Sergio Benito Crujera (born 23 March 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Real Valladolid.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Benito Crujera | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valladolid | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 2011–2014 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2014–2017 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Rayo Vallecano B | 25 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | → Barakaldo (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Valladolid B | 38 | (12) |
| 2020– | Valladolid | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Badajoz (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 | |||
Born in Madrid, Benito began his career with Rayo Vallecano in 2005, aged six. In 2011, he joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica, but returned to Rayo in 2014.[1][2]
Benito made his senior debut with the reserves on 27 August 2017, playing the last 16 minutes of a 1–2 Tercera División away loss against CF Trival Valderas.[3] He scored his first senior goal six days later, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home win against RSD Alcalá.[4]
On 18 August 2018, Benito was loaned to Segunda División B side Barakaldo CF for the season.[5] On 9 August of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa also in a temporary deal.[6]
Whilst at Cultural, Benito scored an extra time winner in a 2–1 Copa del Rey success over Atlético Madrid,[7] but also saw his decisive penalty in the play-off Final being saved by CE Sabadell FC's goalkeeper Ian Mackay, which led to a 6–7 loss in the shoot-out.[8] He returned to Rayo in July 2020, but signed a three-year contract with Real Valladolid on 5 October, being assigned to the B-team also in division three.[9]
Benito made his first team debut on 15 December 2020, starting in a 5–0 away win against CD Cantolagua, for the season's Copa del Rey.[10] His professional – and La Liga – debut occurred the following 19 January, as he came on as a late substitute for Óscar Plano in a 2–2 home draw against Elche CF.[11]
On 25 August 2021, Benito moved to Primera División RFEF side CD Badajoz on loan for the 2021–22 season.[12]
Real Valladolid – current squad | |
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