Benito Raman

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Benito Raman
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Raman with Schalke 04 in 2020
Personal information
Full name Benito Raman
Date of birth (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 26)
Place of birth Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 9
Youth career
1998 Cercle Melle
1998–2002 SK Munkzwalm
2002–2011 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Gent 55 (11)
2013 → Beerschot (loan) 11 (5)
2013–2014 → Kortrijk (loan) 30 (4)
2016 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2018 Standard Liège 22 (4)
2017–2018 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 28 (10)
2018–2019 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 (10)
2019–2021 Schalke 04 50 (6)
2021– Anderlecht 0 (0)
National team‡
2009 Belgium U15 7 (6)
2009–2010 Belgium U17 20 (6)
2011 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2012 Belgium U19 1 (0)
2014–2016 Belgium U21 5 (1)
2019– Belgium 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:12, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Benito Raman (born 7 November 1994) is Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Anderlecht.

Career[]

Youth[]

At the age of 4 he started playing football at Cercle Melle. He stayed there for six months. In 2001, at a local tournament organised by KFC Semmerzake, Raman was named the best player of the tournament. This caught the attention from Gent.

Gent[]

After eight years playing in Gent's youth teams, Raman made his debut against Zulte Waregem, replacing Tim Smolders in the 91st minute. In February 2012, Raman chose to stay in Ghent, despite reported interest from Inter Milan, Aston Villa and Hoffenheim.[1]

Standard Liège[]

On 27 July 2016, Raman signed a four-year deal with Standard Liège.[2]

Fortuna Düsseldorf[]

On 31 August 2017, Raman was lent to Fortuna Düsseldorf until 2018.[3]

In January 2018, the loan was extended by another season until summer 2019.[4]

In March 2018, Fortuna Düsseldorf announced they had exercised the option to sign Raman permanently on a contract until 2022, for a fee of around €1.5 million.[5]

Schalke 04[]

On 5 July 2019, Raman joined Schalke 04 on a five-year contract, for a fee of around €6.5 million.[6]

International career[]

Raman was born in Belgium and is of Spanish descent.[7]

He represented Belgium as a youth international at every age group from the under-17's to the under-21's.[8]

On 9 September 2019, Raman made his debut for the senior Belgium national team, coming on as a 90th minute substitute against Scotland in a Euro 2020 qualifier that saw Belgium run out 4–0 winners at Hampden Park.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played on 22 May 2021[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gent 2011–12 First Division A 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2012–13 First Division A 4 0 1 1 1[a] 0 — 6 1
2014–15 First Division A 31 8 4 1 — — 35 9
2015–16 First Division A 13 3 2 2 4[b] 0 1[c] 0 20 5
Total 55 11 7 4 5 0 1 0 68 15
Beerschot (loan) 2012–13 First Division A 11 5 0 0 — — 11 5
Kortrijk (loan) 2013–14 First Division A 30 4 3 1 — — 33 5
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2015–16 First Division A 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
Standard Liège 2016–17 First Division A 21 4 1 1 5[a] 1 4[d] 0 31 6
2017–18 First Division A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 22 4 1 1 5 1 4 0 32 6
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 28 10 1 0 — — 29 10
2018–19 Bundesliga 30 10 2 1 — — 32 11
Total 58 20 3 1 — — 61 21
Schalke 04 2019–20 Bundesliga 25 4 3 3 — — 28 7
2020–21 Bundesliga 25 2 2 3 — — 27 5
Total 50 6 5 6 — — 55 12
Career total 236 51 19 13 10 1 5 0 270 65
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Europa League play-offs

International[]

As of match played on 9 September 2019[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2019 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours[]

Gent

Fortuna Düsseldorf

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Benito Raman trekt voor vier seizoenen naar Standard". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Angreifer Raman verstärkt Fortuna" (in German). Rheinische Post. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Raman bleibt bei der Fortuna". kicker Online (in German). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Düsseldorf verpflichtet Raman fest". kicker Online (in German). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ^ "FC Schalke 04 sign Benito Raman from Fortuna Düsseldorf". Schalke 04. 5 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Benito Raman : "Les fans m'ont déshabillé à Westerlo"". La Dernière Heure (in French). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Benito Raman - Belgian Football". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Raman makes Belgium debut in commanding victory against Scotland". Schalke 04. 10 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Benito Raman » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  11. ^ Benito Raman at Soccerway

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