Full name Diego Benito Rey Years Team Weight 70 kg Place of birth Madrid, Spain Name Diego Rey Position Midfielder | Playing position Role Footballer Current team Albacete Balompie Number 4 Height 1.78 m | |
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Date of birth (1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 27) | ||
Diego Benito Rey (born 25 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche as a midfielder.
Football career
Born in Madrid, Benito began his career with local Rayo Vallecano, spending several seasons with the reserves and helping them promote to Segunda División B in 2010. On 30 January 2011 he made his debut with the first team, playing six minutes in a 3–0 away win against CD Numancia and totalling two appearances during the season as the club returned to La Liga after eight years.
Benito played again almost exclusively with the B-team in the 2011–12 campaign. He appeared in his first game in the top division on 12 February 2012, coming on as a substitute for Emiliano Armenteros in the dying minutes of a 2–0 home win against Getafe CF.
On 10 August 2012, Benito joined another reserve team, Getafe CF B also in the third level. On 20 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league side Albacete Balompié after agreeing to a two-year deal.
On 11 August 2016, after suffering relegation, Benito signed a one-year deal with Real Murcia in the third division.