Julio Benitez

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Julio Benitez
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-07-30) July 30, 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Chandler, Arizona, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2019–2021 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Real Monarchs 14 (0)
2022–2023 Real Salt Lake 1 (0)
2023Forward Madison (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 United States U15 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 25, 2021

Julio Benitez (born July 30, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

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Club career

Benitez spent two years with the Real Salt Lake academy in Arizona, where he scored 4 goals in 17 appearances. [2] On March 16, 2021, Benitez signed with Salt Lake's USL Championship side Real Monarchs. [3] He made his professional debut on June 23, 2021, starting and playing 62-minutes in a 1–1 draw with Tacoma Defiance. [4]

On January 12, 2022, Benitez signed a homegrown player deal with Real Salt Lake through to 2025. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played June 2, 2022 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Monarchs 2021 USL Championship 9090
2022 MLS Next Pro 2020
Total110110
Career total1100000110

Personal

Benitez's father was from Guadalajara, Mexico. [7]

References

  1. "Julio Benitez". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. "Julio Benitez | Real Salt Lake". Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. "Real Monarchs Sign RSL Academy Product Julio Benitez | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  4. "Tacoma Defiance vs. Real Monarchs SLC - June 23, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. "Real Salt Lake sign midfielder Julio Benitez as homegrown player | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. Julio Benitez at Soccerway
  7. "RSL prospect Julio Benitez, 15, carries late father's lessons". June 19, 2021.