Chema (footballer, born 1992)

José Manuel Rodríguez Benito (born 3 March 1992), known as Chema, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Eibar on loan from Getafe CF. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Benito.
Chema
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Rodríguez Benito[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992
Place of birth Caudete, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Eibar
(on loan from Getafe)
Youth career
EDM Caudete
2003–2007 Kelme
2007–2010 Elche
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Elche B 32 (5)
2011–2012 Atlético Madrid C 18 (2)
2012–2013 Atlético Madrid B 2 (0)
2013–2014 Alcorcón B 11 (2)
2013–2016 Alcorcón 65 (6)
2016–2019 Levante 77 (6)
2019–2020 Nottingham Forest 8 (0)
2020– Getafe 15 (0)
2022– → Eibar (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2021

Club career

Early years

A product of Elche CF's youth system, Chema was born in Caudete, Province of Albacete, and he made his senior debut in 2010 with the reserves. In the following seasons he competed in Tercera División and Segunda División B, representing Atlético Madrid's C and B teams.[2][3]

Alcorcón

Chema signed with AD Alcorcón in January 2013, being initially assigned to the B side in the fourth division.[4] He was promoted to the first team in August,[5] making his competitive debut on 6 October by starting in a 0–0 away draw against SD Eibar in the Segunda División.[6]

Chema scored his first professional goal on 30 March 2014, his team's only in a 3–1 away loss to Girona FC.[7] On 9 July, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.[8]

Levante

On 5 August 2016, Chema signed a four-year deal with Levante UD, still in the second tier.[9] He contributed three goals in 33 appearances in his first season, helping the club return to La Liga at the first attempt.[10]

Chema's first match in the Spanish top flight took place on 21 August 2017, when he started in a 1–0 home win over Villarreal CF.[11] He scored his first goal in the competition exactly one month later, helping the hosts defeat Real Sociedad 3–0 with a spectacular 44th-minute strike from just outside the box.[12]

Nottingham Forest

On 8 August 2019, Chema joined EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13] He made his official debut 19 days later, as a substitute in a 3–0 home win against Derby County in the second round of the EFL Cup.[14]

Getafe

Chema returned to Spain on 30 January 2020, after being sold to Getafe CF for an undisclosed fee.[15] On 11 January 2022, he was loaned to second division side SD Eibar for the remainder of the season.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2012–13[17] Segunda División B 20———20
Alcorcón 2013–14[17] Segunda División 9130——121
2014–15[17] Segunda División 23010——240
2015–16[17] Segunda División 33500——335
Total 656400000696
Levante 2016–17[17] Segunda División 33300——333
2017–18[17] La Liga 25120——271
2018–19[17] La Liga 19220——212
Total 776400000816
Nottingham Forest 2019–20[18] Championship 800020—100
Getafe 2019–20[17] La Liga 4000—0040
2020–21[17] La Liga 10020——120
Total 140200000160
Career total 16612100200017812

References
  1. "Acta del partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. Entrevista – Chema Rodríguez Benito (Interview – Chema Rodríguez Benito); Caudete La Calle, 27 October 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. El 'B' pagó demasiado caro sus errores atrás (B's paid dearly for their mistakes at the back); Mundo Deportivo, 27 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Fútbol base: Partidos 2–3 de febrero (Youth football: 2–3 February matches); AD Alcorcón, 1 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. OFICIAL: Alcorcón, dos canteranos con el primer equipo (OFFICIAL: Alcorcón, two youth players with the first team) Archived 20 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Todo Mercado Web, 15 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. Al cuadro armero le frena su falta de acierto ante la meta alfarera (Side of armeros denied by lack of aim in front of alfarera goal); Marca, 6 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Montilivi sueña de nuevo con la salvación tras vencer al Alcorcón (Montilivi dreams again with salvation after defeating Alcorcón); Marca, 30 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. Los canteranos Chema Rodríguez y Dani Ponce tendrán ficha del primer equipo (Youth players Chema Rodríguez and Dani Ponce will have a first-team place); Mundo Deportivo, 9 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. Acuerdo entre el Levante U.D. y la A.D. Alcorcón para el traspaso de Chema Rodríguez por las cuatro próximas temporadas (Agreement between Levante U.D. and A.D. Alcorcón for the transfer of Chema Rodríguez for the four following seasons); Levante UD, 5 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. Chema Rodríguez, baluarte del Levante UD en 2017 (Chema Rodríguez, Levante UD stalwart in 2017); Caudete Digital, 1 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  11. La Liga echaba de menos a Morales (La Liga was missing Morales); Marca, 21 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  12. Un gran Levante somete a la Real Sociedad: 3–0 (Great Levante submit Real Sociedad: 3–0); El País, 21 September 2017 (in Spanish)
  13. Chema checks in; Nottingham Forest, 8 August 2019
  14. "Nottingham Forest 3–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  15. "Chema departs". Nottingham Forest F.C. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  16. "Chema, refuerzo invernal para la defensa armera" [Chema, winter addition of the armera defence] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  17. Chema at BDFutbol
  18. Chema at Soccerway
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