Benjamín Garré

{{Short description|Argentinian footballer (born 2000)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Benjamín Garré

| image = Benjamín Garré (cropped).jpg

| fullname = Benjamín Antonio Garré

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|7|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Attacking midfielder, Winger

| currentclub = Vasco da Gama

| clubnumber = 15

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016

| youthclubs1 = Vélez Sarsfield

| youthyears2 = 2016–2019

| youthclubs2 = Manchester City

| years1 = 2020–2023

| clubs1 = Racing Club

| caps1 = 13

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = → Huracán (loan)

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2023–2025

| clubs3 = Krylia Sovetov Samara

| caps3 = 47

| goals3 = 13

| years4 = 2025–

| clubs4 = Vasco da Gama

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U15

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = Argentina U17

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019

| nationalteam3 = Argentina U20

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| club-update = 7 December 2024

| nationalteam-update = 20:21, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

}}

Benjamín Garré (born 11 July 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.{{Soccerway|benjamin-garre/461419}}

Club career

Garré is a graduate of the club Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. In June 2016, he signed with English club Manchester City.{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2016/06/24/manchester-city-complete-transfer-of-benjamin-garre-who-trained-with-manchester-united-several-times-5964492/|author=Tom Olver|title=Manchester City complete transfer of Benjamin Garre who trained with Manchester United several times|website=metro.co.uk|publisher=Metro (British newspaper)|language=en|date=24 June 2016|accessdate=30 January 2023}} To get game practice, he played for the Citizens youth team (61 matches and 14 goals{{Cite web|url=https://pfcks.ru/news/novosti_1654.html|title=Бенхамин Гарре – футболист "Крыльев Советов"|website=pfcks.ru|publisher=Крылья Советов|language=ru|date=29 January 2023|accessdate=29 January 2023}}), including in the UEFA Youth League. Before the start of the 2018–19 season, he went on a pre-season tour of the United States with Manchester City and, as part of the 2018 International Champions Cup, played his first match for the main team against Borussia Dortmund (1–0 loss) - replacing Phil Foden in the 73rd minute.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports.ru/football/1065414144.html|title=International Champions Cup. "Манчестер Сити" проиграл "Боруссии" Д|website=sports.ru|publisher=Sports.ru|language=ru|date=21 July 2018|accessdate=30 January 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Benjamin_Garre_Futbol_11072000/turnir_14581|title=Гарре Беньямин |website=news.sportbox.ru|publisher=Sportbox.ru|language=en|date=29 July 2018|accessdate=30 January 2023}} He also came on as a substitute in matches against Liverpool (2–1 loss) and Bayern Munich (3–2 win).

At the beginning of 2020, Garré returned to his homeland, signing a contract with Racing Club de Avellaneda. On 28 February, in a match against Newell's Old Boys, he made his debut in the Argentine Primera División.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/28/argentina/primera-division/racing-club-de-avellaneda/newell-s-old-boys/3070574/|title=Расинг Авельянеда VS. Ньюэллс Олд Бойз 1:1|publisher=soccerway.com|language=en|date=28 February 2020|accessdate=30 January 2023}} On 24 September, in the 2020 Copa Libertadores match against the Peruvian Club Alianza Lima, he scored his first goal for Racing.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/24/south-america/copa-libertadores/club-alianza-lima/racing-club-de-avellaneda/3194948/|title=Альянса Лима—Расинг Авельянеда 0:2|date=24 September 2020|publisher=soccerway.com|language=en}}

In 2021, a left knee injury took him out of the game for seven months and forced him to start over.

In the summer of 2022, Garré moved to Club Atlético Huracán on loan. On 11 June, in a match against Rosario Central, he made his debut for a new team. On 25 July, in a duel against Club Atlético Colón, he scored his first goal for Huracan.{{Cite web|url=https://pfcks.ru/news/novosti_1653.html|title=Benjamin G. – Prélude de Samara, op. 28|website=pfcks.ru|publisher=Крылья Советов|language=ru|date=29 January 2023|accessdate=29 January 2023}}

In January 2023, Garré moved to the Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara, signing a contract for 3.5 years. The transfer amount was €1.75 million.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/football/rfpl/news/krylya-sovetov-zaplatili-za-garre-1-75-millionov-dollarov-poluchiv-50-prav-na-igroka-2030201/|author=Алина Савинова|title="Крылья Советов" заплатили за Гарре 1,75 миллиона долларов, получив 50% прав на игрока|website=sport-express.ru|publisher=Спорт-Экспресс|language=ru|date=30 January 2023|accessdate=30 January 2023}} He became the second Argentine player in the history of the club - after Gustavo Lillo.

