Diego Benito

Spanish footballer

Diego Benito
Personal information
Full name	Diego Benito Rey
Date of birth	(1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 35)
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

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

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

^ Victoria incontestable de un Rayo embalado hacia Primera (Uncontested win for a Rayo who near Primera headfirst); Marca, 29 January 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Rayo earn bragging rights; ESPN Soccernet, 12 February 2012
^ Diego Benito jugará en el Getafe B (Diego Benito will play in Getafe B); Vavel, 10 August 2012 (in Spanish)
^ 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)
^ Diego Benito dice "sí" al Real Murcia (Diego Benito says "yes" to Real Murcia); Real Murcia, 11 August 2016 (in Spanish)
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ El Hércules ficha al centrocampista Diego Benito (Hércules sign midfielder Diego Benito); ABC, 24 July 2018 (in Spanish)