Guillermo Benítez (footballer, born 1993)
Ángel Guillermo Benítez (born 8 December 1993) is an Argentine-born Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Guaraní.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ángel Guillermo Benítez | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back[2] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Guaraní | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2020 | Argentinos Juniors | 47 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 51 | (2) |
2018–2020 | → Guaraní (loan) | 45 | (3) |
2020– | Guaraní | 15 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:29, 16 December 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Benítez made his Argentinos Juniors debut in 2013 in a Copa Argentina tie against Sportivo Belgrano, playing the full match in penalty shoot-out defeat.[1][3] In June 2014, Benítez joined Primera B Metropolitana side Estudiantes on loan for two seasons. His first professional league appearance came on 8 August in a 1–0 win over Deportivo Merlo.[1] He went onto play eleven times for Estudiantes during the 2014 campaign, prior to featuring in forty fixtures in 2015.[4] In May 2015, Benítez scored his first career goal versus Deportivo Armenio.[1] He made his Argentine Primera División debut for Argentinos on 6 February 2016 in a draw with Tigre.[1]
After getting relegated in that season, he subsequently played thirty-six times for the club in the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional season as Argentinos won the title and gained promotion.[1][5] His 100th career appearance arrived on 28 January 2018 in a 2–0 win versus San Martín.[1] Benítez departed Argentine football for the opening time in June 2018, after being loaned to Guaraní of the Paraguayan Primera División.[1] He remained on loan until May 2020, when he was signed permanently by the club he had made forty-five appearances for in the previous two years.[1][6] In December, Benítez signed a new contract through to 2024.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 16 December 2020.[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Argentinos Juniors | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2014 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2015 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||
Estudiantes (loan) | 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2015 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||||
Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||||
Guaraní (loan) | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
2019 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
Guaraní | 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3 | |||
Career total | 162 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 3 |
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
References
- "Guillermo Benítez profile". Soccerway. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- Guillermo Benítez at WorldFootball.net
- "Verde esperanza". Olé. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Guillermo Benítez profile". BDFA. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Guillermo Benítez profile". Argentinos Juniors. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Guaraní aprovecha y asegura jugadores". D10. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "Saca el aguinaldo y asegura tres fichas". ABC. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
External links
- Guillermo Benítez at Soccerway