Darío Benedetto

Darío Ismael "Pipa" Benedetto (born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Marseille and the Argentina national team.

Darío Benedetto
Benedetto with Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Darío Ismael Benedetto
Date of birth (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990
Place of birth Berazategui, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Arsenal de Sarandí 51 (9)
2010 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 24 (2)
2011 → Gimnasia de Jujuy (loan) 19 (11)
2013–2014 Tijuana 43 (21)
2015–2016 América 49 (17)
2016–2019 Boca Juniors 49 (32)
2019– Marseille 45 (15)
National team‡
2017– Argentina 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2019

Club career

Early career

Darío Benedetto began his career playing for [[Bristol city football club] in 2008. He was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia in 2010, and then to Gimnasia in 2011, appearing in 19 matches and scoring 11 goals.[2]

Tijuana

In the summer of 2013, Arsenal sold Benedetto to Mexican club Xolos de Tijuana. On 19 July, he scored a hat-trick on his league debut for the club in a 3–3 draw against Atlas at the Estadio Caliente. Benedetto would not score again until 1 November, scoring a brace against Atlante. For the 2014 Clausura, Benedetto managed to score 7 goals for the club, and scored one in the quarter-finals of the play-offs. The following tournament, the 2014 Apertura, Benedetto scored 9 goals for Tijuana, making him the fourth-best goal scorer of the tournament, behind leaders Mauro Boselli and Camilo Sanvezzo, who scored 12 goals, and Dorlan Pabón, who scored 11 goals. He also had 4 assists. In total, Benedetto scored 21 goals in 43 appearances for Xolos.[3]

América

On 15 December 2014, it was announced that Benedetto was sold to Club América on a four-year contract. Though details of the transfer went undisclosed, it was believed that América paid US$8 million for the player. He made his debut on 10 January 2015 in América's opening game of the Clausura tournament, a 3–2 victory over León at the Estadio Azteca, providing the assist for Oribe Peralta's second goal. He scored his first goal in a league game against Tigres UANL.[4]

Benedetto was named the best player of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, and also won the Golden Boot with teammate Oribe Peralta, scoring seven goals in three matches; four in the 6–0 win over Herediano in the second leg of the semi-finals, and a hat-trick in the 5–3 aggregate victory over Montreal Impact in the Finals.[5]

Boca Juniors
Benedetto with Boca Juniors in 2016.

On 6 June 2016, Benedetto left to Boca Juniors from America after asking for the transfer.[6] On 25 September, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Quilmes at La Bombonera. Although resisted at first, he was the MVP that lead Boca Juniors to is 32nd national title.

On 19 November 2017, Benedetto ruptured his ACL in a match against Racing Club. He was subsequently ruled out for six months.[7] Benedetto scored 30 goals in 34 appearances across his first two Superliga campaigns with Boca but was on target just twice in 15 outings in 2018–19 after returning from the knee and Achilles injuries.[8]

Marseille

On 5 August 2019, Benedetto signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille for a reported fee of €14 million.[9] He was given the number 9 shirt.[9] Benedetto scored his first goal as a Marseille player in the first half of a match against OGC Nice on 28 August 2019.[10]

International career

On 27 August 2017, Benedetto received his first senior call-up by coach Jorge Sampaoli for Argentina's 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Uruguay and Venezuela.[11] He made his international debut on 5 September 2017 vs. Venezuela, he came on to replace Paulo Dybala as a substitute, the match ended 1–1.[12]

Style of play

Benedetto is a complete striker praised for his eye for goal, his altruism, his sense of collective and his athletic qualities that make him a player appreciated by coaches. He is an excellent finisher and enhances his team's attacking game. He can play as a "goal poacher" but also knows to play as a winger or lower on the field to use his technical skills and participate in the construction of the game.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 January 2021.[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal de Sarandí 2008–09 Primera División 121–––121
2009–10 10–––10
2011–12 10110––111
2012–13 2872263–3612
Total 5193263–6014
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2009–10 Primera B Nacional 141–––141
2010–11 101–––101
Total 242–––242
Gimnasia (loan) 2010–11 Primera B Nacional 1911–––1911
Tijuana 2013–14 Liga MX 2612–41–3013
2014–15 17931–2010
Total 43213141005023
América 2014–15 Liga MX 176–37–2013
2015–16 3211–71214113
Total 4917–108216126
Boca Juniors 2015–16 Primera División –3220–52
2016–17 252133––2824
2017–18 990065001514
2018–19 152506310275
Total 4932115148107545
Marseille 2019–20 Ligue 1 261120––2811
2020–21 174006010244
Total 43152060105215
Career total 278107198402041341136

International
As of match played 22 March 2019[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201740
201910
Total50

Honours

América

Boca Juniors

Marseille

Individual

References
  1. https://www.om.fr/fr/effectif/5073/5181/attaquant/16516-dario-benedetto
  2. "Xolos sign Darío Benedetto".
  3. Darío Benedetto – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
  4. "Revive cómo fue el América 1 - 0 Tigres" [Relive how America won 1 - 0 over Tigres]. excelsior.com (in Spanish). Imagen Digital. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. "Club America beat the Montreal Impact 5-3 on aggregate to win CCL". espnfc.com. ESPN. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. "Darío Benedetto deja al América para jugar con Boca Juniors". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. Garcia, Adriana. "Boca Juniors' Dario Benedetto set for six months out with ACL injury". ESPN. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. "Marseille Announce Benedetto Signing from Boca". beIN Sports. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. "Marseille brings in Argentina striker Benedetto". beIN Sports. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  10. "Nice - OM en direct live | OM actualité par Le Phocéen". www.lephoceen.fr. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  11. "Lista de convocados de Jorge Sampaoli" (in Spanish). AFA. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  12. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Argentina-Venezuela". FIFA.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  13. "Avec Dario Benedetto, l'OM à choisi un vrai buteur qu'il faudra relancer". football365.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. "Argentina - D. Benedetto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  15. "Benedetto, Darío". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  16. "Why Dario Benedetto Was Key to America's Success in CONCACAF Champions League". Bleacher Report. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  17. "Tigres UANL 0 America 2: Benedetto, Martinez score for champions". Four Four Two. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  18. "Primera División 2016/2017 - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  19. "Boca Juniors clinch Argentine Superliga title with 2-2 draw". Reuters. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  20. "Alfaro: "Lo quiero compartir con Guillermo"" (in Spanish). Fox Sports. 2 May 2019.
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