Flavia Lorena Benítez (born 3 December 1998) is an Argentine footballer and futsal player[2] who plays as a midfielder for football team Boca Juniors, futsal team Kimberley, the Argentina women's national football team and the Argentina women's national futsal team.
![]() Lorena Benitez in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Flavia Lorena Benítez[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 23)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Luis Guillón, Esteban Echeverría, Argentina[3] | ||
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[5] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Boca Juniors Kimberley (futsal) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2016 | San Lorenzo | 0 | (0) |
–2017 | San Lorenzo (futsal) | 0 | (0) |
2016– | Boca Juniors | 0 | (0) |
2017– | Kimberley (futsal) | ||
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Argentina U20 | ||
Argentina U20 (futsal) | |||
2019– | Argentina | 3 | (0) |
Argentina (futsal) | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2019 |
Benítez was eligible to play for Argentina (birthplace) or Paraguay (parentage). Although her father wanted her to represent the latter, she was called up to the Albicelestes.[3] She was a part of the Argentine squad at the 2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship. She made her senior debut for Argentina on 3 March 2019 in a 0–2 friendly loss against New Zealand.
Benítez is gay.[6] On 6 May 2019, her partner, Verónica Rivero, gave birth to their twins. [7] She is a supporter of San Lorenzo.[8]
Argentina squad – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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