Marcelo Nicolás Benítez (born 13 January 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Güemes.
Career Benítez's professional career began in 2011 with Defensa y Justicia, with whom he made his debut with in March 2011 against Independiente Rivadavia in Primera B Nacional. Almost a year later, Benítez scored the first goal of his career in a 3–2 defeat at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito against Rosario Central. Between 2010–11 and 2013–14, Benítez made eighty-eight appearances and scored four goals for Defensa, almost half of those matches came during the club's promotion-winning campaign of 2013–14. His first top-flight appearance came on 9 August 2014 versus Racing Club.
In July 2016, Benítez joined Godoy Cruz on loan. One goal in twenty-three league matches followed in Mendoza. On 7 July 2017, Benítez completed a loan move to Belgrano. A year after, he joined Vitória of Brazil's Série A on a temporary basis.
On 9 February 2022, Benítez joined Rosario Central on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.Rosario Central agreed with Marcelo Benítez and is approaching the sixth reinforcement, viapais.com.ar, 9 February 2022
Career statistics .
+ Club statisticsClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes the Copa ArgentinaLeague CupContinentalIncludes the Copa Libertadores and Copa SudamericanaOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDefensa y Justicia2010–11Primera B Nacional7000——00702011–1230210——003122012–1310010——001102013–1441200——004122014Primera División13010——00140201526130——0029120165000——00502016–170000—0000002017–180000—0000002018–190000—000000Total132560—00001385Godoy Cruz (loan)2016–17Primera División23130—4Four appearances in the 2017 Copa Libertadores000301Belgrano (loan)2017–1821110——00221Vitória (loan)2018Série A3000——0030Career total1797100—40001937
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