Marcelo Benítez (footballer, born 1989)

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Marcelo Benítez
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Fabián Benítez
Date of birth (1989-05-29) 29 May 1989 (age 34)
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)

Marcelo Fabián Benítez (born 29 May 1989) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gimnasia Concepción.[1]

Club career[edit]

Benítez 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[edit]

He 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Marcelo Benítez profile". BDFA. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Talleres está casi listo: cuatro refuerzos más y cartón lleno". Mundod Lavoz. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Dos refuerzos más para Racing de Nueva Italia, uno ex Talleres". Mundo D. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ "El refuerzo que no llegó a jugar en la Academia". Última Jugada. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

External links[edit]

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