Iván Alejandro Benítez (born 31 May 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Alejandro Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Faycan | |||
| Las Palmas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Las Palmas B | 19 | (1) |
| 2007 | Las Palmas | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Barcelona B | 12 | (0) |
| 2010 | Atlético Madrid B | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Doxa | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Nea Salamis | 46 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Inter Baku | 28 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2015 | |||
Club career edit
Benítez was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Save for one Segunda División match with UD Las Palmas[1] he competed solely in lower league football in his country, representing UD Las Palmas Atlético, FC Barcelona B and Atlético Madrid B.
Abroad, Benítez played for Doxa Katokopias FC and Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (both in Cyprus), and Inter Baku PIK in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[2]
Club statistics edit
- As of match played on 17 April 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Las Palmas | 2007–08[3] | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Barcelona B | 2009–10[3] | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2009–10[3] | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Doxa | 2010–11[4] | Cypriot First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Nea Salamis | 2011–12[4] | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[4] | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| Inter Baku | 2013–14[4] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2014–15[4] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[4] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ "Jonathan Pereira catapulta al Racing de Ferrol en la tabla" [Jonathan Pereira catapults Racing de Ferrol in standings]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 September 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ ""Inter" has a double Russian cempionunu". Fanat. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Iván Benítez: Iván Alejandro Benítez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Iván Benítez". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
External links edit
- Iván Benítez at BDFutbol