Daniel González Benítez

Dani Benítez

Personal information
Full name	Daniel González Benítez
Date of birth	7 April 1987 (1987-04-07)
Place of birth	Palma, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Granada
Number	11
Youth career
2001–2005	Mallorca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Mallorca B
2007–2009	Mallorca	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Pontevedra (loan)	33	(1)
2008–2009	→ Elche (loan)	29	(1)
2009–	Udinese	0	(0)
2009–	→ Granada (loan)	84	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.

Daniel "Dani" González Benítez (born 7 April 1987 in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Granada CF on loan from Udinese Calcio, as a left midfielder.

Club career

Benítez began his career in the youth ranks of RCD Mallorca, but never appeared for the first team officially. In 2007–08, he was loaned to Pontevedra CF in Segunda División B, moving to Elche CF in the same predicament in the following season, in Segunda División, being released by the Balearic Islands afterwards.

In the summer of 2009, Benítez signed for Udinese Calcio in Italy, being immediately transferred to Granada CF as seven other players, after the two sides' partnership agreement. In his second season, he scored a career-best 10 goals in 36 games as the Andalusians achieved a second consecutive promotion, returning to La Liga after 35 years; his volatile character also granted him 13 yellow cards and two ejections.

External links

• Granada official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile
• WorldFootball profile