| Romeo Benítez | |
| Fullname: | Bernardo Romeo Benítez Fariña |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Sargento José Félix López, Paraguay |
| Height: | 1.70m |
| Currentclub: | Athletico Paranaense |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Cerro Corá de Concepción |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Guaraní |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Guaraní |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Athletico Paranaense |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:03, 19 December 2023 (UTC) |
Bernardo Romeo Benítez Fariña (born 14 November 2002) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays mainly as a left winger for Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense.
Born in Sargento José Félix López,[1] Benítez joined Guaraní's youth setup at the age of 15, from hometown club Club Sportivo Cerro Corá de Concepción.[2] He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 9 April 2022, starting in a 1–0 away win over Sportivo Ameliano.[3]
Benítez scored his first professional goal on 21 May 2022, netting his team's third in a 4–0 away routing of General Caballero JLM.[4] He started to feature more regularly in the 2023 season, and scored a brace in a 2–1 home win over Sportivo Luqueño on 24 September of that year.[5]
On 19 December 2023, Benítez was announced at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Athletico Paranaense on a five-year contract.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Guaraní | 2022 | Primera División | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8[7] | 2 | — | 42 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 62 | 10 | ||||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 52 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 10 | |||