Christian Benteke Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Career, Net Worth & Wiki

Christian Benteke Liolo is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Premier League side Crystal Palace and for the Belgium national team. Benteke began his career with Standard Liège, where he helped them win the Belgian First Division in 2008-09. As a result of his season at Genk, he was signed by Aston Villa for £7 million. In his 101 appearances for Villa across all competitions, he scored 49 goals, including 19 Premier League goals in his debut season, and helped Villa reach the 2015 FA Cup Final before transferring to Liverpool for £32.5 million in 2015.

In his one season at Liverpool, he scored ten goals, before moving to Crystal Palace at the start of the 2016–17 season. Having made his debut in 2010, Benteke has now made over forty appearances for Belgium. Due to injury, he missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup but was a member of the team that made it to the quarterfinals at UEFA Euro 2016, and he will be part of the team at Euro 2020.

Christian Benteke Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Christian Benteke Liolo
Nick Name	The Beast
Age	33 (as in 2023) Years
Religion	Christianity
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Birth Place	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date of Birth	3 December 1990
Nationality	• Belgian • Zairian • Congolese
Residence	London, England
Home Town	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Watching Movies, Horse Riding
Family
Mother’s Name	Marie-Claire Benteke
Father’s Name	Jean-Pierre Benteke
Brother(s)	Jonathan Benteke
Sister(s)	Sara Benteke
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	Fortune Benteke
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Fortune Benteke
Marriage Date	July 8, 2017
Marriage Place	Not Available
Children	Daughters- None Sons- 1-Names Not Available
Education
School	Not Available
College/University	Not Available
Educational Qualification	Not Available
Profession	Professional Footballer
Brands Endorsed	Nike
Career Manager	MLA Management
Football Career
Debut Club	• 2016: Crystal Palace F.C. • 2015: Liverpool F.C. • August 31, 2012: Aston Villa F.C. • 2011: K.R.C. Genk • 2010: K.V. Mechelen • 2009: K.V.Kortrijk • 2009: Standard de Liege • 2007: K.R.C. Genk
Debut International	• 2010: Belgium national football team • 2008: Belgium national under-19 football team • 2007: Belgium national under-18 football team
Jersey Number	• 20 (Crystal Palace F.C.) • 20 (Belgium national football team)
Current Team(s)	• Crystal Palace F.C. • Belgium national football team
Coach/Mentor	Patrick Vieira
Position	Attack – Centre-Forward
Foot	Right
Strengths	• Tackling • Interceptions • Marking • Jumping • Passing • Crossing
Weaknesses	• Strength • Heading • Balance
Achievements	Not Available
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 190 cm in meters- 1.90 m in feet inches- 6’3”
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 83 kg in pounds- 183 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	41 inches
Biceps Size	14 inches
Waist Size	34 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Belgian
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Distinctive Features	Not Available
Dress Size	Not Available
Shoe Size	12 U.S.
Favourite Things
Favorite Playing Position	Centre-Forward
Favorite Car	Mercedes G-Wagon
Favorite Food	Italian Food
Favorite Drinks	Coffee
Favorite Color	Blue
Favorite Cell Phone/Brand	iPhone/Apple

Life Journey

Woodgram showcases ‘The Beast’, a football genius who is known by his nickname. A full account of notable events from Christian Benteke’s childhood to the present is presented in his Childhood Story and Biography Facts.

The analysis of the Belgian Goal Poacher discusses his life before fame, his relationship life, his family life, and other OFF-Pitch little-known facts about him. Almost everyone knows about his abilities, but few consider Benteke’s biography, which is quite interesting. Without further ado, let’s begin.

Christian Benteke Lido was born in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on December 15, 1990. He was born to his mother, Marie-Claire Benteke, and his father, Jean-Pierre Benteke. Benteke was raised in a military family. Jean-Pierre, his father, was an army officer who resigned from Zaire, which is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 1993.

The country was then ruled by the dictator Mobutu Sese Seko and his son, Kongulu Mobutu. After deserting the army, Lean-Pierre Benteke fled with his family to Congo’s former colonial power Belgium because he feared being killed.

As Mobutu Sese Seko had already ordered his arrest, he had no choice but to seek asylum. He moved with his uncle to Liege, Belgium. Little Christian was only three years old.

