Julio Benitez

Julio Benitez
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-07-30) July 30, 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Chandler, Arizona, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2019–2021 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Real Monarchs 14 (0)
2022–2023 Real Salt Lake 1 (0)
2023 → Forward Madison (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 United States U15 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 25, 2021

Julio Benitez (born July 30, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Benitez spent two years with the Real Salt Lake academy in Arizona, where he scored 4 goals in 17 appearances.[2] On March 16, 2021, Benitez signed with Salt Lake's USL Championship side Real Monarchs.[3] He made his professional debut on June 23, 2021, starting and playing 62-minutes in a 1–1 draw with Tacoma Defiance.[4]

On January 12, 2022, Benitez signed a homegrown player deal with Real Salt Lake through to 2025.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played June 2, 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Monarchs 2021 USL Championship 9 0 — — 9 0
2022 MLS Next Pro 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 11 0 — — 11 0
Career total 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0

Personal

Benitez's father was from Guadalajara, Mexico.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Julio Benitez". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Julio Benitez | Real Salt Lake". Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Real Monarchs Sign RSL Academy Product Julio Benitez | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  4. ^ "Tacoma Defiance vs. Real Monarchs SLC - June 23, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. ^ "Real Salt Lake sign midfielder Julio Benitez as homegrown player | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. ^ Julio Benitez at Soccerway
  7. ^ "RSL prospect Julio Benitez, 15, carries late father's lessons". June 19, 2021.


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