Marcelo_Benítez_(footballer,_born_1991)

Marcelo Benítez (footballer, born 1991)

Marcelo Benítez (footballer, born 1991)

Argentine footballer

Not to be confused with Marcelo Benítez (footballer, born 1989).

Marcelo Nicolás Benítez (born 13 January 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Argentine Primera División side Rosario Central on loan from Defensa y Justicia.[2]

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Career

Benítez's professional career began in 2011 with Defensa y Justicia, with whom he made his debut with in March 2011 against Independiente Rivadavia in Primera B Nacional.[2] Almost a year later, Benítez scored the first goal of his career in a 3–2 defeat at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito against Rosario Central.[2] Between 2010–11 and 2013–14, Benítez made eighty-eight appearances and scored four goals for Defensa, almost half of those matches came during the club's promotion-winning campaign of 2013–14.[2] His first top-flight appearance came on 9 August 2014 versus Racing Club.[2]

In July 2016, Benítez joined Godoy Cruz on loan.[3] One goal in twenty-three league matches followed in Mendoza.[2][4] On 7 July 2017, Benítez completed a loan move to Belgrano.[5][6] A year after, he joined Vitória of Brazil's Série A on a temporary basis.[7]

On 9 February 2022, Benítez joined Rosario Central on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[8]

Career statistics

As of 23 August 2018.[2]
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  1. Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. Four appearances in the 2017 Copa Libertadores

References

  1. [1]
    Marcelo Benítez at WorldFootball.net
  2. [2]
    "Marcelo Benítez profile". Soccerway. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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    "Marcelo Benítez, nuevo refuerzo del Tomba". Vavel. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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    "Marcelo Benítez profile". BDFA. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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    "Marcelo Benítez se convirtió en el tercer refuerzo pirata". TyC Sports. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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    "Conocé a Marcelo Benítez, un lateral que quiere dar pelea en Belgrano". Mundod Lavoz. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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    "Novo lateral Argentino". Esporte Clube Vitória. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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    Rosario Central agreed with Marcelo Benítez and is approaching the sixth reinforcement, viapais.com.ar, 9 February 2022
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