Alexandru Constantin Benga (born 15 June 1989) is a Romanian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Liga I
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club
UTA Arad
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.
Career
Benga joined
Botev Plovdiv on 18 January 2014.
On 22 July 2014, Benga signed a one-year contract with
Gabala of the
Azerbaijan Premier League.
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, eventually leaving the club in June 2015.
After leaving Gabala, Benga returned to
Petrolul Ploiești, signing a three-year contract.
In January 2018, Benga joined
Polish
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club
Sandecja Nowy Sącz
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In the 2016–17 season, Sandecja won I liga, which promoted the club to the Polish Ekstraklasa, Poland's highest professional football league, for the first time in the club's histo ...
on a 6-month contract. He made his
Ekstraklasa
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Contested by 18 ...
debut in 0–0 draw against
Śląsk Wrocław
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on 3 March 2018. After Sandecja's relegation by the end of
2017–18 season, he left the club.
On 3 July 2018, Benga signed with Bulgarian club
Septemvri Sofia
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Petrolul Ploiești
*
Liga II
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:
2010–11
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[
Oțelul Galați
* Supercupa României: 2011][
Botev Plovdiv
* ]Bulgarian Cup
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The tournamen ...
runner-up: 2014
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References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Romanian men's footballers
Romania men's youth international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Liga I players
Liga II players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Cypriot First Division players
Ekstraklasa players
FC Brașov (1936) players
FC Petrolul Ploiești players
ASC Oțelul Galați players
Botev Plovdiv players
Gabala SC players
Ermis Aradippou FC players
ASC Daco-Getica București players
Sandecja Nowy Sącz players
PFC Septemvri Sofia players
AFC Chindia Târgoviște players
FC UTA Arad players
Romanian expatriate men's footballers
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Footballers from Brașov
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