Marcelo Nicolás Benítez (born 13 January 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Peruvian club Cienciano.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Nicolás Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | San Francisco Solano, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, Left midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cienciano | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Defensa y Justicia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2022 | Defensa y Justicia | 168 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Belgrano (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vitória (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2023 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 21 | (1) |
| 2024– | Cienciano | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024 | |||
Career
editBenítez'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
edit- As of 23 August 2018.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2010–11 | Primera B Nacional | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 132 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 5 | |||
| Godoy Cruz (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera División | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Belgrano (loan) | 2017–18 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Vitória (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 7 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Four appearances in the 2017 Copa Libertadores
References
edit- ^ Marcelo Benítez at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g Marcelo Benítez at Soccerway
- ^ "Marcelo Benítez, nuevo refuerzo del Tomba". Vavel. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Marcelo Benítez profile". BDFA. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Marcelo Benítez se convirtió en el tercer refuerzo pirata". TyC Sports. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Conocé a Marcelo Benítez, un lateral que quiere dar pelea en Belgrano". Mundod Lavoz. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Novo lateral Argentino". Esporte Clube Vitória. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Rosario Central agreed with Marcelo Benítez and is approaching the sixth reinforcement, viapais.com.ar, 9 February 2022