Benedek Éles (born 6 September 1999) is a Hungarian

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player who plays for MOL Tatabánya KC.

Career

Club

Benedek started his career in MKB-MVM Veszprém, the top Hungarian club. From there he transferred to Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs, another

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team founded by his father, József Éles. With Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs, he was promoted to the Hungarian first-class championship in 2020. In 2022, the team reached the final of the Hungarian Cup, but were defeated there by Telekom Veszprém. Benedek scored 4 goals in the final. Thanks to the silver medal, they were able to start in the 2022–23 EHF European League. Benedek scored 63 goals in 10 matches in the EHF European League group stage. Thanks to this, the European Handball Federation (IHF) selected Benedek as the Top 3 best rookie of the EHF European League. In May 2023, the German GWD Minden announced that Benedek would join their team for 2 years from the summer. At the end of the season, GWD Minden was relegated from

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, so Benedek started the 2023/24 season in 2. Handball-Bundesliga. 2023 On November 24 against TV Großwallstadt, he suffered a serious knee injury and tore his cruciate ligament. Until his injury, he scored 40 goals in 2. Handball-Bundesliga in 13 league matches. He was able to return from his injury in the eighth round of the 2024/25 season, but did not get enough playing time, so he left the German team and transferred to the MOL Tatabánya KC team in November 2024.

National team

As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2018 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 11th. He was included in the large squad of the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship,https://www.eurohandball.com/media/awzc35ee/men-s-ehf-euro-2022-official-squad-list.pdf but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad.

Personal life

His father, József Éles, is a former legendary national handball player who played in the Hungarian national handball team.

Honours

Club

;Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs *

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**: 2022 ;MOL Tatabánya KC *

**: 2025

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Benedek Éles
at EHF
Benedek Éles
at MKSZ * * 1999 births Living people Hungarian male handball players Sportspeople from Veszprém Handball players from Veszprém County Veszprém KC players Tatabánya KC players Hungarian expatriate handball players in Germany 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub