- Daniel González Benítez
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Dani Benítez Personal information Full name Daniel González Benítez Date of birth 7 April 1987 Place of birth Palma, Spain Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Granada Number 11 Youth career 2001–2005 Mallorca Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2007 Mallorca B 2007–2009 Mallorca 0 (0) 2007–2008 → Pontevedra (loan) 33 (1) 2008–2009 → Elche (loan) 29 (1) 2009– Udinese 0 (0) 2009– → Granada (loan) 84 (17) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.Daniel "Dani" González Benítez (born 7 April 1987 in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Granada CF on loan from Udinese Calcio, as a left midfielder.
Club career
Benítez began his career in the youth ranks of RCD Mallorca, but never appeared for the first team officially. In 2007–08, he was loaned to Pontevedra CF in Segunda División B, moving to Elche CF in the same predicament in the following season, in Segunda División, being released by the Balearic Islands afterwards.
In the summer of 2009, Benítez signed for Udinese Calcio in Italy, being immediately transferred to Granada CF as seven other players, after the two sides' partnership agreement. In his second season, he scored a career-best 10 goals in 36 games as the Andalusians achieved a second consecutive promotion, returning to La Liga after 35 years; his volatile character also granted him 13 yellow cards and two ejections.[1][2]
References
- ^ Le caen 3 partidos a Dani Benitez (Dani Benitez hit with three-match suspension); Granada official website, 5 January 2011 (Spanish)
- ^ Dani Benítez, corazón rebelde (Dani Benítez, rebel heart); Marca, 15 June 2011 (Spanish)
External links
- Granada official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Transfermarkt profile
- WorldFootball profile
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Palma de Mallorca
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- RCD Mallorca footballers
- Pontevedra CF footballers
- Elche CF players
- Granada CF footballers
- Udinese Calcio players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
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