Édgar Benítez

Édgar Benítez
Personal information
Full name	Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander
Date of birth	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
2005–2007	Libertad
2008	→ Sol de América (loan)
2009–2013	Pachuca
2011–2012	→ Cerro Porteño (loan)
2012–2013	→ Toluca (loan)
2013–2015	Toluca
2015–2018	Queretaro
2018–2019	Libertad
2020	Guaraní
2021	Sportivo Luqueño
2021–	Alianza Lima
International career‡
2006–2007	Paraguay U20
2008–	Paraguay
	*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

Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander (Spanish pronunciation:

Milk Cup with Paraguay's under-20 team.^[2]

Itaugua before moving to Libertad in 2005, where he won the Paraguayan 1st division tournament although he mostly played as a substitute. In 2008, he was signed by Sol de América and quickly established himself in the club, being one of the team's top goalscorers.^[3]

On 1 December 2008, it was announced that Benítez will play in the Mexican League for

Copa Libertadores 2009.^[4]

Since 2009 he wasn't considered as a starter for Pachuca. He is mainly used as a substitute for every match. He has participated constantly in Pachuca's matches in

Queretaro

announced that Benítez would play for them for the upcoming season.

National team

In the 2006

Milk Cup, he scored in the 60th minute in a 2–0 victory over the USA.^[2]

He played first international match in 2008. Due to his good performances with Sol de América he was called for the Paraguay national football team and had a good debut, playing in his first 2010 World Cup qualification match against Peru in which Paraguay won 1–0.^[5]

He was included in Paraguay's squad for the 2015 Copa América, scoring the only goal of a 1–0 win against Jamaica in the team's second group match on 16 June 2015.^[6]

He scored the second goal for Paraguay in a 2–2 draw against Brazil for the nation's campaign to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

International goals

Updated 29 March 2016

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Final	Competition
1.	1 October 2008	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Peru	1-0	1-0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	1 April 2009	Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	1–1	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	21 December 2011	Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile	Chile	1–1	3–2	Friendly
4.	15 February 2012	Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay	Chile	1–0	2–0	Friendly
5.	22 February 2012	Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay	Guatemala	1–0	2–1	Friendly
6.	22 March 2013	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	11 October 2013	CTE Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela	Venezuela	0–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	16 June 2015	Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile	Jamaica	1–0	1–0	2015 Copa América
9.	29 March 2016	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Brazil	2–0	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification