Diego Benito Rey (born 25 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Hércules CF as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Benito Rey | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hércules | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Rayo B | 119 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Rayo Vallecano | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Getafe B | 34 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Albacete | 57 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Murcia | 31 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Elche | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Cartagena | 12 | (0) |
| 2018– | Hércules | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2018 | |||
Football career edit
Born in Madrid, Benito began his career with local Rayo Vallecano, spending several seasons with the reserves and helping them promote to Segunda División B in 2010. He made his debut with the first team on 29 January 2011, playing six minutes in a 3–0 away win against CD Numancia[1] and totalling two appearances during the season as the club returned to La Liga after eight years.
Benito played again almost exclusively with the B-team in the 2011–12 campaign. He appeared in his first match in the top division on 12 February 2012, coming on as a substitute for Emiliano Armenteros in the dying minutes of a 2–0 home victory over Getafe CF.[2]
On 10 August 2012, Benito joined another reserve team, Getafe CF B also in the third level.[3] On 20 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league side Albacete Balompié after agreeing to a two-year contract.[4]
On 11 August 2016, after suffering relegation, Benito signed a one-year deal with Real Murcia in the third division.[5] He continued to compete in that tier in the following years, representing Elche CF,[6] FC Cartagena[7] and Hércules CF.[8]
References edit
- ^ Victoria incontestable de un Rayo embalado hacia Primera (Uncontested win for a Rayo who near Primera headfirst); Marca, 29 January 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rayo earn bragging rights; ESPN Soccernet, 12 February 2012
- ^ Diego Benito jugará en el Getafe B (Diego Benito will play in Getafe B); Vavel, 10 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rojas y Diego Benito llegan para dejar al Albacete «donde merece» (Rojas and Diego Benito arrive to leave Albacete "where they deserve"); La Tribuna de Albacete, 20 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Diego Benito dice "sí" al Real Murcia (Diego Benito says "yes" to Real Murcia); Real Murcia, 11 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Oficial | Diego Benito, nuevo jugador del Elche C.F. (Official | Diego Benito, new player of Elche C.F.); Elche CF, 11 July 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Diego Benito, calidad y visión de juego para el Cartagena de Monteagudo (Diego Benito, skill and vision to Monteagudo's Cartagena); La Verdad, 3 January 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Hércules ficha al centrocampista Diego Benito (Hércules sign midfielder Diego Benito); ABC, 24 July 2018 (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Diego Benito at BDFutbol
- Diego Benito at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Diego Benito at Soccerway
- Diego Benito at WorldFootball.net