| General |
| Christian Benteke | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Christian Benteke Liolo | |
| Date of birth: | 3 December 1990 | |
| Place of birth: | Kinshasa,  Zaire
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| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |
| Playing position: | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  D.C. United
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| Number | 20 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1996–2004 2004-2006 2006-2007 |
 JS Pierreuse Standard Liège Racing Genk
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2007-2009 2009-2011 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2015 2015-2016 2016–2022 2022– |
Racing Genk Standard Liège → Kortrijk (loan) → Mechelen (loan) Racing Genk Aston Villa Liverpool Crystal Palace D.C. United
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10 (1) 18 (3) 34 (15) 18 (6) 37 (19) 68 (31) 29 (9) 162 (35) 29 (9) |
| National team | ||
| 2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2012 2010– |
Belgium U17 Belgium U18 Belgium U19 Belgium U21 Belgium
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11 (6) 7 (4) 10 (10) 9 (4) 45 (18) |
Christian Benteke Liolo (born 3 December 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club D.C. United and the Belgium national team.
He began his career at Standard Liège, playing a part in their 2008–09 Belgian First Division triumph. Following a season at Genk he was signed for £7 million by Aston Villa. He scored 49 goals in 100 matches for Villa across all competitions, including 19 Premier League goals in his debut season and helping them to the 2015 FA Cup Final, before transferring to Liverpool in 2015 for £32.5 million.
Benteke has earned over 20 caps for Belgium since making his debut in 2010. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup through injury, but was part of their team that reached the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2016.
Personal Life[]
In 2017, Benteke married his wife, Fortune, with whom he had two children. As of 2025, he is no longer married.
Honours[]
- Standard Liège
- Belgian First Division: 2008–09
- Aston Villa
- Liverpool
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2015–16
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2015–16
- Individual
External links[]
Template:D.C. United squad
| Belgium
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| Belgium – UEFA Euro 2016 – Quarter-finals |
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1. Courtois
2. Alderweireld
3. Vermaelen
4. Nainggolan
5. Vertonghen
6. Witsel
7. De Bruyne
8. Fellaini
9. R. Lukaku
10. Hazard
11. Carrasco
12. Mignolet
13. Gillet
14. Mertens
15. Denayer
16. Meunier
17. Origi
18. Kabasele
19. Dembélé
20. Benteke
21. J. Lukaku
22. Batshuayi
23. Ciman
Manager: |
| Belgium – UEFA Euro 2020 – Quarter-finals |
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1. Courtois
2. Mignolet
3. Sels
4. Alderweireld
5. Boyata
6. Castagne
7. Denayer
8. Dendoncker
9. Meunier
10. Vermaelen
11. Vertonghen
12. Carrasco
13. Chadli
14. De Bruyne
15. T. Hazard
16. Praet
17. Tielemans
18. Vanaken
19. Witsel
20. Batshuayi
21. Benteke
22. Doku
23. E. Hazard (c)
24. Lukaku
25. Mertens
26. Trossard
Manager: |
