Édgar Benítez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Repatriación, Caaguazú, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rubio Ñu | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Libertad | 32 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Sol de América (loan) | 37 | (21) |
| 2009–2013 | Pachuca | 85 | (21) |
| 2011–2012 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 44 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | → Toluca (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Toluca | 71 | (15) |
| 2015–2018 | Queretaro | 71 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Libertad | 47 | (12) |
| 2020 | Guaraní | 18 | (1) |
| 2021 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Alianza Lima | 31 | (2) |
| 2023 | General Caballero JLM | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | UCV | 38 | (3) |
| 2025- | Rubio Ñu | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Paraguay U20 | ||
| 2008–2017 | Paraguay | 56 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2017 | |||
Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðɣaɾ βeˈnites]; born 8 November 1987), nicknamed Pájaro ([ˈpaxaɾo]; bird), is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rubio Ñu. He also holds Mexican citizenship. A Paraguayan international on 56 occasions since 2008, he represented his country at the FIFA World Cup 2010 and two Copa América tournaments. In 2006, he won the Milk Cup with Paraguay's under-20 team.