Sergio Benito

Sergio Benito Crujera (born 23 March 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for CD Badajoz, on loan from Real Valladolid.

Club Career

Born in Madrid, Benito began his career with Rayo Vallecano in 2005, aged six. In 2011, he joined Real Madrid's La Fabrica, but returned to Rayo in 2014.

Benito made his senior debut with the reserves on 27 August 2017, playing the last 16 minutes of a 1–2 Tercera Division away loss against CF Trival Valderas. He scored his first senior goal six days later, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home win against RSD Alcala.

On 18 August 2018, Benito was loaned to Segunda Division B side Barakaldo CF for the season. On 9 August of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa also in a temporary deal.

Whilst at Cultural, Benito scored an extra time winner in a 2–1 Copa del Rey success over Atletico Madrid, 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.