Gastón Benavídez
Argentine professional footballer
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Gastón Américo Benavídez (born 23 October 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Athletico Paranaense.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Américo Benavídez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Morteros, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Tiro Federal (M) | 72 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Estudiantes-RC | 74 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Arsenal Sarandí (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Talleres (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Talleres | 90 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2026– | Athletico Paranaense | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026 | |||
Career
Benavídez started his senior career with hometown club Tiro Federal.[4] He remained with the fourth tier outfit between 2013 and 2016, making a total of seventy-two appearances for them.[4] 2017 saw Benavídez head to Río Cuarto with Estudiantes of Torneo Federal A; tier three.[3] He debuted in a goalless draw at home to Unión Villa Krause on 8 October, before scoring his first senior league goal in a 4–2 victory over Juventud Unida Universitario on 12 March 2018.[5] After appearing twenty times in all competitions in 2017–18, Benavídez featured in twenty-eight matches in 2018–19 as they won promotion as champions.[6]
After thirty Primera B Nacional appearances for Estudiantes, Benavídez departed on 9 February 2021 to Primera División side Arsenal de Sarandí; amid interest from Talleres.[7][8][2][9][10] He made his debut on 13 February at the Estadio Pedro Bidegain away to San Lorenzo, having replaced Julián Navas with thirteen minutes left of an eventual 2–1 loss.[3]
On 31 January 2022, Benavídez was loaned out to Talleres for one year, with a purchase option.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2017–18 | Torneo Federal A | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1 | ||||
| Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 2021[nb 1] | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1 | ||||
Honours
- Estudiantes[3]
Notes
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.