Franco Daniel Benítez (born 14 June 1991) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Excursionistas.

Career

Benítez started his career with Nueva Chicago. He made one appearance in the

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campaign as they won promotion via the play-offs. Benítez was sent off on his

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debut in March 2013 versus

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, though soon returned to appear nine times as the club suffered relegation back to the third tier. Benítez remained for two more seasons, the first of which ended as title winners, before leaving in 2015 to Sacachispas. Two goals in twenty-eight came in

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. January 2016 saw Benítez join

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. He scored six goals in two years there. On 17 August 2018, Benítez completed a move to

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. He didn't appear competitively until May 2019, though would subsequently play two hundred and seventy minutes across fixtures with

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and

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; as they were relegated to tier four. Benítez spent 2019–20 with

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, before moving across Primera C Metropolitana to rejoin Deportivo Merlo in July 2020.

Career statistics

Honours

;Nueva Chicago *

: 2013–14

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benitez, Franco 1991 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primera B Metropolitana players Primera Nacional players Primera C Metropolitana players Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Sacachispas Fútbol Club players Deportivo Merlo footballers Deportivo Español footballers Deportivo Laferrere footballers CA Excursionistas players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen