Benjamín Schamine

Benjamín Schamine
	Schamine with O'Higgins in 2026
Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Facundo Schamine
Date of birth	24 October 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	O'Higgins; (on loan from Defensa y Justicia)
Number	28
Youth career
	Mac Allister
2018–2023	Defensa y Justicia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–	Defensa y Justicia
2026–	→ O'Higgins (loan)
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026

Benjamín Facundo Schamine (born 24 October 2003) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club O'Higgins on loan from Defensa y Justicia.

Career

Born in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina, Schamine joined the Defensa y Justicia youth ranks in 2018 and made his professional debut in the 2–2 away draw against Godoy Cruz on 15 July 2023 for the Argentine Primera División.^[2]^[3] He scored his first goal in the 0–4 away win against Tigre on 11 November 2024.^[4]^[5]

In January 2026, Schamine moved abroad and joined Chilean club O'Higgins on a one-year loan.^[6]

Schamine is nicknamed Toti.^[2]^[3]

↑ "Benjamín Schamine » Perfil". www.livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
1 2 Aranda, Walter (19 July 2023). "Benjamín Schamine: "Defensa es todo para mi, el club es mi segunda casa"". Defensa Pasión (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
1 2 "Benjamín Schamine: "Tengo muchos objetivos por delante"". Defensa y Justicia (in Spanish). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
↑ "Schamine convirtió un gol y fue la gran figura". La Arena (in Spanish). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
↑ "El remate de Benjamín Schamine que acercó a Defensa y Justicia ante Tigre". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
↑ "Benjamín Schamine refuerza el mediocampo celeste". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.