Benjamín Rojas (footballer)

Benjamín Rojas
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Ignacio Rojas Ferrera
Date of birth (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001
Place of birth Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Académico Viseu
Youth career
Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Palestino 64 (0)
2021 → Barnechea (loan) 16 (1)
2025 Pogoń Szczecin 0 (0)
2025 Pogoń Szczecin II 4 (0)
2025– Académico Viseu 0 (0)
International career
2020 Chile U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Benjamín Ignacio Rojas Ferrera (born 1 March 2001) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico Viseu. Mainly a right-back, he can also operate as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Providencia, Santiago de Chile, Rojas is a product of Palestino[2] and made his professional debut in the 1–4 loss against Universidad Católica for the Chilean Primera División on 8 November 2020.[3] In 2021, he was loaned out to Barnechea.[4] Having taken part in the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana with Palestino, he ended his contract with them in December 2024.[5]

In February 2025, Rojas moved abroad and signed with Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin on a deal until the end of the 2024–25 season with an option to extend his contract for a year.[6][7] He became the second Chilean player to join Pogoń after Sebastián Rodríguez, who made three appearances in the 2002–03 season.[8][3] He made four appearances for Pogoń's reserve team before being released at the end of the season.[9]

Following Pogoń Szczecin, Rojas moved to Portugal and signed with Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu on a deal for a season.[10]

International career

Rojas earned three caps for Chile U20.[3] He made appearances against Peru, Bolivia and Brazil in the 2020 Granja Comary International Tournament.[11]

In July 2022, Rojas took part in a training microcycle with Chile U23 under Eduardo Berizzo.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Benjamin Rojas". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Benjamín Rojas renovó por dos años con Palestino". palestino.cl (in Spanish). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025. Estoy muy feliz de continuar en el club de mis amores, donde me formé.
  3. ^ a b c "Drugi w historii Chilijczyk w portowych barwach". Pogoń Szczecin (in Polish). 21 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Palestino confirma dos renovaciones y el regreso de un futbolista para el Campeonato Nacional 2022". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  5. ^ Martínez, Vicente (22 November 2024). ""Estoy esperando otra opción; jugar en un grande de Chile sería un lindo desafío"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  6. ^ Romo, Felipe (21 February 2025). "Un chileno parte al fútbol de Europa: fichaje sorpresa". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  7. ^ Martínez, Vicente (26 February 2025). ""En Europa se juega a otro ritmo... Si lo hago bien, esperaría un llamado a la selección chilena"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Sebastian Rodriguez". www.besoccer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Ruchy kadrowe w Pogoni". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 14 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Benjamín Rojas é reforço do plantel profissional do Académico". www.academicodeviseu.pt (in Portuguese). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  11. ^ "La historia del nuevo 'regalón' de Gustavo Costas: duro préstamo y lesión de 7 meses". Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Benjamín Rojas y Bruno Barticciotto entrenaron con la Roja Sub 23". palestino.cl (in Spanish). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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