Marcelo Fabián Benítez (born 29 May 1989) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gimnasia Concepción.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Fabián Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnasia Concepción | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Lanús | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Real Zaragoza B | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | General Lamadrid | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Real Zaragoza B | 29 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Deportivo Armenio | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Tiro Federal | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Talleres | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Atlético Camioneros | 62 | (2) |
| 2020 | Racing de Córdoba | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Fénix de Pilar | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Ciudad de Bolívar | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | Gimnasia Concepción | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Argentina U20 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 24 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBenítez started his career with Argentine Primera División side Lanús in 2008, but left two years later without featuring.[2] In 2010, Benítez joined Spanish club Real Zaragoza B.[2] He made forty-one appearances, including twenty-nine in the 2011–12 Segunda División B season, either side of a spell back in Argentina with General Lamadrid.[1][2] He left Zaragoza in June 2013 to join Deportivo Armenio of Primera B Metropolitana.[1][2] His first appearance came on 18 September in a draw against Deportivo Merlo.[1] He played eighteen times for the club.[1][2] On 28 August 2014, Benítez joined Torneo Federal A club Tiro Federal.[1][2]
Twelve appearances followed for Tiro Federal during the 2014 campaign.[1][2] He subsequently joined fellow Torneo Federal A outfit Talleres in January 2015.[1][3] Benítez played a total of three times for Talleres in 2015, which included a red card in his second match versus Juventud Unida Universitario.[1][2] Talleres won the league title that season which secured promotion to Primera B Nacional.[1] Benítez was let go to join Atlético Camioneros of Torneo Federal B soon after.[1][2] They won promotion to Torneo Federal A in 2017.[2] He stayed for two more seasons, scoring his first tier three goal on 6 October 2019 versus Sportivo Desamparados.[1]
On 21 August 2020, Benítez signed for Torneo Regional Federal Amateur team Racing de Córdoba.[4] However, on 9 September, Benítez joined Primera B Metropolitana's Fénix due to uncertainty of the fourth tier caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
International career
editHe played five times and scored one goal for the Argentina U20 team at the 2009 South American U-20 Championship, with the goal coming in a final stage draw with Venezuela.[1][2]
Career statistics
edit- As of 7 October 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing de Córdoba | 2020 | Torneo Amateur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fénix | 2020–21 | Primera B Metropolitana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Honours
edit- Talleres[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Marcelo Benítez profile". Soccerway. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Marcelo Benítez profile". BDFA. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Talleres está casi listo: cuatro refuerzos más y cartón lleno". Mundod Lavoz. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Dos refuerzos más para Racing de Nueva Italia, uno ex Talleres". Mundo D. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "El refuerzo que no llegó a jugar en la Academia". Última Jugada. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
External links
edit- Marcelo Benítez at Soccerway