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Mauricio Benítez

Squad depthAntwerp · 22 yrsNot playing

Profile

Full nameMauricio Leonel Benítez
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age22
Date of birth3 Feb 2004
Height185 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubAntwerp
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
56
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Antwerp.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

M. Benítez is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Antwerp, rated 44.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (3.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Benítez.

On the season, Benítez graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 6.429 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 2). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 22 Benítez is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 13.3 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Benítez is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
44.3
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
1.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
3.7%
Minutes
limited game time
6.43
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Antwerp finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

3
Apps
6.43
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
2
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

6.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 3 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 6.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 3.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 44.3 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.