| Guillermo Benítez | |
| Fullname: | Ángel Guillermo Benítez |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Huracán (on loan from Guaraní) |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthclubs1: | Argentinos Juniors |
| Years1: | 2013–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Argentinos Juniors |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Estudiantes BA (loan) |
| Caps2: | 51 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Guaraní (loan) |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2020– |
| Clubs4: | Guaraní |
| Caps4: | 49 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | → Huracán (loan) |
| Caps5: | 47 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC) |
Ángel Guillermo Benítez (born 8 December 1993) is an Argentine-born Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Huracán, on loan from Guaraní.[1]
Benítez is the son of Paraguayan immigrants for which he has dual citizenship.Benítez made his Argentinos Juniors debut in 2013 in a Copa Argentina tie against Sportivo Belgrano, playing the full match in penalty shoot-out defeat.[1] [2] In June 2014, Benítez joined Primera B Metropolitana side Estudiantes on loan for two seasons. His first professional league appearance came on 8 August in a 1–0 win over Deportivo Merlo.[1] He went onto play eleven times for Estudiantes during the 2014 campaign, prior to featuring in forty fixtures in 2015.[3] In May 2015, Benítez scored his first career goal versus Deportivo Armenio.[1] He made his Argentine Primera División debut for Argentinos on 6 February 2016 in a draw with Tigre.[1]
After getting relegated in that season, he subsequently played thirty-six times for the club in the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional season as Argentinos won the title and gained promotion.[1] [4] His 100th career appearance arrived on 28 January 2018 in a 2–0 win versus San Martín.[1] Benítez departed Argentine football for the opening time in June 2018, after being loaned to Guaraní of the Paraguayan Primera División.[1] He remained on loan until May 2020, when he was signed permanently by the club he had made forty-five appearances for in the previous two years.[1] [5] In December, Benítez signed a new contract through to 2024.[6] On 30 June 2022, Benítez returned to Argentina, as he signed on loan for Huracán until June 2023 with a purchase option of $300,000.[7]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||||
| Guaraní (loan) | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[8] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Guaraní | 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 162 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 3 | ||||