Rubén Bentancourt
Uruguayan footballer (born 1993)
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Rubén Daniel Bentancourt Morales (born 2 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liverpool Montevideo.
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Bentancourt with Atalanta in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Daniel Bentancourt Morales[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danubio | |||
| PSV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Jong PSV | 19 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Atalanta | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bologna (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Defensor Sporting (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Arezzo (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Paraná | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sud América | 17 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | Independiente Santa Fe | 15 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Atlante | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Boston River | 35 | (14) |
| 2021–2023 | Peñarol | 43 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | Liverpool Montevideo | 31 | (13) |
| 2024–2025 | Nacional | 30 | (9) |
| 2025–2026 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Liverpool Montevideo | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Uruguay U20 | 12 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:42, 7 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Bentancourt made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 19 August 2013 against FC Oss.[3]
On 31 January 2014, he moved from PSV to Serie A side Atalanta for an undisclosed fee.[4][5]
On 5 August 2014, Atalanta signed Rolando Bianchi from Bologna in a temporary deal, with Bentancourt moved to opposite direction on loan.[6][7]
On 9 February 2015, he was loaned out by Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting.[8]
On 15 July 2016, he was released by Atalanta.[9]
On 2 September he was signed by Argentine club Defensa y Justicia.[10]
On 28 December 2017, he was signed by Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe.[11]
Honours
Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)
Peñarol
