Jorge Benguché
Honduran footballer (born 1996)
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Jorge Renán Benguché Ramírez (born 21 May 1996) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Nacional club Olimpia and the Honduras national team.[1]
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Benguché with Olimpia in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jorge Renán Benguché Ramírez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Olanchito, Honduras | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Olimpia | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Olimpia | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Olimpia | 202 | (75) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Juticalpa (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → UPNFM (loan) | 31 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Cerro Largo (loan) | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Bellinzona (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Honduras Olympic | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Honduras | 31 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Benguché made his debut on 12 October 2014, in a 3–0 win against C.D. Victoria. He came on as a 56th minute substitute for Anthony Lozano and scored his first goal eight minutes later.[2]
On 7 August 2015, Benguché was loaned to Juticalpa F.C.[3] He made his debut two days later in a 2–0 home win against Real España.[4]
On 9 January 2018, Benguché joined Lobos UPNFM on a year-long loan. His first appearance for the side came on 28 January in a 2–1 home win over Vida. He scored his first goal on 7 February in a 1–0 away win over Real España.[5]
On 17 August 2020, Benguché signed for Portuguese club Boavista F.C. on loan for the entire season.[6] He made his league debut the following 19 September in a 3–3 draw against C.D. Nacional.[7] Benguché scored his first goal on 12 December, a late consolation in a 2–1 away loss to G.D. Estoril Praia in the Taça de Portugal.[8]
On 4 January 2022, Benguché signed with Uruguayan club Cerro Largo F.C. on a one-year contract.[9]
International career
Benguché was called up to the national team by head coach Fabián Coito for friendlies against Puerto Rico and Chile in September 2019.[10] He made his national team debut on 6 September 2019 in 4–0 win against Puerto Rico. He started the game and scored two goals before getting substituted for Alberth Elis at 74th minute of the game.[11]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Honduras | 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benguché goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 September 2019 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Puerto Rico | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||
| 3 | 28 March 2023 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada |  Canada | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League |
| 4 | 10 October 2024 | Stade Omnisports, Sinnamary, French Guiana |  French Guiana | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League |
| 5 | 25 March 2025 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Bermuda | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |