Benjamin Šeško

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.

Benjamin Šeško
Šeško with FC Liefering in 2019
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Šeško
Date of birth (2003-05-31) 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
0000–2013 Rudar Trbovlje
2014–2016 Radeče
2016–2018 Krško
2018–2019 Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Red Bull Salzburg 22 (5)
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 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

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 1 May 2022[1][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Liefering (loan) 2019–20 2. Liga 151———151
2020–21 2. Liga 2921———2921
Total 44220000004422
Red Bull Salzburg 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 100000—10
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 215558[lower-alpha 1]1—3411
Total 2255581003511
Career total 66275581007933
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia
202171
202220
Total91
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 2021National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta4–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

References
  1. "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. "Nogometaš Benjamin Šeško iz Radeč debitiral pri rdečih bikih". Posavski obzornik (in Slovenian). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. "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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