In February 2025, Garré moved to the Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.{{cite web |title= Vasco fecha acordo para contratar Garré, que vai assinar até dezembro de 2027 -Vasco da Gama |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/vasco/noticia/2025/02/15/vasco-fecha-acordo-para-contratar-garre-que-vai-assinar-ate-dezembro-de-2027.ghtml| work=ge.globo.com}}

International career

In 2015, Garré became the bronze medalist of the 2015 South American Championship under the age of 15.

In 2017, he took part in the 2017 South American U-17 Championship in Chile. At the tournament, he played in matches against the national teams of Venezuela (1–0),{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/25/south-america/sudamericano-u17/venezuela-u17/argentina-under-17/2395531/|title=Венесуэла (до 17) VS. Аргентина (до 17) 1:0|publisher=soccerway.com|date=25 February 2017|language=en|accessdate=14 March 2020}} Paraguay (1–0),{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/27/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/argentina-under-17/2395533/|title=Парагвай (до 17) VS. Аргентина (до 17) 1:0|publisher=soccerway.com|date=27 February 2017|language=en|accessdate=14 March 2020}} Peru (3–0 win){{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/01/south-america/sudamericano-u17/argentina-under-17/peru-under-17/2395536/|title=Аргентина (до 17) VS. Перу (до 17) 3:0|publisher=soccerway.com|date=1 March 2017|language=en|accessdate=14 March 2020}} and Brazil (2–0 loss).

Personal life

Benjamin Garre was born on 11 July 2000 in Buenos Aires. At the age of 5, his mother, Jacqueline, took him to the Villarreal-Versailles club because he played football at home 24 hours a day, endangering his house. Soon they begin to notice him and at the age of 7 he moves to the Vélez Sarsfield club, where he remained until 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://il-catenaccio.it/attualita/benjamin-garre-un-occasione-per-giugno.html|title=Benjamin Garré: un'occasione per giugno|website=il-catenaccio.it|publisher=Il Catenaccio - Web Magazine Sportivo|language=it|date=7 March 2022|accessdate=29 January 2023}}

His grandfather, Oscar Garré, was the 1986 FIFA World Cup champion. All his male relatives (with the exception of the middle son Oscar) played for Huracan in different years: father (Oscar's youngest son) — Emiliano Garré, two uncles — Ezequiel Garré (Oscar's eldest son) and Leonardo Ariel Orsi (Benjamin's godfather and brother of Benjamin's mother Jacqueline).{{Cite web|url=https://www.tycsports.com/liga-profesional-de-futbol/garre-hizo-jugada-guardiola-messi-huracan-defensa-id442780.html|title=Garré hizo lo que le pedía Guardiola|website=tycsports.com|publisher=TyC Sports|language=es|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=29 January 2023}}

On 9 January 2023, Garre married model{{Cite web|url=https://www.lacapitalmdp.com/belleza-y-glamour-en-el-desfile-de-leo-paparella/|title=Belleza y glamour en el desfile de Leo Paparella|website=lacapitalmdp.com|publisher=La Capital (Mar del Plata)|language=es|date=1 February 2023|accessdate=1 February 2023}} Luana Malfitano, and a year earlier, in February 2022, they had a daughter, Amira.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/ultras_action/3112819.html|title=Луана Мальфитано – жена звездного новичка "Крыльев Советов" Бенхамина Гарре. Сыграли свадьбу перед переездом в Самару!|website=sports.ru|publisher=Sports.ru|language=ru|date=1 February 2023|accessdate=1 February 2023}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 7 December 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Manchester City U23

|2017–18

|colspan="3"|—

colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}131
2018–19

|colspan="3"|—

colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—4{{efn|name=EFLT}}040
2019–20

|colspan="3"|—

colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0000
colspan="2"|Total

!colspan="2"|—

colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—7171
Manchester City

|{{nowrap|2018–19

|Premier League

|colspan="2"|—

colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3030
rowspan="4"|Racing Club de Avellaneda

|2019–20

|Argentine Primera División

|2

06061colspan="2"|—141
2021

|Argentine Primera División

|11

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—111
2022

|Argentine Primera División

|colspan="2"|—

6110colspan="2"|—111
colspan="2"|Total

!13

112171colspan="2"|—363
Huracán

|2022

|Argentine Primera División

|26

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—264
rowspan="4"|Krylia Sovetov Samara

|2022–23

|Russian Premier League

|13

350colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—183
2023–24

|Russian Premier League

|20

950colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—259
2024–25

|Russian Premier League

|14

141colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—182
colspan="2"|Total

!47

13141colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—6114
colspan="3"|Career total

!86||18||26||2||7||1||10||1||129||22

Honours

Argentina U15

Individual

  • Russian Premier League Player of the Month: July/August 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://premium.premierliga.ru/news-and-media/novosti-i-media_210.html|title=БЕНХАМИН ГАРРЕ – WINLINE ЛУЧШИЙ ИГРОК ИЮЛЯ И АВГУСТА|date=9 September 2023|language=ru}}

Notes

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