.jpg) Benedetto withBoca Juniors in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darío Ismael Benedetto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Berazategui, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olimpia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 51 | (9) |
| 2010 | →Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2011 | →Gimnasia de Jujuy (loan) | 19 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | Tijuana | 43 | (21) |
| 2015–2016 | América | 49 | (17) |
| 2016–2019 | Boca Juniors | 49 | (32) |
| 2019–2022 | Marseille | 60 | (16) |
| 2021–2022 | →Elche (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Boca Juniors | 32 | (8) |
| 2024 | Querétaro | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Olimpia | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Argentina | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 6 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Darío Ismael Benedetto (born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forOlimpia .
Darío Benedetto began his career playing forArsenal de Sarandí in 2008. He was loaned out toDefensa y Justicia in 2010, and then toGimnasia in 2011, appearing in 19 matches and scoring 11 goals.[3]
In the summer of 2013, Benedetto joined Mexican clubTijuana. On 19 July, he scored a hat-trick on his league debut for the club in a 3–3 draw againstAtlas at theEstadio Caliente. Benedetto would not score again until 1 November, scoring a brace againstAtlante. For the 2014 Clausura, Benedetto managed to score 7 goals for the club, and scored one in the quarter-finals of the play-offs. The following tournament, the 2014 Apertura, Benedetto scored 9 goals for Tijuana, making him the fourth-best goal scorer of the tournament, behind leadersMauro Boselli andCamilo Sanvezzo, who scored 12 goals, andDorlan Pabón, who scored 11 goals. He also had 4 assists. In total, Benedetto scored 21 goals in 43 appearances for Xolos.[4]
On 15 December 2014,Club América reached an agreement with Tijuana to sign Benedetto. Though details of the transfer went undisclosed, it was believed that América paid US$8 million for the player. He made his debut on 10 January 2015 in América's opening game of the Clausura tournament, a 3–2 victory overLeón at theEstadio Azteca, providing the assist forOribe Peralta's second goal. He scored his first goal in a league game againstTigres UANL.[5]
Benedetto was named the best player of the2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, and also won the Golden Boot with teammateOribe Peralta, scoring seven goals in three matches; four in the 6–0 win overHerediano in the second leg of the semi-finals, and a hat-trick in the 5–3 aggregate victory overMontreal Impact in theFinals.[6]
On 6 June 2016, Benedetto joinedBoca Juniors.[7] On 25 September, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win againstQuilmes atLa Bombonera. Although resisted at first, he was the MVP that lead Boca Juniors to is 32nd national title.
On 19 November 2017, Benedetto ruptured hisACL in a match againstRacing Club. He was subsequently ruled out for six months.[8] Benedetto scored 30 goals in 34 appearances across his first two Superliga campaigns with Boca but was on target just twice in 15 outings in2018–19 after returning from the knee and Achilles injuries.[9]
On 5 August 2019, Benedetto signed a four-year deal withLigue 1 sideOlympique de Marseille for a reported fee of €14 million.[10] He was given the number 9 shirt.[10] Benedetto scored his first goal as a Marseille player in the first half of a match againstOGC Nice on 28 August 2019.[11]
On 19 August 2021, Benedetto joinedLa Liga sideElche on a loan deal.[12]
On 21 January 2022, Benedetto returned toBoca Juniors.[13] On 19 July 2024, Benedetto and Boca Juniors parted ways by mutual agreement.[14]
On 13 September 2024, Benedetto joined Mexican clubQuerétaro.[15]
On 27 August 2017, Benedetto received his first senior call-up by coachJorge Sampaoli forArgentina's2018 World Cup qualifying matches againstUruguay andVenezuela.[16] He made his international debut on 5 September 2017 vs. Venezuela, he came on to replacePaulo Dybala as a substitute, the match ended 1–1.[17]
Benedetto is a complete striker praised for his eye for goal, hisaltruism, his sense of collective and his athletic qualities that make him a player appreciated by coaches. He is an excellent finisher and enhances his team's attacking game. He can play as a "goal poacher" but also knows to play as a winger or lower on the field to use his technical skills and participate in the construction of the game.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2008–09 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 36 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 9 | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 60 | 14 | ||||
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2009–10 | Primera B Nacional | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 24 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||||||
| Gimnasia (loan) | 2010–11 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 11 | ||||
| Tijuana | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 26 | 12 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 30 | 13 | |||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 21 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 50 | 23 | ||||
| América | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 17 | 6 | – | – | 3 | 7 | – | 20 | 13 | |||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 11 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 17 | – | – | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 26 | ||||
| Boca Juniors | 2015–16 | Argentine Primera División | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 28 | 24 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 2 | – | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |||
| Total | 49 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 45 | ||
| Marseille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 11 | |||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 16 | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 17 | |||
| Elche (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| Boca Juniors | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 26 | ||
| Boca total | 81 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 172 | 71 | ||
| Career total | 341 | 118 | 28 | 11 | 40 | 10 | 57 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 473 | 166 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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