Alberto Benito Correa (born 13 June 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Reus FCR.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Benito Correa | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Altafulla, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reus FCR | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Altafulla | ||
| 2004–2011 | Gimnàstic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Pobla Mafumet | 39 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Gimnàstic | 29 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Sporting Gijón B | 48 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Reus | 61 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Zaragoza | 53 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Albacete | 57 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Cultural Leonesa | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Reus FCR | 34 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Altafulla, Tarragona, Catalonia, Benito finished his development at Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[1] He made his senior debut for the farm team in 2010–11, in the Tercera División.
Benito was promoted to Nàstic's first team in Segunda División B on 10 July 2012.[2] On 23 July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with Sporting de Gijón B of the same league after his contract expired.[3]
On 7 July 2015, free agent Benito agreed to a two-year contract with CF Reus Deportiu, still in the third division.[4] He contributed 30 appearances (all as a starter) during the season as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División.[5]
Benito made his professional debut on 20 August 2016, starting and scoring in the last minute of a 1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca.[6] He played a further 30 matches until the end of the campaign, helping to an 11th-place finish.[5]
On 13 June 2017, Benito joined Real Zaragoza on a two-year deal.[7] On 28 June 2019, he signed with fellow second division side Albacete Balompié for two seasons.[8]
Benito split 2021–22 in the newly created Primera División RFEF, with Deportivo de La Coruña and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[9]
References
edit- ^ Libiano, Marc (21 March 2016). "Benito asombra" [Benito amazes]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Ñoño, Aleix i Joel Coch, i Eugeni jugaran al primer equip" [Ñoño, Aleix and Joel Coch, and Eugeni will play in the first team] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Pablo Pérez firmó como profesional y llega para el filial Alberto Benito" [Pablo Pérez signed as a professional and Alberto Benito arrives to the reserves] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Joan, Francesc (7 July 2015). "Alberto Benito refuerza el lateral diestro del CF Reus" [Alberto Benito bolsters the right flank of CF Reus]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b Libiano, Marc (23 April 2018). "Héroes del ascenso" [Promotion heroes]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Un golazo de Benito da al Reus su primera victoria" [A great goal from Benito gives Reus their first victory]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Álvarez, D.; Clavero, J. (13 June 2017). "Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras y Buff, cinco primeros fichajes" [Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras and Buff, five first signings]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Alberto Benito, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balomopié" [Alberto Benito, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Lema, Jorge (6 January 2022). "Alberto Benito deja el Deportivo y firma por la Cultural Leonesa" [Alberto Benito leaves Deportivo and signs for Cultural Leonesa]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
External links
edit- Alberto Benito at BDFutbol
- Alberto Benito at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Alberto Benito at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Alberto Benito at Soccerway