Óscar Benítez (footballer, born 1993)

Óscar Benítez
Personal information
Full name Óscar Benítez
Date of birth (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Adrogué, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2010–2012 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Lanús 92 (5)
2016–2020 Benfica 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Braga (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 → Boca Juniors (loan) 23 (3)
2018 → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2020 → Atlético San Luis (loan) 17 (1)
2020 Delfín 18 (1)
2021 Atlético Tucumán 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Óscar "Junior" Benítez[1] (born 14 January 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger.[2][3]

Club career

Born in Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Benítez came through the youth system at Club Atlético Lanús, making his senior debut in 2012 aged 19.

On 6 July 2016, Benítez signed a five-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica.[4] After joining Braga shortly after on a season-long loan deal,[5] he returned to Benfica in January 2017.[6] Two years later, Benítez joined Atlético San Luis on loan until June 2019.[7]

Personal life

On April 8, 2024, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison after his ex-girlfriend committed suicide.[8]

Honours

Lanús[9]

Benfica

Boca Juniors

References

  1. ^ "Goal.com".
  2. ^ "FIFA limita empréstimos. Saiba o cenário de Benfica, Sporting e FC Porto". www.dn.pt.
  3. ^ "Óscar Benítez mostró su malestar por supuestos 'compadrazgos' en Delfín". Bendito Futbol.
  4. ^ "Benfica sign Benitez for five seasons". www.slbenfica.pt. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Benítez reforça os Gverreiros | Sporting Clube de Braga". scbraga.pt. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Benítez dispensado de Braga :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt.
  7. ^ "Atlético San Luis garante Óscar Benítez por empréstimo" [Atlético San Luis secure Óscar Benítez on loan]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Condenaron al exfutbolista de Boca Junior Benítez a cinco años de prisión efectiva". LA NACION (in Spanish). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ Óscar Benítez at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2016.