Cristian Benavente
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Benavente Bristol | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Madrid B | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Vallecana | ||
| 2000–2002 | Santa Eugenia | ||
| 2002–2013 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Real Madrid B | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Peru U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Peru U20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2013– | Peru | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cristian Benavente (born 19 May 1994) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid Castilla as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Alcalá de Henares, Benavente joined Real Madrid's youth system in 2002, aged 8. In the 2013 summer, while still a junior, he was named to Real Madrid Castilla's pre-season squad for the 2012–13 season.[1] In the same campaign he also was Juvenil A topscorer, netting 18 goals.[2]
In July 2013 Benavente was promoted to Castilla,[3] and made his professional debut on 24 August, playing the last 11 minutes of a 0–1 home loss against AD Alcorcón, for the Segunda División championship.[4]
International career
After appearing with the under-17 and under-20's, Benavente made his full squad debut on 18 April 2013, as a second half substitute in a 0–0 draw against Mexico.[5] He scored his first international goal on 1 June 2013, netting the winner in a 2–1 friendly win over Panama.[6]
Personal
His mother, Magali Bristol, was a former volleyball player for Peru's U17 and U20 teams.[7]
References
- ↑ "Seis cracks de la cantera del Madrid que harán pretemporada con el Castilla" [Six aces who will make the pre-season with Castilla] (in Spanish). JoinFutbol. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ "Top scorers from 'The Factory'". Real Madrid's official website. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ Cristian Benavente fue promovido a Real Madrid Castilla (Cristian Benavente was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla); Libero, 12 July 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Castilla evidencia su falta de efectivos (Castilla evidences their lack of establishment); Marca, 24 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ International friendly: Peru 0 Mexico 0; Global Sports Media, 18 April 2013
- ↑ Perú venció 2-1 a Panamá con goles de Yordy Reyna y Cristian Benavente (Peru defeats Panama by 2–1 with goals from Yordy Reyna and Cristian Benavente); Libero, 1 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ "The 'Peruvian'". Joinfútbol. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
External links
- Real Madrid official profile (Spanish)
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- La Preferente (Spanish)
- Transfermarkt profile
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