Marcelo Benítez (footballer, born 1989)

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

Not to be confused with Marcelo Benítez (footballer, born 1991).
Marcelo Benítez
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Fabián Benítez
Date of birth (1989-05-29) 29 May 1989
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fénix
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 0 (0)
2020– Fénix 0 (0)
National team
2009 Argentina U20 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:11, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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

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
As of 7 October 2020.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing de Córdoba 2020 Torneo Amateur 0000——0000
Fénix 2020–21 Primera B Metropolitana 0000——0000
Career total 0000——0000

    Honours
    Talleres[1]

    References
    1. "Marcelo Benítez profile". Soccerway. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
    2. "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.


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