Kristjan Bendra

Kristjan Bendra
Kristjan Bendra (2025)
Personal information
Full name Kristjan Bendra
Date of birth (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 20)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Liefering
Number 44
Youth career
2012-2014 ATSV Steyr
2014-2020 SK Vorwärts Steyr (youth)
2020-2024 FC Red Bull Salzburg academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 FC Liefering 23 (0)
2025-2026 SK Sturm Graz II 23 (0)
2025-2026 SK Sturm Graz 0 (0)
2026- NK Olimpija Ljubljana
International career‡
2021–2022 Slovenia U16 3 (0)
2022-2023 Slovenia U17 10 (3)
2024 Slovenia U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2026

Kristjan Bendra (born January 30, 2006) is a Slovenian footballer. He plays as defender for the Slovenian club NK Olimpija Ljubljana.

Career

Bendra began his career at ATSV Vorwärts Steyr. In April 2014 he moved to SK Vorwärts Steyr. In February 2020 he moved to FC Red Bull Salzburg. He went through all age levels in the academy from the 2020/21 season on.

For the 2024/25 season Bendra moved into the squad of the farm team FC Liefering. He made his debut in the 2nd league in August 2024 . He came on as a substitute for Leandro Morgalla at halftime on the first matchday of that 2024-25 season against First Vienna FC.

For the 2025/26 season SK Sturm Graz signed the defender for their second team. In September 2025 he then made his debut for the Graz first team in the Bundesliga. For the 2026/27 season he moved to NK Olimpija Ljubljana.

International

Bendra played for a Slovenian youth national team for the first time in April 2022. He took part in the European Championship in 2023 with the U-17 team. Slovenia was eliminated from the tournament in the group stage. Bendra played in all three games.

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