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Plays three minutes against Salernitana Benkovic took one shot on target and had four passes in three minutes in last Sunday's 4-0 win over Salernitana.

Impact Benkovic made two token appearances in the last two matches after being an unused sub for the whole second half of the season and missing the first one due to a major injury. He will eye a bigger role in the next campaign.

JUNE 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Features with youth team Benkovic played an hour with the U-19 team Saturday, Udinese announced.

Impact Benkovic was unavailable for the first two matches since joining due to lack of conditioning, as he had not featured in a match in over a year. He is set to be an option for Sunday's game versus Torino, although he has to compete with at least a pair of teammates that are in better shape.

FEBRUARY 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Unavailable against Juventus Benkovic will not be part of the squad list to face Juventus Saturday, coach Gabriele Cioffi announced.

Impact Benkovic recently joined the club, but he needs some time to get up to speed physically as he barely played during his time with Leicester City. With Rodrigo Becao suspended, Marvin Zeegelaar might join Nehuen Perez and Bram Nuytinck in the back Saturday.

JANUARY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Signs with Udinese Benkovic has agreed to a contract till 2025 with Udinese, the club announced.

Impact Benkovic recently left Leicester City to join as a free agent. He played very little for his previous team. He was last a regular at Bristol City in the Championship in 2019/2020, where he tallied 21 interceptions, 28 clearances and eight blocks in ten games. Udinese recently sold their starter Samir and so Benkovic could potentially get major minutes.

JANUARY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Done at Leicester Benkovic and Leicester City have mutually agreed for the defender to part ways.

Impact Benkovic never found a role at Leicester and that's been most evident in the last month when they needed center-backs and he still couldn't make a squad. The former Dinamo Zagreb man will hope to latch on somewhere else for the second half of the season.

JANUARY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Not traveling for Europa League Benkovic has been left at home for Thursday's Europa League clash against Napoli due to illness, according to team reporter Jordan Blackwell.

Impact Benkovic is one of seven Leicester players who are not included in the match day squad for the game due to either COVID-19 or other illnesses. He has not featured at all in the Premier League this season.

DECEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE