page_title: Beñat Etxebarria
section_title: Betis
hierarchical_section_title: Beñat Etxebarria / Club career / Betis
caption_attribution_description: Español: Beñat Etxebarria, futbolista del Real Betis Balompié de la temporada 2010-11, durante un entrenamiento.(El mejor jugador de la historia)
context_page_description: Beñat Etxebarria Urkiaga, known simply as Beñat, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
  He spent the better part of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 242 competitive matches and scoring 11 goals while winning the 2015 Supercopa de España. In La Liga, he also represented Betis.
context_section_description: In 2008–09, Beñat played with UB Conquense in the third division, after which he was released by Athletic. In the summer he signed with Real Betis, but spent his first season with the reserves also in the third level.
  Beñat made his debut for Betis' main squad on 29 August 2010, playing 20 minutes in the 4–1 home win against Granada CF and being involved in the play that led to Salva Sevilla's goal. Three days later he scored in his first start, a 2–1 home victory over UD Salamanca in the Copa del Rey; in the league campaign he contributed with 36 matches (30 starts, 2.521 minutes of action) as the Andalusians returned to the top flight after three years, netting four times.
  On 2 May 2012, Beñat scored twice for his fifth and sixth goals of the season, in a 2–1 defeat of Sevilla FC for the local derby. The winner came in the 90th minute.
  Beñat netted the game's only goal in a 1–0 home win over Real Madrid on 24 November 2012, with a shot from outside the 18-yard box in the 17th minute. He finished the campaign with 34 games and four goals, helping the club finish seventh and qualify to the UEFA Europa League.
caption: Etxeberria training with Betis in 2010
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