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Benjamín Rojas (footballer)

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Benjamín Rojas
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Ignacio Rojas Ferrera
Date of birth (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Pogoń Szczecin
Number 3
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)
International career
2020 Chile U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct 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 Polish club Pogoń Szczecin. Mainly a right-back, he can also operate as a centre-back.

Club career

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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]

International career

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Rojas earned three caps for Chile U20.[3] He made appearances against Peru, Bolivia and Brazil in the 2020 Granja Comary International Tournament.[9]

In July 2022, Rojas took part in a training microcycle with Chile U23 under Eduardo Berizzo.[10]

References

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  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. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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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