# Guillermo Benítez (footballer, born 1993)

Ángel Guillermo Benítez (born 8 December 1993) is an Argentine-born Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cerro Porteño.

## Career

Benítez is the son of Paraguayan immigrants for which he has dual citizenship. Benítez made his Argentinos Juniors debut in 2013 in a Copa Argentina tie against Sportivo Belgrano, playing the full match in penalty shoot-out defeat. In June 2014, Benítez joined Primera B Metropolitana side Estudiantes on loan for two seasons. His first professional league appearance came on 8 August in a 1–0 win over Deportivo Merlo. He went onto play eleven times for Estudiantes during the 2014 campaign, prior to featuring in forty fixtures in 2015. In May 2015, Benítez scored his first career goal versus Deportivo Armenio. He made his Argentine Primera División debut for Argentinos on 6 February 2016 in a draw with Tigre.
After getting relegated in that season, he subsequently played thirty-six times for the club in the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional season as Argentinos won the title and gained promotion. His 100th career appearance arrived on 28 January 2018 in a 2–0 win versus San Martín. Benítez departed Argentine football for the opening time in June 2018, after being loaned to Guaraní of the Paraguayan Primera División. He remained on loan until May 2020, when he was signed permanently by the club he had made forty-five appearances for in the previous two years. In December, Benítez signed a new contract through to 2024. On 30 June 2022, Benítez returned to Argentina, as he signed on loan for Huracán until June 2023 with a purchase option of $300,000.

## Career statistics

    As of 16 December 2020.
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentinos Juniors | Total | Total | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Estudiantes (loan) | Total | Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Guaraní (loan) | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Guaraní (loan) | 2019 | Paraguayan Primera División | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Guaraní | 2020 | Paraguayan Primera División | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Guaraní | Total | Total | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 162 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 3 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

## Honours
### Argentinos Juniors

* Primera B Nacional: 2016–17