Christian Benteke
Encyclopedia
Christian Benteke is a Congolese
-Belgian
football
player, he currently plays for K.R.C. Genk
.
to K.R.C. Genk
, in the season 2007/2008 played 251 minutes, after two year by K.R.C. Genk
, turned back to Standard Liège
. On 7 August 2008 KV Kortrijk have signed the forward on loan from Standard Liege
for one season. On 1 September 2010, KV Mechelen signed Christian Benteke on loan from Standard Liege
for one season as part of the transfer of Aloys Nong
, who moved from KV Mechelen to Standard Liège
.
in Korea Republic where he played 3 games and scored 1 goal.
On 19 May 2010 he made his début for the national team in a friendly match against Bulgaria
in Brussels
after his former coach at Kortrijk, Georges Leekens, became national coach.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
-Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, he currently plays for K.R.C. Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
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Career
He transferred in September 2007 at the age of 16 from Standard LiègeStandard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
to K.R.C. Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
, in the season 2007/2008 played 251 minutes, after two year by K.R.C. Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
, turned back to Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
. On 7 August 2008 KV Kortrijk have signed the forward on loan from Standard Liege
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
for one season. On 1 September 2010, KV Mechelen signed Christian Benteke on loan from Standard Liege
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
for one season as part of the transfer of Aloys Nong
Aloys Nong
Aloys Bertrand Nong is a Cameroonian footballer, who currently plays for Standard Liege in Belgium.-Career:He previously played for Kadji Sports Academy, RFC Liège, CS Visé, FC Brussels, KV Kortrijk and Y.R. K.V. Mechelen....
, who moved from KV Mechelen to Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
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International
He was member for the Belgium U-17 team at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16...
in Korea Republic where he played 3 games and scored 1 goal.
On 19 May 2010 he made his début for the national team in a friendly match against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
after his former coach at Kortrijk, Georges Leekens, became national coach.