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22 Facts About Benteke

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Christian Benteke Liolo was born on 3 December 1990 and is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club D C United and the Belgium national team.

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Benteke scored 49 goals in 101 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.

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Benteke has earned over forty caps for Belgium since making his debut in 2010.

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4.

Benteke missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup through injury, but was part of their team that reached the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2016, featuring at Euro 2020.

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Benteke played youth football for JS Pierreuse and later Standard Liege before moving to Genk.

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Benteke spent the following season on loan at KV Mechelen as part of the transfer of Aloys Nong, who moved from Mechelen to Standard Liege.

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Benteke's spell at Mechelen was less successful, with seven goals from 25 appearances.

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8.

On 31 August 2012, Benteke joined Premier League club Aston Villa on a four-year deal for a fee believed to be around £7 million.

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9.

Benteke was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year after his excellent debut season, eventually finishing as runner-up to eventual double award winner Gareth Bale.

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10.

Benteke finished pre-season with seven goals in five appearances, including two goals against Malaga at Villa Park.

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11.

On 3 April 2014, Benteke suffered a rupture of his achilles tendon while training and was ruled out for at least six months, missing the remainder of the season and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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12.

On 2 November 2014, Benteke was given a straight red card by referee Neil Swarbrick for pushing the face of Tottenham Hotspur's Ryan Mason after Mason had stuck his face in Benteke's chest.

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13.

On 8 January 2016, Benteke was named as captain for Liverpool's FA Cup third round tie with Exeter City at St James Park.

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14.

Benteke was often found on the bench because he wasn't fitting into Jurgen Klopp's style of play.

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15.

Benteke finished his first season with Palace as their top-scorer, with 15 league goals and 17 in total.

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16.

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.

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17.

Benteke scored two goals in seven appearances during qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but was ruled out of the tournament finals with a ruptured Achilles tendon.

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18.

Benteke played three more minutes in place of the same player four days later in a victory over Sweden, but took no further part as the Belgians reached the quarter-finals and lost to Wales.

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19.

On 10 October 2016, Benteke set a record for the fastest goal in a World Cup match—either qualifying or the finals—when he scored after 8.

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20.

Benteke scored twice more to complete his first hat-trick for Belgium.

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21.

Benteke was left out of the final Belgium 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup despite initially being named in the preliminary squad.

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22.

On 17 May 2021, Benteke was included in the final 26-man squad for the re-arranged UEFA Euro 2020.

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