Oliver Benítez

Oliver Benítez
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Benítez Paz
Date of birth	7 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Lamia
Number	26
Youth career
	Gimnasia La Plata
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2018	Gimnasia La Plata
2016	→ Tigre (loan)
2018	→ Palestino (loan)
2019–2020	San Martín Tucumán
2020–2022	Patronato
2022–	Lamia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Oliver Benítez Paz (born 7 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Lamia.

Career

Born in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Benítez finished his formation with Gimnasia La Plata. On 6 November 2010 he made his first-team – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Milton Casco in a 1–0 home win against Quilmes.^[1]

Benítez remained as a backup during the following years, also suffering relegation in 2012. He scored his first senior goal on 28 May 2013, netting the last in a 2–0 away win against Instituto in the Primera B Nacional.^[2]

After being immediately promoted back to the top tier, Benítez was more utilized in the main squad, but as a left back. He scored his first goal in the category on 16 August 2015, netting his team's second in a 4–2 home success over Argentinos Juniors.^[3]

References

^ "Gimnasia volvió al triunfo ante Quilmes" [Gimnasia back to winning ways against Quilmes] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ "Gimnasia logró el ascenso a primera división al vencer a Instituto" [Gimnasia achieved promotion to the first division after defeating Instituto] (in Spanish). La Nación. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ "Una remontada espectacular de Gimnasia: 4–2 a Argentinos Juniors" [A spetacular comeback from Gimnasia: 4–2 against Argentinos Juniors] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

External links

Oliver Benítez at ESPN Deportes (in Spanish)
Oliver Benítez at Soccerway

[1] "Gimnasia volvió al triunfo ante Quilmes" [Gimnasia back to winning ways against Quilmes] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[2] "Gimnasia logró el ascenso a primera división al vencer a Instituto" [Gimnasia achieved promotion to the first division after defeating Instituto] (in Spanish). La Nación. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[3] "Una remontada espectacular de Gimnasia: 4–2 a Argentinos Juniors" [A spetacular comeback from Gimnasia: 4–2 against Argentinos Juniors] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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