Charlison Benschop
![]() Charlison Benschop | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charlison Girigorio Benschop[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SV Sandhausen | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
SCO '63 | |||
VV Spijkenisse | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | RKC | 69 | (18) |
2010–2012 | AZ | 45 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Brest | 18 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 58 | (25) |
2015–2018 | Hannover 96 | 16 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Hannover 96 II | 5 | (1) |
2018–2019 | FC Ingolstadt | 9 | (1) |
2019 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Groningen | 18 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Apollon Limassol | 35 | (10) |
2021– | SV Sandhausen | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (1) |
2017– | Curaçao[3] | 10 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:13, 19 June 2021 (UTC) |
Charlison Girigorio Benschop (born 21 August 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for German 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen.[2][4]
Club career[]
Benschop played youth football with SCO '63 and VV Spijkenisse,[5] and began his senior professional career with RKC Waalwijk during the 2007–08 season.[6] He signed a five-year contract with AZ in March 2010.[7][8][9]
In summer 2012, Benschop moved abroad to play in France for Stade Brest,[10] only to move on to German side Fortuna Düsseldorf a year later.[11]
On 4 June 2015, Benschop joined Hannover 96 from Fortuna Düsseldorf on a three-year contract.[12]
On 11 May 2018, Benschop joined FC Ingolstadt 04 on a three-year deal.[13]
He joined FC Groningen in July 2019.[14]
In January 2020, Benschop signed with Apollon Limassol until 2021.[15]
International career[]
Benschop played international football at youth level for the Netherlands.[9][16] Benschop was called up to the preliminary Curaçao national football team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[17] Benschop made his debut for Curaçao in a 2–1 friendly win over Qatar on 10 October 2017.[18][19]
Personal life[]
He is the uncle of Kevin Felida.[20]
References[]
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Curaçao" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ a b Charlison Benschop at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ June 2021.html Charlison Benschop at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Charlison Benschop at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Charlison Benschop" (in Dutch). Ronald Zwiers. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Benschop" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ Reyes, Leon (17 March 2010). "Charlison Benschop van RKC naar AZ" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "AZ versterkt zich met Benschop" (in Dutch). AZ.nl. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011.
- ^ a b "AZ haalt Charlison Benschop van RKC" (in Dutch). Noordhollands Dagblad. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ AZ-spits Charlison Benschop naar Stade Brest – RTVNH (in Dutch)
- ^ Benschop is op weg van Brest naar Fortuna Düsseldorf – Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ "96 sign Charlison Benschop". Hannover 96. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Charlison #Benschop becomes a #Schanzer & joins FC Ingolstadt 04. The 28-year-old striker signed a contract until 2020. Welcome to Ingolstadt, Charlie!