Gabriel Nicolás Benegas (born 1 March 1996) is an Argentine professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who currently plays for

Deportivo Riestra Deportivo Riestra Asociación de Fomento Barrio Colón, also known as Deportivo Riestra, is an Argentina, Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. The club is mainly focused on association football, football. As of 2024, Deportivo Riestra plays i ...

, on loan from

Defensores de Belgrano Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentina, Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in Primer ...

Career

Benegas played for Vicov and

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

in his youth career. He first played for Boca's senior squad during the

2016 Argentine Primera División The 2016 Argentine Primera División - Copa Axion Energy was the 126th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on February 5 and ended on May 29. Thirty teams competed in the league, twenty eight returning from ...

season, making his debut in a defeat to

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was reco ...

. He subsequently participated in Boca's final three fixtures of the season. In July 2016, Benegas joined fellow Primera División outfit

Quilmes Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous '' ...

on loan. His Quilmes debut came on 10 September against

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. In his third appearance, Benegas scored his first career goal versus Olimpo. In August 2017, Benegas was loaned out to

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

team San Martín. Almost a year later,

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signed Benegas. After five goals in twenty-seven matches for Brown, Benegas moved across the second tier to

. He scored five times in the curtailed 2019–20, including twice against former club Quilmes. On 18 February 2021, Benegas headed to South Korea to join

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side

Seoul E-Land FC Seoul E-Land FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The club was founded in 2014 and is owned by the E-Land Group. Seoul E-Land play their home g ...

; penning terms until 2023. There was also an offer from an unnamed Spanish club, though he chose the Korean team out of sincerity. He debuted on 28 February in a win against

Busan IPark Busan IPark FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. They play their home games at the Busan Gudeok Stadium. Busan IPark was founded as ...

, coming off the bench to replace Lee Geon-hui. He then netted twice on his second appearance against

Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club () is a South Korean professional football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Sangmu is the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Sangmu' ...

on 6 March. After a spell at Paraguayan club Sol de América in early 2022, Benegas returned to his former club,

, on 3 June 2022.Benegas puso el gancho y es refuerzo del Dragón
soloascenso.com.ar, 3 June 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benegas, Nicolas 1996 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Misiones Province Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players K League 2 players Paraguayan Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Club Atlético Brown footballers Defensores de Belgrano footballers Seoul E-Land FC players Club Sol de América footballers Deportivo Riestra players Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay 21st-century Argentine sportsmen