Iker Benito
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iker Benito Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Miranda de Ebro, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Osasuna | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pamplona | |||
| 2018–2020 | Osasuna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Osasuna B | 80 | (8) |
| 2022– | Osasuna | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Andorra (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Mirandés (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2025 | |||
Iker Benito Sánchez (born 10 August 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CA Osasuna. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a right-back.
Born in Miranda de Ebro, Burgos, Castile and León, Benito joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in 2018, after a period on trial at Athletic Bilbao, from CD Pamplona.[1] On 13 May of the following year, he signed a two-year professional contract with the former club, with an option for a further two campaigns.[2]
Benito was promoted to the reserves in May 2020,[3] and made his senior debut on 25 October, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 Segunda División B away loss against CD Tudelano.[4] He scored his first senior goal on 25 September 2021, netting the B's second in a 2–0 away win over AD San Juan in the Segunda División RFEF championship.[5]
Benito made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 January 2022, replacing fellow youth graduate Kike Barja late into a 2–0 loss at RC Celta de Vigo.[6] On 24 June, he renewed his contract until 2025.[7]
On 1 July 2023, Benito was loaned to Segunda División side FC Andorra for the season.[8] He returned to the Rojillos roughly one year later, but moved to CD Mirandés also in a temporary deal on 2 January 2025, after being rarely used.[9]