Darío Benavides
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darío Benavides Fuentes | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Balanegra, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Poli Ejido | ||
| 2012–2014 | Oriente | ||
| 2014–2018 | Almería | ||
| 2018–2022 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Sevilla B | 67 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sevilla C | 15 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Sevilla | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | La Louvière | 20 | (0) |
| 2026– | Dinamo București | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 | |||
Darío Benavides Fuentes (born 12 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Dinamo București.
Career
Born in Balanegra, Almería, Andalusia, Benavides joined Sevilla FC's youth setup at the age of 15, after representing UD Almería, CD Oriente and Polideportivo Ejido.[1][2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 December 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–0 Primera División RFEF away loss to Linares Deportivo.[3]
Benavides started the 2022–23 season as a member of the C-team in Tercera Federación, before definitely moving up to the B's now in Segunda Federación afterwards.[1] He made his first team debut on 1 November 2023, replacing Juanlu Sánchez late into a 3–0 away win over CD Quintanar del Rey, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[4][5]
Benavides made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 14 December 2024, replacing Gonzalo Montiel late into a 1–0 home win over RC Celta de Vigo.[6]
In June 2025, Benavides signed a three-year contract with La Louvière in Belgium.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 22 August 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla B | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 1 | — | — | — | 67 | 1 | |||||
| Sevilla C | 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Sevilla | 2023–24 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| La Louvière | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo București | 2026–27 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 113 | 3 | |||
- ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup
Honours
Sevilla B
References
- 1 2 "Interés por Darío Benavides" [Interest on Darío Benavides] (in Spanish). La Colina de Nervión. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "Darío Benavides, el líder almeriense de la zaga del Sevilla Atlético" [Darío Benavides, the almeriense leader of Sevilla Atlético's defense] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "CRÓNICA | Linares Deportivo 4–0 Sevilla Atlético: El Linares corta la racha del Sevilla Atlético" [REPORT | Linares Deportivo 4–0 Sevilla Atlético: Linares stop Sevilla Atlético's run] (in Spanish). El Sevillista. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "El almeriense Darío Benavides debuta con el primer equipo del Sevilla en la Copa del Rey" [The almeriense Darío Benavides debuts with the first team of Sevilla in the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "Darío debuta con el Sevilla: "Es el día más feliz de mi vida"" [Darío debuts with Sevilla: "This is the happiest day of my life"] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "No te vayas nunca, Jesús" [Do not ever go, Jesús] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "Un nouveau Loup | Darío Benavides" [A New Wolf | Darío Benavides] (in French). RAAL La Louvière. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ Darío Benavides at Soccerway
External links
- Darío Benavides at BDFutbol
- Darío Benavides at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Darío Benavides at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Province of Almería
- Men's association football full-backs
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Sevilla FC C players
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Sevilla FC players
- RAAL La Louvière players
- FC Dinamo București players
- La Liga players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera Federación players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Liga I players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania