Alcides Benítez

Alcides Benítez
Personal information
Full name Alcides Javier Benítez Cabrera
Date of birth (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Belgrano
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 Guaraní 72 (2)
2023 → 2 de Mayo (loan) 20 (1)
2026– Belgrano 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:55, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

Alcides Javier Benítez Cabrera (born 28 June 2002) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgrano in the Argentine Liga Profesional.

Club career

Born in Asunción, Benítez came through the youth ranks at Guaraní, before earning his senior first-team debut in the Paraguayan Primera División in October 2022. In January 2023, he joined 2 de Mayo on loan in the Paraguayan División Intermedia, where he scored his first senior goal in April 2023. He returned to Guaraní at the end of 2023, rejoining the club on 1 January 2024.[1] Back at Guaraní, Benítez established himself as a regular starter, featuring in the Copa Sudamericana during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He reached the milestone of 50 career appearances in April 2025. In January 2026, Benítez completed a transfer to Argentine club Belgrano on a contract until 2028.[2] He helped Belgrano win the 2026 Copa Argentina, their first ever honour in their history.[3]

International career

Benítez was called up to the preliminary Paraguay national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[4]

Honours

Belgrano

References

  1. ↑ "2 de Mayo: Benítez vuelve a Dos Bocas - Fútbol - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py.
  2. ↑ Olé, Diario Deportivo (2 January 2026). "El futbolista que "siempre soñó con jugar en Argentina" y va a reforzar a Belgrano". Olé.
  3. ↑ "¡Belgrano hace historia y conquista su primer título en el fútbol argentino! - Fútbol Internacional - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py.
  4. ↑ "A un mes del debut: ¡Los 55 reservados de Paraguay para el Mundial 2026!" [One month before their debut: Paraguay's 55-man squad for the 2026 World Cup!] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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