Ex-Benfica man with nine goals ends Leeds ordeal - Burnley | OneFootball

Zeki Amdouni is back on the pitch after many months out with a serious injury. The Swiss forward, who played for Benfica last season, thus made his first appearance of the 2025/26 campaign in Burnley’s 3-1 defeat away to Leeds in another Premier League matchday.

The attacker, a teammate of former Benfica player Florentino Luís, had not yet played this season, as he suffered a serious injury in the first days of pre-season when he returned to Burnley after a positive loan spell with the Eagles, though Benfica chose not to trigger the purchase option.

it had been announced that he was back in training, so he could regain the fitness needed to return to action.

Amdouni, in the match against Leeds, where Burnley, already relegated to the Championship, came off the bench, just like Florentino. Marcus Edwards, formerly of Sporting, was not an option for the Clarets. The home side took the lead and went 3-0 up before the visitors scored a consolation goal.

In the 2024/25 season, wearing the Benfica shirt, Zeki Amdouni was used by Bruno Lage in 43 matches: 11 in the Champions League, 24 in the domestic league, six in the Portuguese Cup, and two in the League Cup.

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