.jpg) Benteke playing for Belgium in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Benteke Liolo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | D.C. United | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | JS Pierreuse | ||
| 2004–2006 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2006–2007 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Genk | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Standard Liège | 18 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 34 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | → Mechelen (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Genk | 37 | (19) |
| 2012–2015 | Aston Villa | 89 | (42) |
| 2015–2016 | Liverpool | 29 | (9) |
| 2016–2022 | Crystal Palace | 162 | (35) |
| 2022– | D.C. United | 67 | (38) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Belgium U17 | 11 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Belgium U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Belgium U19 | 10 | (10) |
| 2009–2012 | Belgium U21 | 9 | (4) |
| 2010–2022 | Belgium | 45 | (18) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:57, 6 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
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.
Benteke 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 124 matches for Villa across all competitions. He spent a single season at Liverpool, scoring a total of 10 goals, before being transferred to Crystal Palace at the start of the 2016–17 season.
Benteke earned 45 caps for Belgium between his debut in 2010 and 2022. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup through injury, but was part of their team that reached the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 and Euro 2020.
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Transferred Between 01/08/2016 and 31/08/2016". The Football Association. p. 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Christian Benteke". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Christian Benteke". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016.