Óscar_Benítez_(footballer,_born_1993)

Óscar Benítez (footballer, born 1993)

Óscar Benítez (footballer, born 1993)

Argentinian footballer

Óscar "Junior" Benítez[1] (born 14 January 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger.[2][3]

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Club career

Born in Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Benítez came through the youth system at Club Atlético Lanús, making his senior debut in 2012 aged 19.

On 6 July 2016, Benítez signed a five-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica.[4] After joining Braga shortly after on a season-long loan deal,[5] he returned to Benfica in January 2017.[6] Two years later, Benítez joined Atlético San Luis on loan until June 2019.[7]

Personal life

On April 8th, 2024 he was sentenced to 5 years in prison after his ex-girlfriend committed suicide.[8]

Honours

Lanús[9]

Benfica

Boca Juniors

References

  1. [1]
    "Goal.com".
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    "FIFA limita empréstimos. Saiba o cenário de Benfica, Sporting e FC Porto". www.dn.pt.
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    "Óscar Benítez mostró su malestar por supuestos 'compadrazgos' en Delfín". Bendito Futbol.
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    "Benfica sign Benitez for five seasons". www.slbenfica.pt. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11.
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    "Benítez reforça os Gverreiros | Sporting Clube de Braga". scbraga.pt. Archived from the original on 2016-09-01.
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    "Benítez dispensado de Braga :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt.
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    "Atlético San Luis garante Óscar Benítez por empréstimo" [Atlético San Luis secure Óscar Benítez on loan]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Condenaron al exfutbolista de Boca Junior Benítez a cinco años de prisión efectiva". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  9. [9]
    Óscar Benítez at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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