Alan Benítez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Max Benítez Dominguez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Libertad | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Libertad | 98 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Rubio Ñu (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Benfica B (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Olimpia | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cerro Porteño | 19 | (1) |
| 2022 | Minnesota United | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Cerro Porteño | 63 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | Internacional | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Libertad | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Paraguay U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | Paraguay U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Paraguay | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 27 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Alan Max Benítez Dominguez (born 25 January 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a right back for Libertad and the Paraguay national team.
Club career
Born in Asunción, Paraguay, Benítez started his career at Libertad in 2013, before moving to Rubio Ñu in 2015 on loan. On 1 February 2016, he joined Benfica's reserve team[2] on loan.[3]
On 12 July 2022, Benítez signed with Major League Soccer side Minnesota United.[4] On 24 February 2023, Minnesota and Benítez mutually agreed to terminate his deal at the club.[5]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 27 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Alan Benítez". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ "Fecho do mercado: documentação rececionada até às 21h" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ "Alan Benítez regressa ao Libertad e deixa a vaga a Ramírez". www.ojogo.pt.
- ↑ "Minnesota United sign Paraguayan international defender Alan Benitez | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ↑ "Minnesota United and Defender Alan Benítez Agree to Part Ways | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
External links
- Benfica official profile (in Portuguese)
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- Alan Benítez at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Alan Benítez at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Footballers from Asunción
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Paraguayan men's footballers
- Paraguay men's youth international footballers
- Paraguay men's international footballers
- Club Rubio Ñu footballers
- Club Libertad footballers
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Cerro Porteño players
- Minnesota United FC players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Major League Soccer players
- Olympic footballers for Paraguay
- Pan American Games footballers for Paraguay
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen
- Paraguayan football defender stubs