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2016 (Senior): As a captain, Benedetty made 18 starts on the year … Totaled a career-high seven points (1g,5a), including one game-winner … At the start of the season, at the College of Charleston (8/28), Benedetty served two assists to Santiago Patino and Jamar Campion-Hinds for a 3-1 win … He recorded three more assists on the year: to Luca Giovine at Marshall during a 2-1 win (10/15); to Alvaro Alvarez against UCF during a 2-0 win (10/25); and again to Santiago Patino during a 2-1 victory against UAB at the Conference USA quarterfinals  (11/9) … He totaled 1,529 minutes on the year … He was awarded C-USA All-Conference Third Team Honors.

2015 (Junior): Made 13 appearances, with 11 starts…Recorded 10 shots, six SOG and a .600 SOG percentage…Played 90-minutes and registered two shots on goal in a 1-0 loss at No. 5 North Carolina (8/28)…Totaled 862 minutes. 

2014 (Sophomore): Played in 15 games during his sophomore season, making 11 starts and playing 910 minutes on the year…Played at least the full-90 minutes in six games and logged a career-high 110 minutes at Elon (9/10)… Assisted Donald Tomlinson's goal in the 1-0 victory at Michigan (8/29) to open the season, marking the first helper of his career…Scored FIU’s only goal against Stetson (9/5), the first of his career…Tallied a career-high two shots vs. South Carolina (10/8).

2013 (Freshman): Played 477 minutes during his rookie campaign…Played in 11 games for the Panthers, making six starts…Played a career-high 82 minutes in the season opener at Loyola-Marymount (8/30).

Prior to FIU: Played for Head Coach John Ramos at Cypress Bay High School and Head Coach Victor Pastora at Weston FC in Weston, Fla….Two-time State Champion at Cypress Bay (2011, ’12)… 2012 All-Broward County First-Team selection by the Miami Herald…Named to the USSDA South Conference Starting XI 2011-12…Twice trained at CEFAR in Argentina, a training center for high-performance soccer athletes, under the direction of Jorge Raffo…2010 CASL Showcase champion, Adidas Supercup champion, and FC Delco Cup semi-finalist… Participated in the 2008 Nike Friendlies in Richmond, Va…. Weston FC and Falcon Cove team captain.

Personal: Born April 25, 1995 in Weston, Fla…Son of Miguel Benedetty and Yaneth Garcia…Has two siblings, Miguel and Alejandro Benedetty…Plans to play professional soccer after college...Was also recruited by Cornell, Harvard, St. John’s, and Michigan.