
Football
Player
Benjamin Šeško is a Slovenian striker who plays for Manchester United and the Slovenia national team. He was born in Radeče and began playing at his hometown club, later spending time in the youth set-ups at Rudar Trbovlje, Krško and Domžale.
Red Bull Salzburg signed him at 16 in 2019 and loaned him to their feeder club FC Liefering, in the Austrian second tier, before his first-team debut in January 2021. He moved to RB Leipzig in the summer of 2023, and Manchester United signed him in August 2025, making him the first Slovenian to play for the club.
He made his senior debut for Slovenia against North Macedonia in June 2021, a day after his 18th birthday, and was the youngest player to represent the country at the time. In October 2021 he became Slovenia's youngest international goalscorer.
His game is built on pace, powerful finishing and strength in the air.