Joaquín Muñoz Benavides (Málaga, 1999) is a fast and skilful winger who plays comfortably on both wings. In his youth career, he played for La Unidad (2005–06) and Puerto Malagueño (2006–15) at the provincial level before making the leap to Club Atlético de Madrid’s youth ranks (2015–18).
In the 2018/19 season with Atlético's reserve team, he stood out by scoring 7 goals in 31 matches (29 in the league and 2 in the promotion playoffs to Segunda Division). He made his debut with Atlético’s first team in LaLiga on January 19, 2019.
SD Huesca signed Joaquín in the 2019/20 season and, midway through the campaign, loaned him to CD Mirandés, where he played 15 matches and scored 1 goal in LaLiga SmartBank. Upon his return at the start of the 2020/21 season, he made 3 appearances for Huesca in the top tier before being loaned out to Málaga CF, where he recorded 2 goals and 4 assists in 31 matches wearing the Blue and White.
Over the last four seasons, he has represented SD Huesca, scoring 14 goals and providing 12 assists in 129 appearances.
With over 150 matches in Spain’s Second Division, Joaquín joins Málaga CF as a proven player, full of enthusiasm about returning to La Rosaleda to bring his flair and speed to the Blue and White project.
Welcome back home, Joaquín!