Let’s move on to Benteke’s relationship. The Early Career Story of Benteke will continue later in this piece. Christian Benteke never sought a soul mate. Instead, he found the missing piece of himself. Her name is Fortune. Benteke has been dating this lady of enamored beauty since he was a teenager.

Recently, he tied the knot with a longtime partner in a private ceremony. Brenteke referred to his wedding as a ceremony between ‘beauty and the beast’.

Christian Benteke and Fortune both had sons before they got married. Christian’s cute son played an important role in his parents’ wedding.

Upon looking at the chap, you can see Benteke’s softness all over his face. He was born under the sign of Sagittarius. According to his zodiac personality, he has the following characteristics.

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The Premier League got its first taste of the ‘dab’ dance craze thanks to Jesse Lingard. He’s certainly not the first football star to celebrate with the dance move, which sometimes begins with a handshake. In conjunction with his close friend, Mamadou Sakho, Christian Benteke has already popularized the handshake and dab.

Jean-Pierre Benteke may have left his army post prematurely, but the same discipline he would have inflicted upon his soldiers he has inflicted upon his three children. Christian Benteke appreciates his hardness and sought his advice when he fell out with Klopp.

Benteke told ‘The Independent’ that his father is a very hard man.

My father tells me that a football player’s career is short so I had better make the most of it. My mother is much softer. She speaks from the heart. My dad tells me the truth. If I’m rubbish in a game, he lets me know.

Benteke’s father, Jean-Pierre Benteke, works with his son’s agent, Eris Kismet, who negotiates with clubs and others on his behalf. Benteke’s younger brother Jonathan is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zulte Waregem in Belgium. Born on the 28th of April 1995, Jonathan Benteke Lifeka is twenty-nine years old.

In the 2016/2017 season, he joined Crystal Palace before moving to Omonia in Cyprus. Beneke’s sister, Sara, is also a football player. Christian Benteke was once forced to apologize after claiming he had joined Burnley in his Twitter bio.

“I started playing in the street with my friends in the evening because it was more fun,” he told The Independent. Axel Witsel is also from Liege, and we started playing together. We played in the street together. All three players began playing in the streets: (Kompany, Mouse) Dembele, and (Kevin) Mirallas”.

Beneke began his youth career with IS Pierreuse and later Standard Liege before moving to Genk. Aston Villa, under Paul Lambert, gave Benteke his first taste of English football. When he saw the club was not going in the right direction, he jumped at the opportunity to court Liverpool. Following this move, he joined Crystal Palace. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Thierry Henry, the Arsenal legend, was named as the footballer he most respects. Bennette loves basketball and admits he is a Cleveland Cavaliers fan because of superstar LeBron James.

Christian Benteke Net Worth

What will his salary be in 2023?

The striker signed a contract with Crystal Palace in August 2016 that entitles him to a salary of £6.24 million euros ($6.74 million) per year. According to our calculations, he earns £17,333 per day and £722 per hour!

‎Salary & Net Worth Updated 2023
Estimated Net Worth in 2023 (Approx)	€52 million (£45.9 million)
Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)	€47.2 million (£42 million)
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx)	Not Available
Annual Salary	£6.24 million euros ($6.74 million)
Per Month Salary	£520,000
Per Week Salary	£120,000
Per Day Salary	£17,333
Per Hour Salary	£722
Per Minute Salary	£12
Current Contract	With Crystal Palace
Contract Signed	Aug 20, 2016
Contract Expires	Jun 30, 2023
Contract Signing Amount	$29.70 Million
Market Value	$7.70 Million
Highest Market Value	$38.50 Million (Oct 14, 2015)
Endorsements	$1-$5 Million
Income Source	Professional Footballer
Cars Collection	Mercedes G-Wagon

As a teenager in Belgium, he played for Standard Liége and Genk, and for the latter’s first team in the Belgian Pro League before moving to England with Aston Villa in 2012. His net worth is now estimated at €52 million (£45.9 million) after he left English giants Liverpool after a year to join fellow Premier League club Crystal Palace. The Belgian hitman’s market value is around $7.70 million as he approaches thirty.

Christian Benteke In FIFA 2022

Christian Benteke has a 75 rating. He is 33 years old from Belgium and plays for Crystal Palace in the English Premier League (1). His potential is 75, and his position is ST. Christian Benteke FIFA 22 has 2 Skill moves and 2 Weak Foot, he is Right-footed and his workrates are medium/low. The Player’s height is 190cm, his weight is 83kg, and he has a real face in-game.

Club Career

Standard Liège and Genk

• Beneke played youth football for JS Pierreuse and Standard Liège before moving to Genk.
• In 2009, he returned to Standard and scored three goals in 12 matches as the Walloon club won the Belgian championship.
• For a season, he played on loan for KV Kortrijk, scoring 14 goals in the Belgian Pro League, including five in the Championship play-offs, as the club reached its best-ever finish.
• The following season, he spent a season on loan at KV Mechelen as part of the transfer of Aloys Nong from Mechelen to Standard Liège.
• With only seven goals in 25 appearances, Beneke’s time at Mechelen was less successful.
• In August 2011, he returned to Genk from Standard for an undisclosed fee and went on to score 16 goals and register nine assists in 20 starts during the 2011–12 campaign.
• In August 2012, Benteke was the subject of a €6m offer from Premier League club Aston Villa after scoring three goals in five league matches.

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Aston Villa

• Benteke joined Aston Villa on a four-year deal on 31 August 2012 for a fee believed to be around £7 million.
• Benteke scored in his debut for Aston Villa in a 2–0 victory over Swansea City on 15 September 2012, after coming on as a substitute for Austrian forward Andreas Weimann.
• Benteke scored when Swansea defender Ashley Williams headed the ball into his path, which he then lifted over the keeper and tapped in on the volley.
• Paul Lambert called Benteke “unplayable” on his debut after praising his performance. After that, he scored Villa’s only goal in a 1-1 draw with Norwich City at home.
• During a 3–2 victory over Swindon Town in the League Cup, he scored two more goals.
• Continuing his impressive start in English football, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 Premier League victory for Villa against Reading at Villa Park on 27 November.
• In a 4–1 League Cup win over Norwich City at Carrow Road, Beneke scored Villa’s fourth goal.
• On 15 December, Benteke scored two goals in Villa’s 3–1 win against Liverpool at Anfield, adding to his impressive start in Premier League football.
• In addition to scoring two goals, he assisted Villa’s second goal with a back-heel to Andreas Weimann. Lambert said afterward that ‘Benteke has been incredible’, less than a week after saying midweek (post-Norwich) that ‘you run out of things to say about him, how well he’s performing and how young he is.
• Tottenham Hotspur manager André Villas-Boas was reportedly interested in signing Benteke around Christmas time, referring to him as the season’s “surprise package”.
• In Villa’s first game of 2013, Benteke scored a penalty kick in a 2–2 draw away to Swansea City after not scoring in three consecutive games.
• In a 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, he scored his 10th goal of the season from 28 yards.
• The goal was nominated for Match of the Day’s goal of the month competition for January. Then he scored Villa’s first goal in their 2–1 League Cup semi-final win over Bradford City.
• The victory was not enough as Bradford won 4–3 on aggregate to advance to the final.
• Having scored six goals in five games, he scored his 15th goal in all competitions when he scored a penalty in a 2–1 victory over West Ham United on 10 February 2013.
• Villa won for the first time in eight games for the first time since Benteke inspired the win against Liverpool in December.
• The club’s 1,000th goal in the Premier League was scored by Benteke in a 2–1 victory at Reading.
• He scored a goal that sealed a 3–2 victory over Queens Park Rangers the following week.
• The striker then scored the third goal to secure a 3–1 win against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.
• After an excellent debut season, Benteke was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year, eventually finishing as runner-up to eventual double award winner Gareth Bale.
• Benteke scored his first hat-trick for Aston Villa against Sunderland on 29 April.
• Additionally, he broke Dwight Yorke’s record for most Premier League goals in a season (18) by an Aston Villa player and became the first player to pass the 20-goal mark in all competitions for Villa since Juan Pablo Ngel did so in 2003-04.
• In a 2–1 loss to Chelsea on 11 May, Benteke scored Villa’s only goal, but in the second half, he was sent off for a high boot on John Terry, meaning he missed the final game of the season.
• Benteke’s 23 goals in 2012–13 led to speculation about his future, and he submitted a transfer request in early July. Villa had said he could leave only if Villa’s valuation was met, but a fortnight later he withdrew his transfer request after talks with Paul Lambert and signed a four-year deal with the club.
• In his second pre-season appearance, he scored a hat-trick against Crewe Alexandra. The preseason ended with seven goals in five appearances, including two goals against Málaga at Villa Park.
• On the opening day of the 2013–14 Premier League season, Benteke scored twice in Aston Villa’s 3–1 away win over Arsenal, once via a penalty and once via a rebound from a missed penalty.
• In a 2–1 defeat at Stamford Bridge four days later, Benteke scored against Chelsea.
• As Villa comfortably beat League One side Rotherham United 3–0 in the second round of the League Cup, he scored his fourth goal in as many games.
• It was his fifth goal in as many games against Newcastle United in a 2–1 loss at Villa Park. He was injured in the next match against Norwich City, which ended his brilliant early-season form.
• In the end, it was determined that he would miss six weeks due to an injury to his hip flexor. He made his comeback earlier than expected, after coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur a month later.
• Benteke’s lack of form and injuries prevented him from scoring for 12 games (his last goal came against Newcastle in September 2014), but he finally ended his drought against Arsenal in a 1–2 defeat on 13 January 2014.
• Following this, he scored in back-to-back games against Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion, resulting in a 2–2 draw and 4–3 win, respectively.
• On 2 March, after failing to score throughout February, the Belgian netted a superb overhead volley as well as a header, leading to a 4–1 home win over Norwich City.
• Benteke ruptured his Achilles tendon while training on 3 April 2014 and was sidelined for at least six months, missing the rest of the season and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
• Referee Neil Swarbrick gave Benteke a straight red card on 2 November 2014 for pushing Tottenham Hotspur’s Ryan Mason after Mason stuck his face in Benteke’s chest.
• Villa was winning at the time but ended up losing 2–1. As a result of the incident, both clubs were fined £20,000 by The FA for failing to control their players.
• The striker scored his second goal of the season against Manchester United in a 1–1 draw at Villa Park. His next goal came in a local derby against West Bromwich Albion in early March, a 94th-minute penalty.
• He scored his second Premier League hat-trick in a 3–3 draw with Queens Park Rangers on 7 April.
• Exactly twelve days later, he equalized as Villa came from behind to defeat Liverpool and reach the 2015 FA Cup Final, their first in fifteen years.
• Since the appointment of Tim Sherwood as manager, he has scored eleven goals in nine matches, including two in a 3–2 victory against Everton on 2 May.
• Benteke was announced as the Premier League Player of the Month for April six days later.
• He played the full 90 minutes as Villa lost 4–0 to Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, being beaten by Per Mertesacker’s header for the third goal of the match.

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• Liverpool signed Benteke on a “long-term contract” on 22 July 2015 after meeting his release clause of £32.5 million, making him at the time their second most expensive transfer.
• In a pre-season friendly against Swindon Town on 2 August, he scored a volley to put Liverpool in the lead in a 2–1 win.
• In the 1–0 victory over Stoke City on 9 August, Benteke made his competitive debut.
• He scored his first league goal for Liverpool eight days later in a 1–0 win over newly-promoted Bournemouth. He scored an overhead kick in a 3–1 loss to Manchester United on 12 September.
• Having missed several matches due to injury, Benteke returned to score in consecutive games as a substitute on 25 and 31 October: a 1–1 draw against Southampton and a 3–1 away win against Chelsea.
• Divock Origi was replaced by him in the first half of a home match against Leicester City on 26 December. He scored the only goal to end the visitors’ unbeaten run of nine games.
• Benteke was named Liverpool’s captain for the third-round FA Cup tie against Exeter City on 8 January 2016.
• Benteke’s 92nd-minute equalizer in Liverpool’s final home game of 2015–16, a 1–1 draw with Chelsea, marked the tenth goal of his only season at the club.
• The midfielder found himself on the bench because he didn’t fit into Klopp’s style of play. In addition to scoring 10 goals during his time at Liverpool, he made 42 appearances and made 42 appearances.

