Nicolás Benavídez
# Nicolás Benavídez

Nicolás Raúl Benavídez (born 10 January 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left back for Olimpo.

## Career

Benavídez started his career in La Plata with Gimnasia y Esgrima. He appeared in thirteen fixtures for the Primera B Nacional team in 2011–12, which included his professional debut on 13 February 2012 against Atlético Tucumán at the Estadio Monumental José Fierro. Eight further appearances occurred across 2012–13 as the club won promotion to the Primera División. In June 2014, after one top-flight appearance, Benavídez was loaned back to Primera B Nacional with Ferro Carril Oeste. He scored his first senior goal on 16 November in a 3–0 win over Guaraní Antonio Franco. He played nine times.

January 2016 saw Benavídez join Almagro on loan. He returned to his parent club in June after a sole match for them; a three-minute cameo versus Gimnasia y Esgrima of San Salvador de Jujuy. Gimnasia y Esgrima were to be Benavídez's next club, with the defender signing on 30 June 2018.

## Career statistics

    As of 8 January 2019.

Club statistics :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2013–14 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2014 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2015 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2016 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2016–17 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) | Total | Total | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Almagro (loan) | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
