Alexandru Benga

Alexandru Constantin Benga (born 15 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Liga I club UTA Arad.

Alexandru Benga

Benga in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Alexandru Constantin Benga
Date of birth	(1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Brașov, Romania
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	UTA Arad
Number	4
Youth career
2000–2006	FC Brașov
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	FC Brașov	10	(0)
2007–2008	→ FC Săcele (loan)	14	(2)
2008–2009	→ Forex Brașov (loan)	7	(0)
2009–2011	→ Petrolul Ploiești (loan)	46	(5)
2011–2013	Oțelul Galați	20	(1)
2013	Petrolul Ploiești	15	(1)
2014	Botev Plovdiv	9	(0)
2014–2015	Gabala	8	(0)
2015–2016	Petrolul Ploiești	34	(1)
2016–2017	Ermis Aradippou	27	(1)
2017	Juventus București	16	(0)
2018	Sandecja Nowy Sącz	11	(0)
2018–2019	Septemvri Sofia	24	(0)
2019–2020	Chindia Târgoviște	30	(1)
2020–	UTA Arad	140	(3)
International career
2008	Romania U19	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2025

Career

Benga joined Botev Plovdiv on 18 January 2014.^[1][2]

On 22 July 2014, Benga signed a one-year contract with Gabala of the Azerbaijan Premier League.^[3] 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,^[4] eventually leaving the club in June 2015.^[5] After leaving Gabala, Benga returned to Petrolul Ploiești, signing a three-year contract.^[6]

In January 2018, Benga joined Polish club Sandecja Nowy Sącz on a 6-month contract.^[7] He made his Ekstraklasa debut in 0–0 draw against Śląsk Wrocław on 3 March 2018. After Sandecja's relegation by the end of 2017–18 season, he left the club.^[8]

On 3 July 2018, Benga signed with Bulgarian club Septemvri Sofia.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 August 2025^{[10][11][12][13]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Brașov	2006–07	Liga II	10	0	0	0	—		—		—		10	0
FC Săcele (loan)	2007–08	Liga II	14	2	0	0	—		—		—		14	2
Forex Brașov (loan)	2008–09	Liga II	7	0	0	0	—		—		—		7	0
Petrolul Ploiești (loan)	2009–10	Liga II	21	1	0	0	—		—		—		21	1
	2010–11	Liga II	25	4	1	0	—		—		—		26	4
	Total		46	5	1	0	—		—		—		47	5
Oțelul Galați	2011–12	Liga I	1	0	1	0	—		1[c]	0	—		3	0
	2012–13	Liga I	19	1	4	0	—		—		—		23	1
	Total		20	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	1
Petrolul Ploiești	2013–14	Liga I	15	1	3	0	—		2[d]	0	—		20	1
Botev Plovdiv	2013–14	A PFG	9	0	1	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2014–15	A PFG	0	0	0	0	—		2[d]	1	—		2	1
	Total		9	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	12	1
Gabala	2014–15	Azerbaijan Premier League	8	0	0	0	—		—		—		8	0
Petrolul Ploiești	2015–16	Liga I	34	1	2	1	1	0	—		—		37	2
Ermis Aradippou	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	27	1	0	0	—		—		—		27	1
Juventus București	2017–18	Liga I	16	0	1	0	—		—		—		17	0
Sandecja Nowy Sącz	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	11	0	—		—		—		—		11	0
Septemvri Sofia	2018–19	First Professional Football League	24	0	3	0	—		—		3[e]	0	30	0
Chindia Târgoviște	2019–20	Liga I	30	1	0	0	—		—		2[e]	0	32	1
UTA Arad	2020–21	Liga I	22	0	1	0	—		—		—		23	0
	2021–22	Liga I	32	0	0	0	—		—		—		32	0
	2022–23	Liga I	38	2	6	0	—		—		—		44	2
	2023–24	Liga I	28	0	4	0	—		—		—		32	0
	2024–25	Liga I	16	1	1	0	—		—		—		17	1
	2025–26	Liga I	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		140	3	12	0	—		—		0	0	152	3
Career total			410	15	28	1	1	0	5	1	5	0	449	17

1. Includes Cupa României, Bulgarian Cup
2. Includes Cupa Ligii
3. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Includes matches in relegation play-offs

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

• Liga II: 2010–11^[10]

Oțelul Galați

• Supercupa României: 2011^[10]

Botev Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2014