Édgar Benítez
Paraguayan footballer (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Mexican football defender, see Édgar Benítez (Mexican footballer).
Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðɣaɾ βeˈnites]; born 8 November 1987), nicknamed Pájaro ([ˈpaxaɾo]; bird), is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alianza Lima. He also holds Mexican citizenship. A Paraguayan international on 56 occasions since 2008, he represented for his country FIFA World Cup 2010 and two Copa América tournaments.[1] In 2006, he won the Milk Cup with Paraguay's under-20 team.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander | ||
Date of birth | (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Repatriación, Caaguazú, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alianza Lima | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Libertad | 32 | (2) |
2008 | → Sol de América (loan) | 37 | (21) |
2009–2013 | Pachuca | 85 | (21) |
2011–2012 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 44 | (11) |
2012–2013 | → Toluca (loan) | 38 | (6) |
2013–2015 | Toluca | 71 | (15) |
2015–2018 | Queretaro | 71 | (8) |
2018–2019 | Libertad | 47 | (12) |
2020 | Guaraní | 18 | (1) |
2021 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | (4) |
2021– | Alianza Lima | 33 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Paraguay U20 | ||
2008– | Paraguay | 56 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:18, 28 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2017 |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benítez and the second or maternal family name is Santander.