Benjamín Vidal

Benjamín Fernando Vidal Allende (born 18 March 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Chilean Primera División side Coquimbo Unido on loan from Universidad Católica as a centre back.

Benjamín Vidal
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Fernando Vidal Allende
Date of birth (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991
Place of birth Doñihue, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Coquimbo Unido
(on loan from Universidad Católica)
Number 14
Youth career
Cultural Doñihue
O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 O'Higgins 46 (1)
2011 → Pto. Montt (loan) 17 (0)
2014–2016 Universidad de Chile 23 (1)
2016–2017 Palestino 23 (1)
2017– Universidad Católica 6 (0)
2018 → Palestino (loan) 14 (1)
2019– → Coquimbo Unido (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2009 Chile U-20 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

Fuentes started his career at Primera División de Chile club O'Higgins. He progressed from the under categories club all the way to the senior team.

O'Higgins
Vidal with O'Higgins in 2013

Vidal debuted with O'Higgins in the match against Everton on 14 November 2010. The match finished 0:0.[1]

In 2012, Vidal was runner-up with O'Higgins, after lose the final against Universidad de Chile in the penalty shoot-out. In 2013, he won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 10 of 18 matches.

In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique, playing the 90 minutes of the match.[2]

He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [3]

Universidad de Chile

For the 2014–15 season, Vidal is signed for Universidad de Chile for a US$1.5M fee.

In the U dispute the Copa Libertadores 2015 and consecrated champion of the Apertura 2014, the Supercopa of Chile 2015 and the Glass Chile 2015, although without having more protagonism in the stellar equipment. As a result, in June 2016, his transfer to Palestine is confirmed.

Palestino

In the team led by Nicolás Cordova takes up regularity and becomes the owner of the team, fulfilling an outstanding participation in the Copa Sudamericana 2016, where his team would be eliminated in the quarterfinals at the hands of San Lorenzo de Almagro, after having left in the Way to Flamengo from Brazil.

Universidad Catolica

After a big step for Palestino, where he is in several parties, he is bought by the UC, who is left with 65% of Benjamin's pass

International career

Vidal played for Chile at the U–18 and U–20 levels. He scored a goal against New Zealand.

Honours

Club

O'Higgins

Palestino

Universidad Católica

Individual

O'Higgins

  • Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014
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References
  1. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/11/14/chile/primera-division/ohiggins/corporacion-deportiva-everton/989765/
  2. http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/20957/ohiggins-gano-la-supercopa-al-vencer-a-deportes-iquique
  3. http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/copa-libertadores/ohiggins/oa-higgins-se-quedo-en-blanco-con-lanus-y-fue-eliminado-de-la-copa-libertadores/2014-04-08/235905.html
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