Nelson Benítez

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nelson Benítez

| image =

| fullname = Nelson Fabián Benítez

| height = 1.81 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|5|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Villa Huidobro, Argentina

| currentclub = Ferro Carril Oeste

| clubnumber =

| position = Left-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2002–2004

| years2 = 2004–2005

| years3 = 2006

| years4 = 2006–2008

| years5 = 2008–2011

| years6 = 2009

| years7 = 2009–2010

| years8 = 2011–2013

| years9 = 2013

| years10 = 2013–2014

| years11 = 2014–2016

| years12 = 2016–2017

| years13 = 2017–2019

| years14 = 2019–

| clubs1 = Lanús

| clubs2 = Talleres

| clubs3 = Gimnasia de Jujuy

| clubs4 = Lanús

| clubs5 = Porto

| clubs6 = → Leixões (loan)

| clubs7 = → San Lorenzo (loan)

| clubs8 = Estudiantes

| clubs9 = Talleres

| clubs10 = Olimpia

| clubs11 = Talleres

| clubs12 = Atlético de Rafaela

| clubs13 = Mitre

| clubs14 = Ferro Carril Oeste

| caps1 = 32

| caps2 = 25

| caps3 = 13

| caps4 = 35

| caps5 = 5

| caps6 = 6

| caps7 = 19

| caps8 = 5

| caps9 = 12

| caps10 = 19

| caps11 = 27

| caps12 = 16

| caps13 = 13

| caps14 = 10

| goals1 = 2

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 1

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| goals13 = 2

| goals14 = 0

| club-update = 20:42, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

}}

Nelson Fabián Benítez (born 24 May 1984) is an Argentine football left-back who plays for Torneo Federal A side Ferro Carril Oeste.{{cite news|title=Nelson Benítez profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nelson-pablo-benitez/14246/|accessdate=14 January 2017|work=Soccerway|date=14 January 2017}}{{cite news|title=Nelson Benítez profile|url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/98690/nelson-benitez|accessdate=14 January 2017|work=ESPN FC|date=14 January 2017}}

Career

=Club=

Benítez made his breakthrough into Lanús' first team in 2002. Between 2004 and 2006, he spent time with Talleres and Gimnasia de Jujuy before returning to Lanús. In 2007, Benítez was part of the Lanús squad that won the first top flight championship in the club's history. In May 2008, Benítez agreed a four-year contract to play for Porto in the Primeira Liga.[http://www.record.pt/noticia.asp?id=787969&idCanal=17 Benítez agrees 4-year deal] {{in lang|pt}} On 17 August 2009, Porto loaned the Argentine left-back to Leixões for a season.[http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-leixoes-news/3366-leixoes-snap-up-benitez Leixoes snap up Benitez]

However, in October 2009, Benitez signed for Argentine club San Lorenzo, as replacement for the injured left-backs Aureliano Torres and Sebastián Luna.[http://www.sanlorenzo.com.ar/content/se-viene-ben%C3%ADtez Se viene Benítez]{{in lang|es}}

In 2016, after spells with Estudiantes, Talleres (in 2013 & 2014) and Olimpia, Serrano joined Atletico Rafaela to play in the Argentine Primera División.[http://diariolaopinion.com.ar/noticia/82986/atletico-suma-otro-refuerzo-un-volante-central-uruguayo Atlético suma otro refuerzo: un volante central uruguayo] - Diario La Opinion

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|14 January 2017}}.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|CupIncludes the Copa Argentina. !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|ContinentalIncludes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Atlético de Rafaela \|2016 \|rowspan="2"\|Primera División \|15	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	16	0
2016–17 \|1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total !16	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	17	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !16	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	17	0

Honours

=Club=

;Lanús

Argentine Primera División (1): 2007 Apertura

;Porto

Primeira Liga: 2008–09{{cite web|publisher=ZeroZero|title=Nelson Benitez titles by ZeroZero|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/player_titles.php?id=36537|accessdate=26 April 2017}}
Taça de Portugal: 2008–09

References

External links

[http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=15&CPID=16&pStr=Player&PLID=172877&TEID=527 Guardian statistics]
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120831151313/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12731&SEOFutbolista=Benitez+Nelson+Fabian Argentine Primera statistics]}} at Fútbol XXI {{in lang|es}}

Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina

Category:Argentine men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Club Atlético Lanús footballers

Category:Talleres de Córdoba footballers

Category:Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers

Category:San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers

Category:Estudiantes de La Plata footballers

Category:Atlético de Rafaela footballers

Category:FC Porto players