Franco Daniel Benítez (born 14 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Excursionistas.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Daniel Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Excursionistas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nueva Chicago | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Nueva Chicago | 12 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sacachispas | 28 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Deportivo Merlo | 78 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Deportivo Español | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Deportivo Laferrere | 24 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Deportivo Merlo | 43 | (2) |
| 2022– | Excursionistas | 10 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:27, 20 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Benítez started his career with Nueva Chicago.[2][3] He made one appearance in the 2011–12 Primera B Metropolitana campaign as they won promotion via the play-offs.[4][5] Benítez was sent off on his Primera B Nacional debut in March 2013 versus Sarmiento, though soon returned to appear nine times as the club suffered relegation back to the third tier.[2][6] Benítez remained for two more seasons, the first of which ended as title winners, before leaving in 2015 to Sacachispas.[2][4] Two goals in twenty-eight came in Primera C Metropolitana.[4][7][8] January 2016 saw Benítez join Deportivo Merlo.[2] He scored six goals in two years there.[9][10]
On 17 August 2018, Benítez completed a move to Primera B Metropolitana's Deportivo Español.[2][11][12] He didn't appear competitively until May 2019, though would subsequently play two hundred and seventy minutes across fixtures with Justo José de Urquiza, Colegiales and Comunicaciones; as they were relegated to tier four.[2] Benítez spent 2019–20 with Deportivo Laferrere, before moving across Primera C Metropolitana to rejoin Deportivo Merlo in July 2020.[13]
Career statistics edit
- As of 28 August 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nueva Chicago | 2011–12 | Primera B Metropolitana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Primera B Metropolitana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Sacachispas | 2015 | Primera C Metropolitana | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Deportivo Español | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo Laferrere | 2019–20 | Primera C Metropolitana | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Deportivo Merlo | 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 67 | 4 | ||||
Honours edit
- Nueva Chicago[4]
References edit
- ^ "Franco Benítez". World Football. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - F. Benítez". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Ya está en Santa Teresita". Solo Ascenso. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ficha Estadistica de FRANCO BENITEZ". BDFA. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Esto también ocurrió en el Estadio "República de Mataderos"". Diario Democracia. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "La Lepra logró un triunfo esperanzador aprovechando el traspié de Merlo". Los Andes. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "San Telmo 2 – Sacachispas 1: Era «obviedo» que iba a ganar". Vermouth Deportivo. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Con un retoque". Solo Ascenso. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Renovó Franco Benítez". Mundo Ascenso. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "La Copa se quedó en el Parque". Solo Ascenso. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Deportivo Merlo: Muchas bajas mientras tramitan los refuerzos". Vermouth Deportivo. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Llegaron los refuerzos". Mundo Ascenso. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Vuelve, pero como Manager". Mundo Ascenso. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
External links edit
- Franco Benítez at Soccerway