Édgar Benítez

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Édgar Benítez
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Personal information
Full name Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander
Date of birth (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Repatriación, Caaguazú, Paraguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Alianza Lima
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Libertad 32 (2)
2008 → Sol de América (loan) 37 (21)
2009–2013 Pachuca 85 (21)
2011–2012 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 44 (11)
2012–2013 → Toluca (loan) 38 (6)
2013–2015 Toluca 71 (15)
2015–2018 Queretaro 71 (8)
2018–2019 Libertad 47 (12)
2020 Guaraní 9 (1)
2021 Sportivo Luqueño ? (?)
2021– Alianza Lima ? (?)
National team‡
2006–2007 Paraguay U-20
2008– Paraguay 56 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:18, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2017
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benítez and the second or maternal family name is Santander.

Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðɣaɾ βeˈnites]; born 8 November 1987), nicknamed Pájaro (bird), is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alianza Lima. He also holds Mexican citizenship. A Paraguayan international on 56 occasions since 2008, he represented for his country FIFA World Cup 2010 and two Copa America tournaments.[1] In 2006, he won the Milk Cup with Paraguay's under-20 team.[2]

Career[]

Club[]

Benítez started his career in Club 12 de Octubre of Itaugua before moving to Libertad in 2005, where he won the Paraguayan 1st division tournament although he mostly played as a substitute. In 2008, he was signed by Sol de América and quickly established himself in the club, being one of the team's top goalscorers.[3]

On 1 December 2008, it was announced that Benítez will play in the Mexican League for Pachuca CF. He made his debut with C.F. Pachuca on 2 January in the Interliga 2009, scoring his first goal with the club in the 4–0 win over Tecos UAG. He would end the tournament as the top goalscorer with 4 goals in 4 games, helping Pachuca obtain a spot in the qualifying round for the Copa Libertadores 2009.[4]

Since 2009 he wasn't considered as a starter for Pachuca. He is mainly used as a substitute for every match. He has participated constantly in Pachuca's matches in Bicentenario 2010. On 20 February 2010 he started a match against Chiapas. He scored twice in this game and Pachuca secured a 2–2. In June, 2015, Queretaro announced that Benítez would play for them for the upcoming season.

National team[]

In the 2006 Milk Cup, he scored in the 60th minute in a 2–0 victory over the USA.[2]

He played first international match in 2008. Due to his good performances with Sol de América he was called for the Paraguay national football team and had a good debut, playing in his first 2010 World Cup qualification match against Peru in which Paraguay won 1–0.[5]

He was included in Paraguay's squad for the 2015 Copa América, scoring the only goal of a 1–0 win against Jamaica in the team's second group match on 16 June 2015.[6]

He scored the second goal for Paraguay in a 2–2 draw against Brazil for the nation's campaign to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

International goals[]

As of 29 March 2016

Honours[]

Libertad
Pachuca
Cerro Porteño
Querétaro

References[]

  1. ^ http://deportes.televisa.com/futbol-mexicano/2015-07-22/especial-crece-numero-naturalizados-liga-mx/[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)".
  3. ^ Stats from Paraguayan 1st division
  4. ^ El Tuzo se alzó en un partido vibrante frente al Atlas
  5. ^ Benítez conmigo (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Paraguay 1-0 Jamaica". BBC. 15 June 2015.

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