Marcelo Nicolás Benítez (born 13 January 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Peruvian club Cienciano.
[2] Benítez's professional career began in 2011 with Defensa y Justicia, with whom he made his debut with in March 2011 against Independiente Rivadavia in Primera B Nacional.
[2] Almost a year later, Benítez scored the first goal of his career in a 3–2 defeat at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito against Rosario Central.
[2] Between 2010–11 and 2013–14, Benítez made eighty-eight appearances and scored four goals for Defensa, almost half of those matches came during the club's promotion-winning campaign of 2013–14.
[7] On 9 February 2022, Benítez joined Rosario Central on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.