Asier Benito

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benito and the second or maternal family name is Sasiain.
Asier Benito
Personal information
Full name Asier Benito Sasiain
Date of birth (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Amurrio, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Real Unión
Number 9
Youth career
Indartsu
2011–2012 Athletic Bilbao
2012–2013 Aurrerá Vitoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Aurrerá Vitoria 6 (2)
2013–2017 Alavés B 97 (48)
2016 Alavés 2 (0)
2017–2019 Bilbao Athletic 64 (18)
2019–2021 Eibar 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Ponferradina (loan) 32 (2)
2020–2021 → Numancia (loan) 22 (9)
2021–2023 Asteras Tripolis 36 (1)
2023– Real Unión 32 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Asier Benito Sasiain (born 11 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer as a forward for Real Unión.[1]

Career

Benito was born in Amurrio, Álava, Basque Country. He finished his formation with CD Aurrerá de Vitoria, and made his senior debuts in the 2012–13 campaign, in Tercera División.

In 2013, Benito moved to Deportivo Alavés, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier. On 17 June 2014, he renewed his link for a further year.[2] On 13 March 2016, Benito made his professional debut, coming on as a late substitute for Gaizka Toquero in a 1–3 away loss against CA Osasuna in the Segunda División championship.[3]

In 2017, he became involved in a contractual dispute with Alavés, subsequently transferring to another reserve team, Bilbao Athletic in Segunda División B.[4] The move allowed him to easily continue his studies at the University of Deusto while continuing as a player.[5]

On 2 July 2019, Benito signed a three-year deal with SD Eibar,[6] but was loaned to second division side SD Ponferradina on 6 August.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 5 October, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home win against CD Mirandés.

On 8 September 2020, Benito agreed to a one-year loan deal with CD Numancia, freshly relegated to the third division.[8]

Personal life

Benito's elder brother, Ander, is also a footballer. A defender, he was groomed at Amurrio Club.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 March 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alavés 2015–16 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Bilbao Athletic 2017–18 Segunda División B 36 12 — 2 0 38 12
2018–19 26 6 — — 26 6
Total 62 18 0 0 2 0 64 18
Ponferradina (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 30 2 2 0 — 32 2
Numancia (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División B 16 6 2 0 — 18 6
Career total 110 26 4 0 2 0 116 26

Honours

Alavés

References

  1. ^ Asier Benito at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Oficial: Alavés B, renueva a la base de jugadores de la campaña finalizada" [Official: Alavés B, renewed the baseline of players from the past campaign] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Osasuna se lleva el partido de la polémica" [Osasuna takes a controversial match] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Asier Benito se Aleja del Deportivo Alavés" [Asier Benito moves away from Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Asier Benito rechaza la oferta de renovación y el Alavés lo califica de "tomadura de pelo"" [Asier Benito rejects the renewal offer and Alavés calls it "teasing"]. El Correo (in Spanish). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Asier Benito, nuevo refuerzo armero" [Asier Benito, new armero addition] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Asier Benito jugará cedido en la Ponferradina" [Asier Benito will play on loan at Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. ^ "C. D. Numancia y S. D. Eibar acuerdan la cesión de Asier Benito" [C. D. Numancia and S. D. Eibar agree the loan of Asier Benito] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Entrevista a los hermanos Benito" [Interview to the Benito brothers] (in Spanish). Tercera División Fútbol. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. ^ Asier Benito at BDFutbol