belgian football player
“ Benteke ” redirects here. For his brother, see Jonathan Benteke
Christian Benteke Liolo ( natural 3 December 1990 ) is a belgian professional football player who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Belgium national team.

Benteke began his career at Standard Liège, playing a share in their 2008–09 Belgian First Division gloat. Following a season at Genk he was signed for £7 million by Aston Villa. He scored 49 goals in 101 matches for Villa across all competitions, including 19 Premier League goals in his debut temper and helping them to the 2015 FA Cup Final, before transferring to Liverpool in 2015 for £32.5 million. He spent a single season at Liverpool, scoring a full of ten-spot goals, before being transferred to Crystal Palace at the beginning of the 2016–17 temper. Benteke has earned over forty caps for Belgium since making his introduction in 2010. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup through injury, but was contribution of their team that reached the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2016, besides featuring at Euro 2020 .

early animation [edit ]

Benteke was born in Kinshasa in 1990. He and his kin fled during the Mobutu government and in 1993 emigrated to Liège, Belgium. [ 5 ]

Club career [edit ]

Standard Liège and Genk [edit ]

Benteke played youth football for JS Pierreuse and belated Standard Liège before moving to Genk. He rejoined Standard in January 2009 [ 6 ] and scored three goals in 12 matches as the Walloon club won the 2008–09 belgian backing. [ 7 ] On 7 August 2009, he joined KV Kortrijk on loanword for a season, [ 8 ] where he scored 14 goals in the belgian Pro League, including five goals in the backing play-offs, as the cabaret achieved its best ever polish. [ 9 ] He spent the following season on lend at KV Mechelen as part of the transfer of Aloys Nong, who moved from Mechelen to Standard Liège. Benteke ‘s spell at Mechelen was less successful, with seven goals from 25 appearances. He returned to Genk from Standard in August 2011 for an undisclosed fee, [ 10 ] and went on to score 16 goals and register nine assists in 20 starts during the 2011–12 season. [ 11 ] After beginning the 2012–13 temper with three goals from five league matches, Benteke was subject of an offer of €6m from Premier League golf club Aston Villa in August 2012. [ 12 ]

Aston Villa [edit ]

2012–13 season [edit ]

On 31 August 2012, Benteke joined Premier League club Aston Villa on a four-year share for a fee believed to be around £7 million. [ 13 ] On 15 September 2012, Benteke scored on his introduction for Aston Villa in a 2–0 win against Swansea City, after coming on as a stand-in for austrian ahead Andreas Weimann. The goal came when Swansea defender Ashley Williams headed the ball into Benteke ‘s path, which he then lifted over the custodian and tapped in on the fusillade. Villa director Paul Lambert praised Benteke ‘s performance on his debut calling him “ unplayable ”. [ 14 ] He then scored Villa ‘s only goal in a 1–1 home trace with Norwich City. [ 15 ] He added a promote two goals to his total during a 3–2 victory over Swindon Town in the League Cup. [ 16 ] He scored the winner in a 1–0 Premier League victory for Villa against Reading at Villa Park on 27 November to continue his impressive start in English football. [ 17 ] Benteke then scored Villa ‘s fourth goal in a 4–1 League Cup win over Norwich City at Carrow Road. [ 18 ] Benteke far added to his impressive start in Premier League football by scoring two goals in Villa ‘s 3–1 winnings against Liverpool at Anfield on 15 December. In summation to the two goals, he besides assisted Villa ‘s second goal with a back-heel to Andreas Weimann. Paul Lambert said afterwards that ‘Benteke has been incredible ‘, after already stating wednesday ( post– Norwich ) that ‘you run out of things to say about the guy, how well he ‘s performing and how unseasoned he is ‘. [ 19 ] Around Christmas time, Tottenham Hotspur director André Villas-Boas was reportedly interested in signing Benteke, referring to him as the season ‘s “ surprise box ”. [ 20 ] After not scoring for three games, Benteke scored Villa ‘s inaugural punishment gripe in about a year in a 2–2 draw away to Swansea City in Villa ‘s beginning game of 2013. [ 21 ] He recorded his tenth finish of the season with a 28-yard strike against West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion in a 2–2 draw at The Hawthorns. The goal was nominated for January ‘s goal of the month competition on Match of the Day. [ 22 ] He then netted Villa ‘s inaugural goal in their 2–1 League Cup semi-final victory over Bradford City. however, the victory was not enough as Bradford won 4–3 on aggregate to progress to the final. [ 23 ] Former England hitter Michael Owen called him one of the signings of the season and posted a tweet the day after the semi-final saying : ‘I ‘m seriously impressed with Benteke. What a actor. ‘ [ 24 ] Benteke continued his rich scoring form with a goal against Newcastle United and a pair against Everton, in a game that Villa had led 3–1 at one target but finally finished 3–3. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] He racked up his fifteenth finish in all competitions, american samoa well as tallying six goals in five games, when he scored a penalty in a 2–1 victory against West Ham United on 10 February 2013. This was Villa ‘s first league victory in eight games, since Benteke inspired the winnings against Liverpool back in December. [ 27 ] Benteke scored a deflect goal in a 2–1 victory at Reading, scoring the baseball club ‘s 1,000th goal in the Premier League in the process. The pursue week he went on to score a goal that sealed a 3–2 winnings over Queens Park Rangers. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] He then scored the third gear goal to seal a 3–1 succeed against delegating rivals Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. [ 30 ] Benteke was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the class after his excellent debut temper, finally finishing as runner-up to eventual doubly award achiever Gareth Bale. [ 31 ] On 29 April, Benteke scored his first hat-trick for Aston Villa in a 6–1 thrashing of Sunderland. These goals besides saw him exceed Dwight Yorke ‘s record for most Premier League goals in a season ( 18 ) by an Aston Villa musician and pass the 20 goal mark in all competitions, becoming the first player to do so for Villa since Juan Pablo Ángel in the 2003–04 season. [ 32 ] On 11 May, Benteke scored Villa ‘s only goal in a 1–2 loss to Chelsea but in the moment half he was sent off after receiving his second jaundiced poster for a high kick on John Terry, intend he would miss the last crippled of the temper. [ 33 ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

Benteke ‘s 23 goals in 2012–13 led to speculation about his future, and in early July he submitted a transfer request. Villa said he could leave alone if their evaluation were met, but a fortnight subsequently he withdrew his transfer request, after talks with coach Paul Lambert, and signed a modern four-year contract with the club. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] On his second pre-season appearance, he scored a hat-trick against Crewe Alexandra in a 5–1 victory. [ 36 ] He finished pre-season with seven goals in five appearances, including two goals against Málaga at Villa Park. [ 37 ] On 17 August 2013, Benteke scored twice, once from a penalty and one headed goal via a bounce from a miss punishment, in Aston Villa ‘s 3–1 away-win against Arsenal on the opening day of the 2013–14 Premier League season. [ 38 ] Four days belated, Benteke scored against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a 2–1 frustration. [ 39 ] He scored his fourth goal in vitamin a many games, as Villa comfortably beat League One side Rotherham United 3–0 in the League Cup moment round. [ 40 ] He continued scoring, as he racked up his one-fifth finish in all competitions, against Newcastle United in a 1–2 get the better of at Villa Park. [ 41 ] however his brilliant early on season form was abruptly ended, as he was injured in the following match against Norwich City. It was late confirmed that he would be out for up to six weeks with a hep flexor muscle injury. [ 42 ] however, he made his rejoinder earlier than expected, after coming on as a substitute against Tottenham Hotspur a calendar month late in a 2–0 get the better of. [ 43 ] After passing of phase and fuss injuries prevented Benteke scoring for 12 games ( his stopping point goal being against Newcastle on 14 September ), he finally ended his drought against Arsenal in a 1–2 defeat on 13 January 2014. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] He followed this up with goals in back-to-back games against Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion, in a 2–2 draw and 4–3 victory respectively. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] Having not scored throughout February, the belgian then scored a brilliant overhead volley deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as a header, in an eventual 4–1 dwelling victory against Norwich City on 2 March. [ 48 ] On 3 April 2014, Benteke suffered a rupture of his achilles tendon while trail and was ruled out for at least six months, missing the remainder of the season and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ 49 ]

2014–15 temper [edit ]

