Gastón Benedetti Explained

Gastón Benedetti
Fullname:Gastón Benedetti Taffarel
Birth Date:21 March 2001
Birth Place:Larroque, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Height:174cm
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Estudiantes de La Plata
Clubnumber:13
Youthyears1:2012-2022
Youthclubs1:Estudiantes de La Plata
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:Estudiantes
Caps1:42
Goals1:2
Years2:2022
Clubs2:Guillermo Brown (loan)
Caps2:17
Goals2:0
Club-Update:20:13, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Gastón Benedetti Taffarel (born 29 March 2001) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes in the Argentine Primera División.

Career

From Larroque, Entre Ríos. He joined Estudiantes de La Plata in 2012.[1] In 2018 Benedetti had progressed to the reserve side and was categoried as a left-winger but was beginning to play deeper on occasion as well. He played as Estudiantes won the Youth Super League in 2019.[2] [3] [4] He later became captain of the reserve team.[5]

Benedetti spent the 2022 season on loan at Guillermo Brown in Puerto Madryn, playing seventeen times for them in the Primera Nacional.[6]

In 2023 he was given a place at left-back for Estudiantes by manager Eduardo Dominguez, making his debut in a 3-0 league win over Newells Old Boys on March 31, 2023.[7] [8] He was given a run in the side and they didn't lose in his first eight matches in all competitions, and in his ninth he scored his first and second goals for the club, in a 2–0 win over Velez Sarsfield, with the second goal assisted by debutant Axel Atum.[9] [10]

Honours

Estudiantes

2023

2024[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gastón Benedetti: from that kid who did the "colimba" in the South, to a soldier from Domínguez's team. May 10, 2023. Eldia.com. May 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: What does Pincha have on the left side today?. January 20, 2022. Infocielo. May 10, 2023.
  3. Web site: Hand in hand with Chavo: Who can climb from the Reserve?. Infocielo. May 10, 2023. March 14, 2020.
  4. Web site: "I feel very happy and want to continue progressing, it is a beautiful opportunity". Lautaro. Segura. January 11, 2023. Eldia.
  5. Web site: New Basque: who is Gastón Benedetti, the youth who joins Pincha's preseason. eldia.com. May 10, 2023. Fernando. Alegre. January 10, 2023.
  6. Web site: Gastón Benedetti, the 13th of good luck for Estudiantes de La Plata. Pagina12.com. May 10, 2023. May 8, 2023.
  7. Web site: ESTUDIANTES VS. NEWELLS OLD BOYS 3-0. March 31, 2023. May 10, 2023. Soccerway.
  8. Web site: Benedetti made his debut in First Division and broke it. Diariohoy.net. April 1, 2023. May 10, 2023.
  9. Web site: Gastón Benedetti: his first goal and a great goal in Estudiantes. May 7, 2023. Infocielo. May 10, 2023.
  10. Web site: Gastón Benedetti double led Estudiantes' victory over Vélez. tntsports.com. May 8, 2023. May 10, 2023.
  11. Web site: 2024-05-05 . ¡ESTUDIANTES CAMPEÓN! Venció a Vélez por penales y se consagró en la Copa de la Liga 2024 . 2024-05-08 . ESPN.com.ar . es.