Christian Benteke
Benteke playing for Crystal Palace in 2016
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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 | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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– | Crystal Palace | 25 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Belgium U17 | 18 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Belgium U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Belgium U19 | 10 | (10) |
| 2009–2012 | Belgium U21 | 9 | (4) |
| 2010– | Belgium | 30 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:11, 4 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016 |
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Christian Benteke Liolo (born 3 December 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Crystal Palace 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, 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.
Benteke was born in Kinshasa in 1990. He and his family fled during the Mobutu regime and in 1993 emigrated to Liège, Belgium.
Benteke played youth football for JS Pierreuse and later Standard Liège before moving to Genk. He rejoined Standard in January 2009 and scored three goals in 12 matches as the Walloon club won the 2008–09 Belgian championship. On 7 August 2009, he joined KV Kortrijk on loan for a season, where he scored 14 goals in the Belgian Pro League, including five goals in the championship play-offs, as the club achieved its best ever finish.
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