Jorge Renán Benguché Ramírez (born 21 May 1996) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as a striker for Liga Nacional club Olimpia and the Honduras national team.

Club career

Benguché made his debut on 12 October 2014, in a 3–0 win against C.D. Victoria. He came on as a 56th minute substitute for

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and scored his first goal eight minutes later. On 7 August 2015, Benguché was loaned to Juticalpa F.C. He made his debut two days later in a 2–0 home win against

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. On 9 January 2018, Benguché joined

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on a year-long loan. His first appearance for the side came on 28 January in a 2–1 home win over Vida. He scored his first goal on 7 February in a 1–0 away win over Real España. On 17 August 2020, Benguché signed for Portuguese club

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on loan for the entire

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. He made his league debut the following 19 September in a 3–3 draw against C.D. Nacional. Benguché scored his first goal on 12 December, a late consolation in a 2–1 away loss to

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in the

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. On 4 January 2022, Benguché signed with Uruguayan club

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on a one-year contract.

International career

Benguché was called up to the

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by head coach Fabián Coito for friendlies against

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and

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in September 2019. He made his national team debut on 6 September 2019 in 4–0 win against Puerto Rico. He started the game and scored two goals before getting substituted for Alberth Elis at 74th minute of the game.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benguché goal.''

Honours

Olimpia *

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras, known as Liga Hondubet for sponsorship reasons (''Honduran National Professional Football League'') is the highest division of domestic Association football, football in Honduras. The league seas ...

: Clausura 2015, Apertura 2019, Apertura 2021 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benguche, Jorge 1996 births Living people Footballers from Yoro Department Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduras men's international footballers Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Primeira Liga players Uruguayan Primera División players Swiss Challenge League players C.D. Olimpia players Juticalpa F.C. players Lobos UPNFM players Boavista F.C. players Cerro Largo F.C. players AC Bellinzona players Garifuna people Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Honduras 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players