Benji Villalobos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benji Oldai Villalobos Segovia | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | El Tránsito, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | C.D. Águila | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | UDET | ||
| 2005 | Universidad | ||
| 2006– | Águila | 145[1] | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | El Salvador | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Benji Oldai Villalobos Segovia (born 15 July 1988 in El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for C.D. Águila in the Salvadoran Premier Division.
Club career
After starting his career at local outfit UDET, Villalobos played for Salvadoran second division side Universidad before joining Águila.[2] Although Villalobos had been signed to Águila since 2006, he did not get any game time until 2 May 2008 in a league match against Alianza. Although Águila lost that game 2-1, Villalobos did very well and proved that he had a lot of potential. On 15 September 2012, he scored a penalty against Metapan and became the eight goalkeeper to score in the Salvadoran Apertura.
Match-fixing ban
On 10 October 2013, Villalobos was banned for 6 months due to his involvement with match fixing.[3]
International career
Villalobos received his first callup to the El Salvador national football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Suriname on 10 September 2008. Unfortunately he did not get any game time, and although he has since then, been selected numerous times, he only received his first full men's national team Cap played against Guatemala in a September 2010 international friendly, losing two-nil. He was a non-playing squad member at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]
International appearances
| Villalobos – appearances for El Salvador | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | GA | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 4 September 2010 | Washington D.C., United States |  Guatemala | 2 | 0–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 23 May 2012 | Houston, United States |  New Zealand | 2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 26 March 2012 | Dallas, United States |  Moldova | 0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 2 June 2012 | Washington D.C., United States |  Honduras | 3 | 0–3 | Friendly |
| 5. | 8 June 2012 | San Jose, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | 2 | 2–2 | WCQ Third Round |
| 6. | 12 June 2012 | San Salvador, El Salvador |  Mexico | 2 | 1–2 | WCQ Third Round |
| 7. | 11 August 2012 | Los Angeles, USA | Guatemala | 0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 8. | 23 May 2013 | Mérida, Venezuela |  Venezuela | 0 | 1-2 | Friendly |
References
- ↑ http://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=101976
- ↑ Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
- ↑ "Un año de castigo para Fito Zelaya". La Prensa Gráfica. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ↑ Team Analysis El Salvador - CONCACAF
External links
- Benji Villalobos at National-Football-Teams.com
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