Gastón Benedetti

Gastón Benedetti Taffarel (born 29 March 2001) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes in the Argentine Primera División.

Gastón Benedetti
Personal information
Full name Gastón Benedetti Taffarel
Date of birth (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001
Place of birth Larroque, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Estudiantes de La Plata
Number 13
Youth career
2012-2022 Estudiantes de La Plata
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022- Estudiantes 6 (2)
2022Guillermo Brown (loan) 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

From Larroque, Entre Ríos. He joined Estudiantes de La Plata in 2012.[1] In 2018 Benedetti had progressed to the reserve side and was categoried as a left-winger but was beginning to play deeper on occasion as well. He played as Estudiantes won the Youth Super League in 2019.[2][3][4] He later became captain of the reserve team.[5]

Benedetti spent the 2022 season on loan at Guillermo Brown in Puerto Madryn, playing seventeen times for them in the Primera Nacional.[6]

In 2023 he was given a place at left-back for Estudiantes by manager Eduardo Dominguez, making his debut in a 3-0 league win over Newells Old Boys on March 31, 2023.[7][8] He was given a run in the side and they didn’t lose in his first eight matches in all competitions, and in his ninth he scored his first and second goals for the club, in a 2-0 win over Velez Sarsfield, with the second goal assisted by debutant Axel Atum.[9][10]

References

  1. "Gastón Benedetti: from that kid who did the "colimba" in the South, to a soldier from Domínguez's team". Eldia.com. May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  2. "What does Pincha have on the left side today?". Infocielo. January 20, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  3. "Hand in hand with Chavo: Who can climb from the Reserve?". Infocielo. March 14, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. Segura, Lautaro (January 11, 2023). ""I feel very happy and want to continue progressing, it is a beautiful opportunity"". Eldia.
  5. Alegre, Fernando (January 10, 2023). "New Basque: who is Gastón Benedetti, the youth who joins Pincha's preseason". eldia.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  6. "Gastón Benedetti, the 13th of good luck for Estudiantes de La Plata". Pagina12.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  7. "ESTUDIANTES VS. NEWELLS OLD BOYS 3-0". Soccerway. March 31, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  8. "Benedetti made his debut in First Division and broke it". Diariohoy.net. April 1, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  9. "Gastón Benedetti: his first goal and a great goal in Estudiantes". Infocielo. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  10. "Gastón Benedetti double led Estudiantes' victory over Vélez". tntsports.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
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