Rubén Daniel Bentancourt Morales (born 2 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nacional.

Rubén Bentancourt
Bentancourt with Atalanta in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rubén Daniel Bentancourt Morales[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Nacional
Number 9
Youth career
Danubio
PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Jong PSV 19 (1)
2014–2016 Atalanta 3 (0)
2014–2015Bologna (loan) 5 (0)
2015Defensor Sporting (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2016Arezzo (loan) 29 (4)
2016–2017 Defensa y Justicia 0 (0)
2017 Paraná 0 (0)
2017 Sud América 17 (10)
2018–2019 Independiente Santa Fe 15 (1)
2019–2020 Atlante 6 (0)
2020–2021 Boston River 35 (14)
2021–2022 Peñarol 42 (12)
2023 Liverpool Montevideo 27 (11)
2024– Nacional 6 (1)
International career
2012–2013 Uruguay U20 12 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024

Career

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Bentancourt made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 19 August 2013 against FC Oss.[3]

On 31 January 2014, he moved from PSV to Serie A side Atalanta for an undisclosed fee.[4][5]

On 5 August 2014, Atalanta signed Rolando Bianchi from Bologna in a temporary deal, with Bentancourt moved to opposite direction on loan.[6][7]

On 9 February 2015, he was loaned out by Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting.[8]

On 15 July 2016, he was released by Atalanta.[9]

On 2 September he was signed by Argentine club Defensa y Justicia.[10]

On 28 December 2017, he was signed by Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe.[11]

On 2 August 2021, he joined Peñarol.[12]

Honours

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Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)

Peñarol

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Rubén Bentancourt" (in Portuguese). Peñarol. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ Jong PSV vs. Oss 4 - 0 Soccerway. 19 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Atalanta sign PSV Eindhoven youngster". Stewart Rickerd. Forza Italian Football. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Atalanta, preso Bentancourt dal Psv Eindhoven, il nuovo Cavani, prestito con diritto di riscatto". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Mercato nerazzurro: Bianchi all'Atalanta, Bentancourt al Bologna" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Bentancourt al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Firmó Bentancourt" (in Spanish). Defensor Sporting Club. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Mercato: operazioni in uscita" (in Italian). Atalatna B.C. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Bienvenido Rubén Betancourt" (in Spanish). Defensa y Justicia. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Rubén Betancourt, primera incorporación de Santa Fe para el 2018" (in Spanish). El Espectador. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Rubén Bentancourt ya es aurinegro". 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Peñarol se quedó con la Supercopa uruguaya". 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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