboj),[9] Šeško opted for the former, having represented the country at the under-15, under-16, under-17, and under-19 levels. He made his under-19 debut in a friendly game against Austria in September 2020.[10]

In May 2021, Šeško was called up by the senior team manager Matjaž Kek for a pair of friendlies in June 2021.[11] He debuted for Slovenia in a 1–1 friendly tie with North Macedonia on 1 June 2021. At the time he was 18 years and 1 day old and became the youngest debutant in the national team, surpassing the previous record set by Petar Stojanović seven years earlier.[12] On 8 October 2021, Šeško scored his first goal for Slovenia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Malta, becoming Slovenia's youngest ever goalscorer at the age of 18 years, 4 months and 8 days.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 16 March 2022[1][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Bull Salzburg 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 16 3 4 4 8[a] 1 28 8
Total 17 3 4 4 8 1 0 0 29 8
FC Liefering (loan) 2019–20 2. Liga 15 1 15 1
2020–21 2. Liga 29 21 29 21
Total 44 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 22
Career total 61 25 4 4 8 1 0 0 73 30
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International[]

As of match played 11 October 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovenia
2021 7 1
Total 7 1
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šeško goal.
List of international goals scored by Benjamin Šeško
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2021 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 4–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Red Bull Salzburg

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Slovenia – B. Šeško – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Sesko" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Nogometaš Benjamin Šeško iz Radeč debitiral pri rdečih bikih". Posavski obzornik (in Slovenian). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Benjamin Šeško – Statistika vseh odigranih tekem". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Slowenischer Youngster wechselt zu den Roten Bullen" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Hartberg vs. Salzburg – 30 January 2021 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Players – 2. Liga – Austria – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ^ Gruden, Toni (1 June 2021). "Šeško in Mlakar prva strelca, Iličić pa najpodajalec Kekovih izbrancev" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  9. ^ Kadić, Edin (1 February 2021). "Slovenci strahuju da će im BiH ukrasti 'wunderkinda'". Sportske.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Mladinci slavili v Avstriji". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Slovenija z udeležencem Eura 2020, Kek objavil seznam". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  12. ^ Viškovič, Rok (1 June 2021). "Benjamin Šeško je krepko popravil slovenski rekord" (in Slovenian). Sportklub. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Šeško med najmlajšimi reprezentančnimi strelci tudi v Evropi". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Benjamin Šeško". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Benjamin Šeško, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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