Jorge Benítez

Jorge Benítez
Personal information
Full name Jorge Daniel Benítez Guillén
Date of birth (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992
Place of birth Paraguay
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Cruz Azul
(on loan from Olympiacos)
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Guaraní 53 (20)
2013Rubio Ñu (loan) 16 (2)
2014– Olympiacos 20 (6)
2015–Cruz Azul (loan) 17 (5)
National team
2014– Paraguay 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Jorge Daniel Benítez Guillén (born 2 September 1992) is an Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cruz Azul on loan from Olympiacos.

Career

First stint at Guaraní

Benítez made his first professional appearance for Guaraní of the Paraguayan Primera División on 30 May 2010 against Olimpia. He came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Julián Benítez as Guaraní won 2–1.[1]

Rubio Ñu

After receiving little playing time at Guaraní, Benítez made the move to Rubio Ñu in 2013. He scored his 2 March 2013 against Olimpia. His goal coming in the 74th minute to help make the match end 1–1.[2]

Back at Guaraní

Benítez returned to Guaraní before the Clausura in 2013. He scored his first goal for the club in his first game back on 8 August 2013 against Oriente Petrolero in the Copa Sudamericana. He came on as a 78th-minute substitute and scored in the 93rd minute to give Guaraní a 4–1 victory.[3] He scored his first double for the club on 6 June 2014 in the league against Cerro Porteño. His first goal came in the 1st minute while his second came in the 50th minute as Guaraní drew the match 5–5.[4]

Olympiacos

On August 18, 2014 Benítez was signed by Olympiakos F.C. for €3.4 million, with 15% economic rights retained by his former club Club Guaraní.[5] At his first season in the club, he did not play as much as he thought he would. However, he showed some of his enviable skills scoring some really beautiful goals.

On 26 July 2015, Jorge 'Bully' Benitez, cameras and reporters rushed terrified to take the first impressions of the former player of Olympiakos who is being surrounded by recorder and merely he held microphones and said: "I come to make goals"'. Benitez will make the appropriate medical examinations and will sign his six months contract with the Mexican club Cruz Azul, on loan from Olympiakos.[6] [7] Eventually, a day later, Cruz Azul announced in its official website the lending of the player for the Apertura 2015.[8]

International

Benítez made his international debut on 1 June 2014 against France. He came on as a 65th-minute substitute for Roque Santa Cruz as Paraguay drew the match 1–1.[9]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2016[10]
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup International Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guaraní 2010 Paraguayan Primera División5000000050
2011 Paraguayan Primera División5000000050
2012 Paraguayan Primera División5000000050
2013 Paraguayan Primera División173000021194
2014 Paraguayan Primera División21170000112218
Guaraní Total 53200000325622
Rubio Ñu 2013 Paraguayan Primera División162000000162
Rubio Ñu Total 162000000162
Olympiacos F.C. 2014–15 Superleague206--5320279
Olympiakos Total 206--5320279
Cruz Azul 2015–16 Liga MX155--41--196
Cruz Azul Total 155--41--196
Career total 1043300945211839

References

  1. "Guarani vs Olimpia". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. "Olimpia 1-1 Rubio Nu". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. "Oriente Petrolero vs. Guarani 1 - 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. "Cerro Porteno vs. Guarani 5 - 5". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. Στον Ολυμπιακό ο Μπενίτες. Olympiacos (in Greek). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  6. "Benítez ya está en México para cerrar su fichaje por Cruz Azul". estoenlinea.oem.com.mx. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  7. "Jorge Benítez arriba a la Ciudad de México para firmar con Cruz Azul". www.espn.com.mx. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  8. "Benítez y Vuoso, 'maquinistas'". deportes.televisa.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. "France vs. Paraguay 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  10. Jorge Benítez profile at Soccerway

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