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Filip Benković

Project playerSichuan Jiuniu · 29 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameFilip Benković
PositionCentre-back
NationalityCroatia
Age29
Date of birth13 Jul 1997
BirthplaceZagreb
Height194 cm
ClubSichuan Jiuniu
Centre-back
27
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
2188
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AIK Stockholm.

Also this season

Earlier this season at AIK StockholmUEFA Europa Conference League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Sichuan Jiuniu; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskanat AIK Stockholm271121887.17
UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat AIK Stockholm2001807.6
Svenska Cupenat AIK Stockholm1100

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

F. Benković is a 29-year-old central defender at Sichuan Jiuniu, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 50, top 2% of Super League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.8, ranking 73rd of 244 in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (81% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Benković.

Judged on this season alone, Benković graded 50 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 43 centre-backs in the Super League, on 11 clean sheets and 3.661 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 50). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, top 26% of the 43 centre-backs in the Super League. At 29 Benković is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Benković is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2023/245 clubs
24.8
Ratingi
11th of 43 centre-backs
49.8
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
81%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.66
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sichuan Jiuniu finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

27
Apps
3.66
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
57
Interceptions
11
Clean sheets

3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.8, Benković carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League (top 26%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Sichuan Jiuniu finished 12th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Super League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target5
Shots19

Passing

Assists1
Chances created8
Passes969

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success55.6%
Duels won156
Duels won %78%
Fouls won17

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions57
Blocks14
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.