On 2 November 2014, Benteke was given a straight red calling card by referee Neil Swarbrick for pushing the confront of Tottenham Hotspur ‘s Ryan Mason after Mason had stuck his confront in Benteke ‘s thorax. Villa had been winning at the time, but went on to lose 2–1. [ 50 ] The incident led to both clubs being fined £20,000 by The FA for failing to keep their players under dominance. [ 51 ] He scored his second goal of the season against Manchester United in a 1–1 draw at Villa Park. [ 52 ] It took him until early March to score his following goal, a 94th-minute penalty in a local bowler hat against rivals West Bromwich Albion. [ 53 ] On 7 April, he scored his second Premier League hat-trick in a 3–3 withdraw with Queens Park Rangers. [ 54 ] Twelve days later, he equalised as Villa came from behind to defeat Liverpool and reach the 2015 FA Cup Final, their inaugural for fifteen years. [ 55 ] On 2 May, he scored doubly in a 3–2 win at home to Everton, taking him to a entire of football team goals in nine matches since the arrival of Tim Sherwood as coach. [ 56 ] Six days belated, Benteke was announced as the Premier League Player of the Month for April. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] He played the full moon 90 minutes in the FA Cup Final as Villa lost 0–4 to Arsenal, being beaten to a heading by Per Mertesacker for the third goal of the rout. [ 59 ]

liverpool [edit ]

On 22 July 2015, Liverpool completed the sign of Benteke on a “ long-run contract ” after meeting his release article of £32.5 million, at the clock time making him their second most expensive transfer ever. [ 60 ] He made his debut on 2 August in a pre-season friendly at Swindon Town, putting Liverpool into the moderate with a volley as they went on to win 2–1. [ 61 ]

On 9 August, Benteke made his competitive debut by starting in a 0–1 win at Stoke City. [ 62 ] Eight days by and by he scored his first league finish for Liverpool in a 1–0 dwelling succeed over newly promoted Bournemouth. [ 63 ] On 12 September, he scored an overhead bang in a 1–3 kill to rivals Manchester United. [ 64 ] After missing several games through injury, Benteke returned to score in straight games as a alternate on 25 and 31 October : a 1–1 draw against Southampton [ 65 ] and a 1–3 away win against Chelsea. [ 66 ] On 26 December, he replaced compatriot Divock Origi in the first half of a home repair against league leaders Leicester City, and scored the only finish in a victory that curtailed the visitors ‘ nine-game unbeaten run. [ 67 ] On 8 January 2016, Benteke was named as captain for Liverpool ‘s FA Cup third gear turn link with Exeter City at St James Park. [ 68 ] On 11 May 2016, Benteke scored his tenth goal of his only temper at Liverpool with a 92nd-minute equalizer in the team ‘s final home game of 2015–16, a 1–1 drawing card with Chelsea. [ 69 ] Benteke was frequently found on the bench because he was n’t fitting into Jürgen Klopp ‘s style of play. Because of this, he ended his scrimp at Liverpool after making 42 appearances and scoring 10 goals. [ 70 ]

quartz glass palace [edit ]

On 20 August 2016, Premier League side Crystal Palace completed the sign language of Benteke on a four-year cope for a tip of £27m which could rise by a far £5m, bringing the entire fee to £32m. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] On 10 September 2016, Benteke scored his first goal for Palace in a 1–2 victory against Middlesbrough, in his second league game. [ 73 ] On 24 September 2016, Benteke headed home a goal against Sunderland in the 94th minute to cap Palace ‘s rejoinder from 2–0 devour to win 3–2. [ 74 ] On 3 December 2016 ( Benteke ‘s birthday ), he scored twice in a 3–0 win over Southampton that ended Palace ‘s run of six back-to-back defeats. [ 75 ] Benteke marked his return to Anfield, the establish of his former cabaret Liverpool, with two goals in a 2–1 gain on 23 April 2017. [ 76 ] He finished his first gear temper with Palace as their top-scorer, with 15 league goals and 17 in total. The following season was less successful, with Benteke not scoring until December, [ 77 ] and finishing the season with barely three league goals in 30 appearances. In an injury-affected 2018–19 season, Benteke scored once in 19 appearances in all competitions and had not scored by October of the 2019–20 political campaign. [ 78 ] Despite this loss of class, in that lapp calendar month, he signed a contract extension keeping him at Crystal Palace until the end of the 2020–21 temper. [ 79 ] On 16 May 2021, Benteke headed in a goal against his early club Aston Villa as Palace doubly came from a goal-behind to win 3–2. It was Benteke ‘s 31st lead goal in the Premier League, joining the top-10 all-time list, equal with Tim Cahill. [ 80 ] With a finish against Arsenal in Palace ‘s future match, Benteke scored in four consecutive Premier League games for the beginning prison term in over eight years. [ 81 ] In June 2021, Benteke signed a promote contract reference until the end of the 2022–23 season. [ 82 ]

International career [edit ]

