Édgar Benítez
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander | ||
Date of birth | 8 November 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Repatriación, Caaguazú, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | UCV | ||
Number | 33 | ||
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 | 18 | (1) |
2021 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | (4) |
2021–2022 | Alianza Lima | 31 | (2) |
2023 | General Caballero JLM | 15 | (0) |
2023- | UCV | 18 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Paraguay U20 | ||
2008–2017 | Paraguay | 56 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:18, 28 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2017 |
Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðɣaɾ βeˈnites]; born 8 November 1987), nicknamed Pájaro ([ˈpaxaɾo]; bird), is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for UCV. 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 América tournaments.[1] In 2006, he won the Milk Cup with Paraguay's under-20 team.[2]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Updated 29 March 2016
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Final | Competition |
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1. | 1 October 2008 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() |
1-0 | 1-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 1 April 2009 | Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 21 December 2011 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
4. | 15 February 2012 | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
5. | 22 February 2012 | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
6. | 22 March 2013 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7. | 11 October 2013 | CTE Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8. | 16 June 2015 | Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Copa América |
9. | 29 March 2016 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]- Alianza Lima
- Peruvian Primera División: 2021, 2022
- Peruvian Torneo Clausura: 2021
- Libertad
- Paraguayan Primera División: 2006, 2007
- Pachuca
- Cerro Porteño
- Querétaro
References
[edit]- ^ "Especial: Crece el número de naturalizados en la Liga MX | Futbol Mexicano | TelevisaDeportes.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)".
- ^ Stats from Paraguayan 1st division
- ^ El Tuzo se alzó en un partido vibrante frente al Atlas
- ^ Benítez conmigo Archived 18 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "Paraguay 1-0 Jamaica". BBC. 15 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Édgar Benítez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Édgar Benítez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Édgar Benítez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Édgar Benítez at Soccerway
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