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Leandro Benegas

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Leandro Benegas
Benegas with Palestino in 2020
Personal information
Full name Leandro Iván Benegas
Date of birth (1988-11-27) 27 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Unión Española
(on loan from Colo-Colo)
Youth career
Independiente Rivadavia
2007–2008 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Independiente Rivadavia 42 (6)
2009–2010 Huracán 16 (1)
2010 C.A.I. 12 (1)
2011 Deportivo Armenio 9 (0)
2011–2012 Deportivo Laferrere 31 (13)
2012–2014 Unión La Calera 68 (30)
2015–2019 Universidad de Chile 65 (19)
2016Audax Italiano (loan) 10 (2)
2016Palestino (loan) 15 (10)
2020 Palestino 28 (5)
2021 Curicó Unido 24 (11)
2022 Independiente 32 (9)
2023– Colo-Colo 29 (6)
2024–Unión Española (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2024

Leandro Iván Benegas (born 27 November 1988) is an Argentine-Chilean[2][3] professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División club Unión Española on loan from Colo-Colo.

Club career

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In the second half of 2024, Benegas was loaned out to Unión Española from Colo-Colo.[4]

International career

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He received his first call up to the Chile senior team to play the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Colombia on 13 October 2020,[5] replacing Juan Carlos Gaete due to injury,[6] but he didn't make his international debut.

Personal life

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On 26 December 2018, Benegas received the Chilean nationality by residence.[2][3]

Honours

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Universidad de Chile

References

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  1. ^ "Profile at Universidad de Chile". Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Cerna, Tamara (26 December 2018). "Gobierno entrega 52 cartas de nacionalización: Una es por gracia y otra fue para el futbolista Leandro Benegas". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Entregan 70 cartas de nacionalización: Leandro Benegas entre nuevos chilenos". ElDinamo.cl. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ^ Zúñiga, Alfonso (22 July 2024). "Unión Española tiene NUEVO delantero: Lo hizo OFICIAL su fichaje". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Jugador convocado a la Selección Chilena". laroja.cl. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Jugador liberado de la convocatoria de la Selección Chilena". laroja.cl. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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