Alberto Benito

Alberto Benito
Personal information
Full name Alberto Benito Correa
Date of birth (1992-06-13) 13 June 1992
Place of birth Altafulla, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
Reus
Number 2
Youth career
Gimnàstic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Pobla Mafumet 39 (0)
2012–2013 Gimnàstic 29 (0)
2013–2015 Sporting B 48 (1)
2015– Reus 31 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Benito and the second or maternal family name is Correa.

Alberto Benito Correa (born 13 June 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Reus Deportiu as a right back.

Club career

Born in Altafulla, Tarragona, Catalonia,[1] Benito was a Gimnàstic de Tarragona youth graduate. He made his senior debut for the farm team in the 2010–11, in Tercera División.

Benito was promoted to Nàstic's first team in Segunda División B on 10 July 2012, although still being registered for the reserves.[2] On 23 July 2013 he signed a two-year deal with fellow league team Sporting de Gijón B, after his contract expired.[3]

On 7 July 2015, free agent Benito signed a two-year contract with CF Reus Deportiu, still in the third division.[4] He contributed with 30 appearances (all as a starter) during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División.

Benito made his professional debut on 20 August 2016, starting and scoring the game's only in a 1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca.[5]

References

  1. "Benito asombra" [Benito amazes] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. "Ñoño, Aleix i Joel Coch, i Eugeni jugaran al primer equip" [Ñoño, Aleix and Joel Coch, and Eugeni will play in the first team] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. "Pablo Pérez firmó como profesional y llega para el filial Alberto Benito" [Pablo Pérez signed as a professional and arrives to the reserves Alberto Benito] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. "Alberto Benito refuerza el lateral diestro del CF Reus" [Alberto Benito bolsters the right flank of CF Reus] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. "Un golazo de Benito da al Reus su primera victoria" [A great goal from Benito give Reus their first victory] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

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