Luis Benites

Luis Enrique Benítes Vargas (born 9 July 1996) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a forward for Asociación Deportiva Tarma in the Peruvian Primera División.

He has played over 200 games in the Peruvian Primera División and scored over 30 goals, for Defensor La Bocana, Alianza Atlético, Carlos A. Mannucci, Sport Huancayo and Cienciano. He was the top scorer of the 2022 season with 19 goals in 35 games for Sport Huancayo.

Early and personal life Born in Piura, Benítes earned the nickname 'Chin' from his younger sister. His father played football for clubs in northern Peru such as Juan Aurich, Atlético Torino and Atlético Grau. The elder Benítes reflected to his son that this career had not gone well due to a lack of dedication.

Benítes's football heroes were William Chiroque and Yoshimar Yotún. In 2022, through a couple of mutual friends and teammates, he received a pair of the latter's boots and wore them in his top-scoring season.

In 28 games of the 2016 Torneo Descentralizado, Benítes scored once – opening a 3–1 loss at Juan Aurich – as La Bocana were relegated in last place. His top-flight debut on 27 February was at centre-back in a 2–2 draw at Melgar, while he also played as a defensive midfielder and on right-sided positions in the midfield and defence.

Benítes played the 2017 season at Alianza Atlético, again suffering relegation from the top flight, while the following season was spent at Atlético Grau in the Peruvian Segunda División. In 2019, he returned to the top division at Carlos A. Mannucci; in two seasons (36 games) with the team from Trujillo, he scored once to equalise in a 3–2 home win over Pirata FC on 17 March 2019.

Honours Defensor La Bocana Copa Perú: 2015

Individual Peruvian Primera División top scorer: 2022