Darío Benavides Fuentes (born 12 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Dinamo București.
Career Born in Balanegra, Almería, Andalusia, Benavides joined Sevilla FC's youth setup at the age of 15, after representing UD Almería, CD Oriente and Polideportivo Ejido. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 December 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–0 Primera División RFEF away loss to Linares Deportivo.
Benavides started the 2022–23 season as a member of the C-team in Tercera Federación, before definitely moving up to the B's now in Segunda Federación afterwards. He made his first team debut on 1 November 2023, replacing Juanlu Sánchez late into a 3–0 away win over CD Quintanar del Rey, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.
Benavides made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 14 December 2024, replacing Gonzalo Montiel late into a 1–0 home win over RC Celta de Vigo.
In June 2025, Benavides signed a three-year contract with La Louvière in Belgium.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSevilla B2021–22Primera División RFEF10———102022–23Segunda Federación80———802023–24240———2402024–25Primera Federación341———341Total671———671Sevilla C2022–23Tercera Federación152———152Sevilla2023–24La Liga002000—202024–251000——10Total102000—30La Louvière2025–26Belgian Pro League20030——230Dinamo București2026–27Liga I5000——50Career total10835000—1133
Honours Sevilla B Segunda Federación: 2023–24
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