Inter announced on Tuesday (10/06) the hiring of right-back Alan Benítez, from Cerro Porteño. The 31 -year -old athlete arrives in Colorado on July 1, when his bond with the Paraguayan team ends.
The player will be at Inter until the end of 2026 and will be part of the team group for disputes in 2025 of Libertadores, Brazilian and Brazil Cup.
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Who is Alan Benítez?
Alan Max Benítez Domínguez was born on January 25, 1994, in Assinción, Paraguay. The 1.78m athlete is 31 years old.
Benítez began his career as a professional at Libertad in 2013. The player was loaned twice, to Rubio ñú, also from Paraguay, in 2015, and to Benfica team B from Portugal, in 2016, but returned to Libertad, where he stayed until 2020.
That year, he closed with Olimpia, where he stayed until 2021, when he moved to rival Cerro Porteño. He also remained on the team for only one season until closing with the US Minnesota United. In 2023, after his year at MLS, he returned to Cerro Porteño, where he has been playing since.
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For the Paraguayan national team, the player played only five times, including Brazil’s match for the 2022 World Cup, on February 2, 2022, which ended with a 4-0 triumph.
Alan Benítez numbers in the career
| Clubs | Games | Goals | Assists |
| Cerro Porteño | 100 | 5 | 10 |
| Freedom | 68 | 3 | 7 |
| Benfica B | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Olympiad | 21 | – | 2 |
| Minnesota United | 12 | 1 | 2 |
Alan Benítez game style
Benítez is a right side, but can act more advanced, as half on the right. The player has as its strong point the offensive, frequently rising to the bottom line to cross.
The player has great speed and a lot of physical strength, supporting and coming back to defend throughout the match.
In the defensive part, he is not an aggressive player, but is considered an athlete with good tactical position and rarely dismantles the defensive structure of the team.