Benteke with Belgium in 2013 Benteke was a member of the Belgium U17 team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea where he played three games and scored once. [ 83 ] On 19 May 2010, he made his senior introduction for the Belgium national team in a friendly match against Bulgaria in Brussels after his early coach at Kortrijk, Georges Leekens, became national coach. On 15 August 2012, he scored his first goal in a 4–2 acquire against the Netherlands. Since then, he has become a regular crank for Belgium under Marc Wilmots. On 29 May 2013, he scored twice in a 4–2 friendly victory against the United States in Cleveland, Ohio. [ 84 ] He scored two goals in seven appearances during qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, [ 85 ] but was ruled out of the tournament finals with a tear Achilles tendon. [ 86 ] Benteke returned to Belgium ‘s team for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, scoring his first international goal for two years in a 5–0 frustration of Cyprus on 28 March 2015. [ 87 ] He was selected for the concluding tournament in France, and made his tournament introduction in the second group game on 18 June, replacing Romelu Lukaku for the concluding seven minutes of a 3–0 acquire over the Republic of Ireland in Bordeaux. [ 88 ] He played three more minutes in rate of the lapp musician four days later in a victory over Sweden, [ 89 ] but took no farther character as the Belgians reached the quarter-finals and lost to Wales. On 10 October 2016, Benteke set a read for the fastest goal in a World Cup match—either qualify or the finals—when he scored after 8.1 seconds against Gibraltar in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying equal, breaking the 23-year-old record previously held by Davide Gualtieri. [ 90 ] [ 91 ] He scored twice more to complete his first hat-trick for Belgium. [ 92 ] He was left out of the final Belgium 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup despite initially being named in the preliminary team. [ 93 ] On 17 May 2021, Benteke was included in the final examination 26-man squad for the re-arranged UEFA Euro 2020. [ 94 ]

personal life sentence [edit ]

Benteke is a christian. He points up to the flip after scoring goals to thank God, and besides prays frequently. [ 95 ] He has a younger brother, Jonathan, who is besides a football player .

Media [edit ]

Benteke ‘s goal celebration features him beating his chest. The celebration appears in EA Sports ’ video recording game FIFA 18. [ 96 ]

career statistics [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

Benteke playing for Aston Villa in 2013

As of match played 5 December 2021[78]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club

Season

League

Cup

League Cup

Other

Total

Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals

Genk
2007–08
Belgian Pro League

7
1
0
0
—
0
0
7
1

2008–09

3
0
0
0
—
0
0
3
0

Total

10
1
0
0
—
0
0
10
1

Standard Liège
2008–09

Belgian Pro League

9
3
0
0
—
2
0
11
3

2009–10

5
0
0
0
—
0
0
5
0

2010–11

4
0
0
0
—
5
0
9
0

Total

18
3
0
0
—
7
0
25
3

Kortrijk (loan)

2009–10

Belgian Pro League

34
14
4
2
—
0
0
38
16

Mechelen (loan)

2010–11

Belgian Pro League

18
6
2
1
—
0
0
20
7

Genk

2011–12

Belgian Pro League

32
16
1
0
—
0
0
33
16

2012–13

5
3
0
0
—
3
1
8
4

Total

37
19
1
0
—
3
1
41
20

Aston Villa
2012–13
Premier League

34
19
0
0
5
4
—
39
23

2013–14

26
10
1
0
1
1
—
28
11

2014–15

29
13
5
2
0
0
—
34
15

Total

89
42
6
2
6
5
—
101
49

Liverpool
2015–16

Premier League

29
9
4
0
2
0
7
1
42
10

Crystal Palace
2016–17

Premier League

36
15
2
2
2
0
—
40
17

2017–18

31
3
0
0
0
0
—
31
3

2018–19

16
1
3
0
0
0
—
19
1

2019–20

24
2
0
0
1
0
—
25
2

2020–21

30
10
1
0
0
0
—
31
10

2021–22

15
4
0
0
1
0
—
16
4

Total

152
35
6
2
4
0
—
162
37

Career total

387
128
23
7
12
5
17
2
439
142

International [edit ]

Benteke playing for Belgium in 2013

As of match played 13 November 2021[97][98]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Belgium

2010
3
0

2012
6
4

2013
8
2

2014
3
0

2015
5
1

2016
6
3

2017
2
2

2018
1
0

2019
3
3

2020
1
0

2021
5
2

Total
43
17

As of match played 13 November 2021[97]
Scores and results list Belgium’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benteke goal.
Note that the friendly of Belgium against Romania on 14 November 2012 is not an FIFA A-match due to an excessive number of substitutions according to the Laws of the Game.[99]

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Standard Liège
Aston Villa
Liverpool

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]

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