Gastón Benedetti

{{Short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

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Gastón Benedetti

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|fullname = Gastón Benedetti Taffarel

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|3|21|df=y}}

|birth_place = Larroque, Entre Ríos, Argentina

|height = 174cm

|position = Defender

|currentclub = Estudiantes de La Plata

|clubnumber = 13

|youthyears1 = 2012-2022

|youthclubs1 = Estudiantes de La Plata

|years1 = 2022–

|clubs1 = Estudiantes

|caps1 = 62

|goals1 = 3

|years2 = 2022

|clubs2 = → Guillermo Brown (loan)

|caps2 = 17

|goals2 = 0

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|club-update = 20:13, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

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Gastón Benedetti Taffarel (born 29 March 2001) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes in the Argentine Primera División.

Career

From Larroque, Entre Ríos. He joined Estudiantes de La Plata in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2023-5-9-2-32-55-gaston-benedetti-de-aquel-pibe-que-hizo-la-colimba-en-el-sur-a-un-soldado-del-equipo-de-dominguez-deportes|accessdate=May 10, 2023|website=Eldia.com|title= Gastón Benedetti: from that kid who did the "colimba" in the South, to a soldier from Domínguez's team|date=May 9, 2023}} In 2018 Benedetti had progressed to the reserve side and was categoried as a left-winger but was beginning to play deeper on occasion as well. He played as Estudiantes won the Youth Super League in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://infocielo.com/deportes/edlp/que-tiene-hoy-el-pincha-el-lateral-izquierdo-n292081|title= What does Pincha have on the left side today?|date=January 20, 2022| website=Infocielo|accessdate=May 10, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://infocielo.com/deportes/edlp/de-la-mano-del-chavo-quienes-pueden-subir-la-reserva-n293074|website=Infocielo|accessdate=May 10, 2023|title= Hand in hand with Chavo: Who can climb from the Reserve?|date=March 14, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2020-1-11-5-25-4--siento-mucha-alegria-y-ganas-de-seguir-progresando-es-una-oportunidad-hermosa--deportes|title= "I feel very happy and want to continue progressing, it is a beautiful opportunity"|first=Lautaro|last=Segura|date=January 11, 2023|website=Eldia}} He later became captain of the reserve team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2022-1-10-2-24-16-vasco-nuevo-deportes|website=eldia.com|accessdate=May 10, 2023|first=Fernando|last=Alegre|date=January 10, 2023|title= New Basque: who is Gastón Benedetti, the youth who joins Pincha's preseason}}

Benedetti spent the 2022 season on loan at Guillermo Brown in Puerto Madryn, playing seventeen times for them in the Primera Nacional.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/547170-gaston-benedetti-el-13-de-la-buena-suerte-de-estudiantes-de-|website=Pagina12.com|accessdate=May 10, 2023|title= Gastón Benedetti, the 13th of good luck for Estudiantes de La Plata|date=May 8, 2023}}

In 2023 he was given a place at left-back for Estudiantes by manager Eduardo Dominguez, making his debut in a 3-0 league win over Newells Old Boys on March 31, 2023.{{Cite web|url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/04/01/argentina/primera-division/estudiantes-de-la-plata/newell-s-old-boys/3982664|title=ESTUDIANTES VS. NEWELLS OLD BOYS 3-0|date=March 31, 2023|accessdate=May 10, 2023|website=Soccerway}}{{Cite web|url=https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/benedetti-debuto-en-primera-y-la-rompio-225279|website=Diariohoy.net|title=Benedetti made his debut in First Division and broke it|date=April 1, 2023|accessdate=May 10, 2023}} He was given a run in the side and they didn't lose in his first eight matches in all competitions, and in his ninth he scored his first and second goals for the club, in a 2–0 win over Velez Sarsfield, with the second goal assisted by debutant Axel Atum.{{Cite web|url=https://infocielo.com/deportes/gaston-benedetti/gaston-benedetti-su-primer-gol-y-un-golazo-estudiantes-n762108|title= Gastón Benedetti: his first goal and a great goal in Estudiantes|date=May 7, 2023|website=Infocielo|accessdate=May 10, 2023}}{{Cite web|url= https://tntsports.com.ar/amp/ligaprofesional/Doblete-de-Gaston-Benedetti-guio-el-triunfo-de-Estudiantes-sobre-Velez-20230507-0159.html|title= Gastón Benedetti double led Estudiantes' victory over Vélez|website=tntsports.com|date=May 8, 2023|accessdate=May 10, 2023}}

Honours

Estudiantes

  • Copa Argentina: 2023
  • Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2024{{Cite web |date=2024-05-05 |title=¡ESTUDIANTES CAMPEÓN! Venció a Vélez por penales y se consagró en la Copa de la Liga 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/13604463/velez-estudiantes-final-campeon-penales-copa-de-la-liga-2024 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=ESPN.com.ar |language=es}}
  • Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2024{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-12-22 |title=El Trofeo es del Pincha {{!}} Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA |url=https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/notas/trofeo-de-campeones/2024/12/21/los-numeros-del-gran-campeon/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |language=es-AR}}

References

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