Édgar Benítez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rubio Ñu | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | UCV | 38 | (3) |
| 2025- | Rubio Ñu | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Paraguay U20 | ||
| 2008–2017 | Paraguay | 56 | (9) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Rubio Ñu. He also holds Mexican citizenship. A Paraguayan international on 56 occasions since 2008, he represented his country at the 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
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[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Updated 29 March 2016
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Honours
[edit | edit source]- Libertad
- Paraguayan Primera División: 2006, 2007
- Pachuca
- Cerro Porteño
- Querétaro
- Alianza Lima
- Peruvian Primera División: 2021, 2022
- Peruvian Torneo Clausura: 2021
References
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External links
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- Édgar Benítez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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- 1987 births
- Footballers from Caaguazú Department
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico
- Men's association football forwards
- Paraguayan men's footballers
- Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers
- Paraguay men's international footballers
- Club Libertad footballers
- Club Sol de América footballers
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Cerro Porteño players
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Club Guaraní players
- Sportivo Luqueño players
- Club Alianza Lima footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2015 Copa América players
- Copa América Centenario players
- CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players
- Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru
- 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen