In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benito and the second or maternal family name is Rey.

Diego Benito Rey (born 25 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Salamanca UDS as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Madrid, Benito began his career with local Rayo Vallecano, spending several seasons with the reserves and helping them promote to Segunda División B in 2010. He made his debut with the first team on 29 January 2011, playing six minutes in a 3–0 away win against CD Numancia[1] and totalling two appearances during the season as the club returned to La Liga after eight years.

Benito played again almost exclusively with the B-team in the 2011–12 campaign. He appeared in his first match in the top division on 12 February 2012, coming on as a substitute for Emiliano Armenteros in the dying minutes of a 2–0 home victory over Getafe CF.[2]

On 10 August 2012, Benito joined another reserve team, Getafe CF B also in the third level.[3] On 20 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league side Albacete Balompié after agreeing to a two-year contract.[4]

On 11 August 2016, after suffering relegation, Benito signed a one-year deal with Real Murcia in the third division.[5] He continued to compete in that tier in the following years, representing Elche CF,[6] FC Cartagena[7] and Hércules CF.[8]

References

  1. ^ Victoria incontestable de un Rayo embalado hacia Primera (Uncontested win for a Rayo who near Primera headfirst); Marca, 29 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Rayo earn bragging rights; ESPN Soccernet, 12 February 2012
  3. ^ Diego Benito jugará en el Getafe B (Diego Benito will play in Getafe B); Vavel, 10 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Rojas y Diego Benito llegan para dejar al Albacete «donde merece» (Rojas and Diego Benito arrive to leave Albacete "where they deserve"); La Tribuna de Albacete, 20 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Diego Benito dice "sí" al Real Murcia (Diego Benito says "yes" to Real Murcia); Real Murcia, 11 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Oficial | Diego Benito, nuevo jugador del Elche C.F. (Official | Diego Benito, new player of Elche C.F.); Elche CF, 11 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Diego Benito, calidad y visión de juego para el Cartagena de Monteagudo (Diego Benito, skill and vision to Monteagudo's Cartagena); La Verdad, 3 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El Hércules ficha al centrocampista Diego Benito (Hércules sign midfielder Diego Benito); ABC, 24 July 2018 (in Spanish)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Benito
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