Benito Ramírez del Toro (born 11 July 1995), simply known as Benito, is a Spanish professional

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. Mainly a winger, he can also play as a

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Career

Born in

La Aldea de San Nicolás La Aldea de San Nicolás is the westernmost municipality of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas (province), Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. Its full name was, until 2005,Las Palmas Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...

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, Benito joined

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas S.A.D. is a professional association football, football club based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. The club will compete in Segunda División, the 2nd division in the Spanish football league syst ...

' youth setup in 2010, after starting it out at UD San Nicolás. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves during the 2012–13 season, achieving promotion from

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. Regularly used during the 2013–14 campaign, Benito suffered an injury in April 2014 and remained sidelined for nearly six months. Upon returning, he was assigned to the C-team in the regional leagues. On 8 July 2016, already back in the B-side, Benito signed a new two-year deal with the club, with an option for a third. The following 20 January he made his first team – and

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– debut, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Mateo García in a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 16 June 2017, Benito was promoted to the main squad for the pre-season, but spent the majority of the campaign with the B-side. On 13 June of the following year, he was definitely promoted to the main squad in

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. On 31 August 2018, after renewing his contract until 2021, Benito was loaned to fellow second division side

CF Rayo Majadahonda Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish professional football club in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with a capacity of 3,800 seats. ...

for one year. He scored his first professional goal on 10 March of the following year, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of

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. Upon returning, Benito was definitely assigned to Las Palmas' first team, and renewed his contract with the club until 2024 on 19 October 2020. On 21 June 2023, despite spending the second half of the 2022–23 campaign nursing a

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injury, he further extended his link until 2025.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Benito Ramirez 1995 births Living people People from Gran Canaria Footballers from the Province of Las Palmas Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players UD Las Palmas Atlético players UD Las Palmas C players UD Las Palmas players CF Rayo Majadahonda players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen