Crystal palace NEWS MATCHES PALACE TV TEAMS Shop Tickets Login / Sign up 20CHRISTIAN BENTEKE FORWARD DATE OF BIRTH 03 December 1990 COUNTRY Belgium JOINED TEAM 20 August 2016 Twitter Instagram Facebook BUY SHIRTS SHOP ALL TIME PALACE CAREER 160 APPEARANCES 37 GOALS Awards & Honours Player of the Month Premier League, April 2015 THE SILENCER After Christian Benteke joined Crystal Palace as a club record signing, he scored 17 goals in his first season to help the Eagles protect their top-flight status. Palace broke their club record transfer fee to bring in the Belgian hitman from Liverpool in August 2016, and he ended his first campaign with 17 goals for the Eagles. Born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, his family moved to Liege where he played his youth football before moving to Genk who handed him his professional debut. After two years trying to break into their first-team, he moved to Standard Liege and chipped in with three goals in nine appearances to help them win the championship in his first season. A season on loan at Kortrijk saw him hit 14 more in Belgium’s top tier and he was rewarded with his first international call-up at the end of that season. However the forward was sent on loan once again to Mechelen and later returned to Genk for the start of the 2011/12 season. It proved to be an inspired move as Benteke plundered 16 goals and nine assists from just 20 starts. Three more strikes in the opening five games of the 2012/13 season followed, and that was enough for Aston Villa to come calling with a £7 million offer. Benteke marked his arrival in England by scoring against Swansea City on his Villa debut. He continued to take the division by storm and at the end of his first season in Birmingham he had amassed 19 Premier League goals, beating Dwight Yorke’s Villa record of 18 in a single season. He was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award but came second to Gareth Bale. Benteke would hit double figures in the league for the following two seasons but was cruelly denied a chance to represent Belgium at the 2014 World Cup after missing six months with an Achilles injury. Twelve months later, he reached the FA Cup final with Villa where he and his club would lose to Arsenal. That summer Liverpool splashed out £32.5 million to make the hitman their then-second highest transfer ever behind Andy Carroll. Things began well for him on Merseyside as he netted on his Anfield debut against Bournemouth and then scored a wonderful acrobatic bicycle kick against Manchester United, but following the arrival of Jurgen Klopp, he saw his first-team opportunities limited. Despite that, he still managed to contribute 10 goals in all competitions, earning him a spot in the Belgium squad for Euro 2016 where he played twice in the wins against the Republic of Ireland and Sweden in the group stage. After his move to the Eagles, he made his debut in the EFL Cup second round tie against Blackpool in August 2016 and ended the campaign in style, finishing with 17 goals from 40 appearances to finish as Palace's top scorer. Player Statistics 2021/22 GOALS 4 APPEARANCES 15 ATTACK goals inside box 4 goals outside box 0 right foot 2 left foot 1 shots 30 shots on target 12 hit woodwork 3 penalties taken 0 penalties scored 0 touches 384 touches in opposition box 63 DEFENCE aerial duels 103 aerial duels won 62 interceptions 2 blocks 4 recoveries 21 tackles won 2 duels won 19 clearances 28 TEAM minutes 908 attempted passes 237 successful passes 157 touches 384 chances created 10 crosses 0 DISCIPLINE yellow cards 3 red cards 0 fouls won 9 fouls conceded 12 Player Statistics Career GOALS 143 APPEARANCES 437 SEASON BY SEASON Season Games Goals Crystal Palace 21/22 15 4 Crystal Palace 20/21 30 10 Crystal Palace 19/20 25 2 Crystal Palace 18/19 19 1 Crystal Palace 17/18 31 3 Crystal Palace 16/17 40 17 Liverpool 15/16 42 10 Aston Villa 14/15 34 15 Aston Villa 13/14 28 11 Aston Villa 12/13 39 23 KRC Genk 12/13 8 4 KRC Genk 11/12 33 16 Mechelen 10/11 20 7 Standard Liège 10/11 9 0 KV Kortrijk 09/10 38 16 Standard Liège 09/10 5 0 KRC Genk 08/09 3 0 Standard Liège 08/09 11 3 KRC Genk 07/08 7 1 PALACE TV BENTEKE HIGHLIGHTS VIEW ALL VIDEOS Match action: Burnley 3-3 Crystal Palace 02:32 Match action: Burnley 3-3 Crystal Palace Match action: Burnley 3-3 Crystal Palace MATCH 20 NOV 2021 Benteke's thoughts on the 3-3 draw and scoring twice against Burnley 01:47 Benteke's thoughts on the 3-3 draw and scoring twice against Burnley Benteke's thoughts on the 3-3 draw and scoring twice against Burnley BENTEKE 20 NOV 2021 Extended highlights: Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle United 09:15 Extended highlights: Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle United Extended highlights: Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle United NEWCASTLE 23 OCT 2021 Related News Benteke: We will keep working after tough Burnley battle Benteke: We will keep working after tough Burnley battle Benteke: We will keep working after tough Burnley battle FIRST-TEAM 20 NOV 2021 2 MINS READ Find out every result from Palace internationals' strong break Find out every result from Palace internationals' strong break Find out every result from Palace internationals' strong break CLUB 17 NOV 2021 1 MIN READ Patrick Vieira shares praise for Palace frontline's work ethic Patrick Vieira shares praise for Palace frontline's work ethic Patrick Vieira shares praise for Palace frontline's work ethic FIRST-TEAM 4 NOV 2021 1 MIN READ VIEW ALL This club is definitely a family and there's genuine love here. 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