Diego Benito

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Diego Benito
Personal information
Full name Diego Benito Rey
Date of birth (1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Salamanca UDS
Number 10
Youth career
Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2018–2021 Hércules 72 (0)
2021– Salamanca UDS 98 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024

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

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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]

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