Benji
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Rafael Núñez Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995
Place of birth San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain
Position(s) Right back[2]
Team information
Current team
 CF Villanovense
Youth career
San Pedro Mártir
Vecindario
San Pedro Mártir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Real Ávila
2017–2019 Las Palmas C 36 (2)
2019–2022 Ceuta 87 (7)
2022– CF Villanovense 1 (0)
International career‡
Canary Islands U18
2019– Dominican Republic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2019

Benjamín Rafael Núñez Rodríguez (born 15 May 1995), commonly known as Benji,[3] is a Spanish-born Dominican footballer who plays as a right back for Tercera División club AD Ceuta FC and the Dominican Republic national team.

Early life

Benji was raised in El Doctoral, a neighborhood in Vecindario, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.[4]

Club career

Benji is a former player of CD San Pedro Mártir (two stints),[4] UD Vecindario, Real Ávila CF and UD Las Palmas C.[5]

In November 2022, Benji signed for CF Villanovense.[6]

International career

Benji is a former member of the Canary Islands autonomous under–18 team.[4] He made his senior debut for the Dominican Republic in a 0-1 loss to Saint Lucia on 16 November 2019.[7]

Personal life

Benji has a twin brother, Fran Núñez, also a footballer, who plays for SCR Peña Deportiva and is also a member of the Dominican Republic national team.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Estadística de Jugador". RFAF (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Benji at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Báez, Rafa (5 July 2019). "Benji, procedente del filial de Las Palmas, nuevo lateral derecho de la AD Ceuta FC". Ceuta Televisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Tú al Levante y yo a …". Mario de la Santa Blog (in Spanish). 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "El Ceuta ficha a Benji, lateral derecho de la UD Las Palmas C" (in Spanish). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "El Villanovense ficha al extremo Benji Núñez, que estaba sin equipo" [Villanovense signs winger Benji Núñez, who was without a team]. www.elperiodicoextremadura.com (in Spanish). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Benji at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Báez, Rafa (14 November 2019). "Fran y 'Benji' Nuñez, unos gemelos defendiendo los colores de República Dominicana". Ceuta Televisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2019.


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