Carlos Protesoni
_(cropped).jpg) Protesoni in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carlos Nahuel Benavídez Protesoni | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Alavés | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Defensor Sporting | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Independiente | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Alavés | 58 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Uruguay U20 | 29 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Uruguay U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Carlos Nahuel Benavídez Protesoni (born 30 March 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as central midfielder for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés.
Club career
[edit]Born in Montevideo, Protesoni began his career with hometown side Defensor Sporting, making his first team debut in 2016 at the age of 18. He became a regular starter in 2017, and moved to Argentine Primera División side Independiente.
On 1 July 2022, Protesoni signed a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División team Deportivo Alavés.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Originally playing under the name Carlos Benavídez, he opted to play under his maternal surname Protesoni in August 2024 to honour his mother who raised him by herself. Through his mother, he is of Italian descent and holds dual Uruguayan-Italian citizenship.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carlos Benavídez, nuevo jugador del Deportivo Alavés" [Carlos Benavídez, new player of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Carlos se olvida del Benavidez para vestir el Protesoni de su madre: «Es un homenaje; siempre lo crio y estuvo con él»". Relevo. 16 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Carlos Protesoni at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers
- Uruguayan people of Italian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Defensor Sporting players
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen