Lorena Benítez
Argentine footballer (born 1998)
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Flavia Lorena Benítez (born 3 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer and former futsal player[2] who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras and the Argentina women's national team.
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Benítez with Argentina in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flavia Lorena Benítez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Luis Guillón, Argentina[3] | ||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[4] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[5] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2016 | San Lorenzo | 0 | (0) |
| –2017 | San Lorenzo (futsal) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Boca Juniors | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–20?? | Kimberley (futsal) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Estudiantes (BA) | ||
| 2023 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Boca Juniors | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Argentina U20 | ||
| Argentina U20 (futsal) | |||
| 2019– | Argentina | 22 | (0) |
| Argentina (futsal) | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 May 2024 | |||
International career
Benítez was eligible to play for Argentina (birthplace) or Paraguay (parentage). Although her father wanted her to represent the latter, she was called up to the Albicelestes.[3] She was a part of the Argentine squad at the 2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship. She made her senior debut for Argentina on 3 March 2019 in a 0–2 friendly loss against New Zealand.
Personal life
Benítez is openly gay.[6] On 6 May 2019, her partner, Verónica Rivero, gave birth to their twins.[7] She is a supporter of San Lorenzo.[8] Upon her arrival at Palmeiras in early February 2023, she was a victim of gender-related discriminatory comments by Brazilian fans.[9]
Honours
- San Lorenzo
- Primera División A: 2015
- Boca Juniors
- Primera División A: 2020, 2021 Clausura
- Súper Final: 2021
- Copa Federal: 2023[10]
- Palmeiras
