Benji (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamín Rafael Núñez Rodríguez[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1995 | ||
Place of birth | San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Right-back[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CF Villanovense | ||
Youth career | |||
San Pedro Mártir | |||
Vecindario | |||
San Pedro Mártir | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Real Ávila | ||
2017–2019 | Las Palmas C | 36 | (2) |
2019–2022 | Ceuta | 87 | (7) |
2022– | CF Villanovense | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Canary Islands U18 | |||
2019– | Dominican Republic | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2019 |
Benjamín Rafael Núñez Rodríguez (born 15 May 1995), commonly known as Benji,[3] is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Tercera Federación club Ceuta. Born in Spain, he represents the Dominican Republic at international level.
Early life
[edit]Benji was raised in El Doctoral, a neighborhood in Vecindario, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.[4]
Club career
[edit]Benji is a former player of CD San Pedro Mártir (two stints),[4] UD Vecindario, Real Ávila CF and UD Las Palmas C.[5]
In November 2022, Benji signed for CF Villanovense.[6]
International career
[edit]Benji is a former member of the Canary Islands autonomous under–18 team.[4] He made his senior debut for the Dominican Republic in a 0-1 loss to Saint Lucia on 16 November 2019.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Benji has a twin brother, Fran Núñez, also a footballer, who plays for SCR Peña Deportiva and is also a member of the Dominican Republic national team.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Estadística de Jugador". RFAF (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Benji at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Báez, Rafa (5 July 2019). "Benji, procedente del filial de Las Palmas, nuevo lateral derecho de la AD Ceuta FC". Ceuta Televisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tú al Levante y yo a …". Mario de la Santa Blog (in Spanish). 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "El Ceuta ficha a Benji, lateral derecho de la UD Las Palmas C" (in Spanish). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "El Villanovense ficha al extremo Benji Núñez, que estaba sin equipo" [Villanovense signs winger Benji Núñez, who was without a team]. elperiodicoextremadura.com (in Spanish). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Benji at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Báez, Rafa (14 November 2019). "Fran y 'Benji' Nuñez, unos gemelos defendiendo los colores de República Dominicana". Ceuta Televisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Spanish twins
- Dominican Republic twins
- Dominican Republic men's footballers
- Dominican Republic men's international footballers
- Spanish men's footballers
- People from Gran Canaria
- Footballers from the Province of Las Palmas
- Spanish people of Dominican Republic descent
- Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
- Men's association football fullbacks
- UD Vecindario players
- UD Las Palmas C players
- AD Ceuta FC players
- CF Villanovense players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda Federación players
- Dominican Republic football biography stubs
- Spanish football defender stubs