Gustavo Benítez (footballer, born 1986)

Gustavo Oscar Benítez (born 7 March 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Deportivo Riestra.[2]

For other people named Gustavo Benítez, see Gustavo Benítez.
Gustavo Benítez
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Oscar Benítez
Date of birth (1986-03-07) 7 March 1986
Place of birth Pergamino, Argentina
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo Riestra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Douglas Haig
2004 Sportivo Las Heras 0 (0)
2004–2005 Douglas Haig
2006 Colegiales
2006–2007 Douglas Haig
2007–2008 Sarmiento
2008–2009 Juventud Pergamino 27 (0)
2009–2014 Sarmiento
2013–2014 → Almirante Brown (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2015 Estudiantes 41 (2)
2016– Deportivo Riestra 102 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:13, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Career

Benítez started his senior career with Douglas Haig at the age of sixteen, appearing in Torneo Argentino A.[3] Benítez had stints in 2004 and 2006 with lower-league duo Sportivo Las Heras and Colegiales, though returned to Douglas Haig either side of playing for them.[3][4][5] 2007 saw Sarmiento sign Benítez.[3][6] He'd leave the Primera B Nacional outfit a year later, signing for Juventud Pergamino in 2008.[3] Twenty-seven appearances followed in the third tier.[3] Benítez rejoined Sarmiento at the conclusion of 2008–09.[3][7] He scored his first goal for the club in March 2010 versus Tristán Suárez.[2] They won the 2011–12 title.[2][8]

On 3 July 2013, Benítez was loaned to Almirante Brown of Primera B Nacional.[2][9] His debut arrived on 13 August against Villa San Carlos, which preceded a further eight appearances.[2] In June 2014, Benítez agreed a move to Estudiantes.[2] He remained for the 2014 and 2015 campaigns, participating in forty-two league fixtures whilst netting goals against Fénix and Tristán Suárez.[2] Deportivo Riestra became his eighth club in January 2016.[2] Four goals in fifty-three encounters occurred in two seasons, with the latter ending with promotion to tier two.[2][10] They were relegated in 2017–18; a campaign he ended with two red cards.[2]

Career statistics
As of 2 June 2019.[2][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sportivo Las Heras 2003–04 Torneo Argentino B 0000——0000
Juventud Pergamino 2008–09 Torneo Argentino A 27000——00270
Sarmiento 2012–13 Primera B Nacional 1010——0020
2013–14 0000——0000
Total 1010——0020
Almirante Brown (loan) 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 8010——0090
Estudiantes 2014 Primera B Metropolitana 6110——1[lower-alpha 1]081
2015 35121——00372
Total 41231——10453
Deportivo Riestra 2016 Primera B Metropolitana 17100——00171
2016–17 30310——5[lower-alpha 1]0363
2017–18 Primera B Nacional 21110——00221
2018–19 Primera B Metropolitana 34000——00340
Total 102520——501095
Career total 179771——601928
  1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs

Honours
Sarmiento[2]

References
  1. "Gustavo Benítez". World Football. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. "Argentina - G. Benítez". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. "Ficha Estadistica de GUSTAVO BENITEZ". BDFA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. "Candelaria ganaba bien, pero se durmió en el final". Misiones Online. 6 February 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. "El cambio de actitud en el segundo tiempo no alcanzó para la victoria". El Territorio. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. "Johnny Aquino es el nuevo refuerzo". Solo Ascenso. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. "El defensor Gustavo Benítez sigue en Sarmiento". Diario Democracia. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. "La presencia de Gustavo Benítez sería difícil en Sarmiento para jugar contra Temperley". Diario Democracia. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. "Benítez, el defensor elegido para reforzar la defensa". Clarín. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. "Gustavo Benítez, el capitán de Riestra: "Somos justos ganadores"". TyC Sports. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.


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