Diego Benito

Diego Benito Rey (born 25 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Hércules CF as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benito and the second or maternal family name is Rey.

Diego Benito
Personal information
Full name Diego Benito Rey
Date of birth (1988-08-25) 25 August 1988
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hércules
Number 8
Youth career
Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Rayo B 119 (3)
2011–2012 Rayo Vallecano 6 (0)
2012–2013 Getafe B 34 (0)
2013–2016 Albacete 57 (0)
2016–2017 Murcia 31 (1)
2017–2018 Elche 10 (0)
2018 Cartagena 12 (0)
2018– Hércules 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2018

Football career

Born in Madrid, Benito began his career with local Rayo Vallecano, spending several seasons with the reserves and helping them promote to Segunda División B in 2010. He made his debut with the first team on 29 January 2011, playing six minutes in a 3–0 away win against CD Numancia[1] and totalling two appearances during the season as the club returned to La Liga after eight years.

Benito played again almost exclusively with the B-team in the 2011–12 campaign. He appeared in his first match in the top division on 12 February 2012, coming on as a substitute for Emiliano Armenteros in the dying minutes of a 2–0 home victory over Getafe CF.[2]

On 10 August 2012, Benito joined another reserve team, Getafe CF B also in the third level.[3] On 20 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league side Albacete Balompié after agreeing to a two-year contract.[4]

On 11 August 2016, after suffering relegation, Benito signed a one-year deal with Real Murcia in the third division.[5] He continued to compete in that tier in the following years, representing Elche CF,[6] FC Cartagena[7] and Hércules CF.[8]

References
  1. Victoria incontestable de un Rayo embalado hacia Primera (Uncontested win for a Rayo who near Primera headfirst); Marca, 29 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. Rayo earn bragging rights; ESPN Soccernet, 12 February 2012
  3. Diego Benito jugará en el Getafe B (Diego Benito will play in Getafe B); Vavel, 10 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Rojas y Diego Benito llegan para dejar al Albacete «donde merece» (Rojas and Diego Benito arrive to leave Albacete "where they deserve"); La Tribuna de Albacete, 20 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. Diego Benito dice "sí" al Real Murcia (Diego Benito says "yes" to Real Murcia); Real Murcia, 11 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. Oficial | Diego Benito, nuevo jugador del Elche C.F. (Official | Diego Benito, new player of Elche C.F.); Elche CF, 11 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. Diego Benito, calidad y visión de juego para el Cartagena de Monteagudo (Diego Benito, skill and vision to Monteagudo's Cartagena); La Verdad, 3 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  8. El Hércules ficha al centrocampista Diego Benito (Hércules sign midfielder Diego Benito); ABC, 24 July 2018 (in Spanish)
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