Benjamin Šeško
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Šeško | ||
Date of birth | 31 May 2003 | ||
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 | |||
–2013 | Rudar Trbovlje | ||
2014–2016 | Radeče | ||
2016–2018 | Krško | ||
2018–2019 | Domžale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Red Bull Salzburg | 17 | (3) |
2019–2021 | → FC 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[]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International[]
- As of match played 11 October 2021[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Slovenia | |||
2021 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šeško goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2021 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours[]
Red Bull Salzburg
References[]
- ^ a b c "Slovenia – B. Šeško – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Benjamin Sesko" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Nogometaš Benjamin Šeško iz Radeč debitiral pri rdečih bikih". Posavski obzornik (in Slovenian). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Benjamin Šeško – Statistika vseh odigranih tekem". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Slowenischer Youngster wechselt zu den Roten Bullen" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Hartberg vs. Salzburg – 30 January 2021 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Players – 2. Liga – Austria – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Gruden, Toni (1 June 2021). "Šeško in Mlakar prva strelca, Iličić pa najpodajalec Kekovih izbrancev" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mladinci slavili v Avstriji". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Slovenija z udeležencem Eura 2020, Kek objavil seznam". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Viškovič, Rok (1 June 2021). "Benjamin Šeško je krepko popravil slovenski rekord" (in Slovenian). Sportklub. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Šeško med najmlajšimi reprezentančnimi strelci tudi v Evropi". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Benjamin Šeško". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Benjamin Šeško, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
External links[]
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- Worldfootball.net profile
- 2003 births
- Living people
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- Slovenian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Slovenian footballers
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- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Liefering players
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