Crystal Palace

• Benteke joined the Premier League side of Crystal Palace on a four-year deal on 20 August 2016 for a fee of £27m which could rise by another £5m bringing the total fee to £32m.
• Benteke scored his first goal for Palace in a 2–1 victory over Middlesbrough on 10 September 2016.
• The 94th minute of Palace’s 3–2 victory against Sunderland on 24 September 2016 saw Benteke head home a goal to seal Palace’s comeback from a 2–0 deficit.
• He scored twice in a 3–0 victory over Southampton on 3 December 2016 (Benteke’s birthday), which ended Palace’s six-game losing streak.
• The 23 April 2017 game was Beneke’s return to Anfield, the ground of his former club Liverpool, where he scored two goals in a 2–1 victory.
• With 15 league goals and 17 goals in total, he finished his first season with Palace as their top scorer.
• Benteke had a less successful second season, scoring just three league goals in 30 appearances and not scoring until December.
• As a result of an injury-affected 2018–19 season, Benteke scored just once in 19 appearances across all competitions and did not score by October of the 2019–20 campaign.
• Despite this lack of form, he signed a contract extension in April, keeping him at Crystal Palace until the end of the 2020–21 season.
• Benteke scored a goal twice as Palace came from behind to win 3–2 against Aston Villa on 16 May 2021.
• The goal was Benteke’s 31st-headed goal in the Premier League, tying him with Tim Cahill for 10th all-time.
• For the first time in over eight years, Benteke scored in four consecutive Premier League games with a goal against Arsenal.
• In June 2021, Benteke signed a further contract extension until the end of the 2022–23 season.

International Career

• Benteke played three games and scored one goal for the Belgium U17 team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.
• Georges Leekens, his former coach at Kortrijk, became a national coach after he made his senior debut for the Belgian national team in a friendly match against Bulgaria in Brussels on 19 May 2010.
• His first goal came in a 4–2 win against the Netherlands on 15 August 2012. Since then, he has been a regular starter for Belgium under Marc Wilmots.
• In Cleveland, Ohio, on 29 May 2013, he scored twice in a friendly victory against the United States.
• While qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he scored two goals in seven appearances but was ruled out with a ruptured Achilles tendon.
• During Belgium’s UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, Benteke scored his first international goal in two years in a 5–0 defeat of Cyprus on 28 March 2015.
• At the final tournament in France, he made his tournament debut on 18 June, replacing Romelu Lukaku for the final seven minutes of a 3–0 win over the Republic of Ireland in Bordeaux.
• Later on, he played three minutes in place of the same player in Belgium’s win over Sweden, but he did not play again as they reached the quarterfinals and lost to Wales.
• Benteke set a record for the fastest goal in a World Cup match – either qualifying or the finals – when he scored after 8.1 seconds against Gibraltar in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, breaking the 23-year-old mark held by Davide Gualtieri.
• He scored two more goals for Belgium to complete his first hat-trick.
• He was not selected for the final 23-man Belgium squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, even though he was named in the preliminary squad.
• Benteke was included in the final 26-man squad on 17 May 2021 for the rearranged UEFA Euro 2020.

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Facts About Christian Benteke

• Born on 3 December 1990, he plays primarily at the position of Centre Forward.
• Originally from Kinshasa, Zaire moved to Belgium in 2013 with his family after fleeing the Mobutu regime. He is also a member of the Belgium National Team.
• In his youth career, he played for teams such as JS Pierreuse, Standard Liège, and Genk.
• Before moving to Genk, Beneke played for JS Pierreuse and Standard Liège at the age of 6.
• During his loan spell with KV Kortrijk in 2009, he made a decent performance of 14 goals in the Belgian Pro League which gave the club its best-ever finish.
• In 2013, he joined Aston Villa in the English Premier League, where he had a few successful seasons, before moving to Liverpool in the summer of 2015.
• At Villa, he scored 42 goals from 89 appearances in all competitions.
• Especially after Jurgen Klopp took over as manager from Brendan Rodgers, he couldn’t secure a starting spot at Liverpool.
• Having played for Merseyside for just one season, he joined Crystal Palace. Palace’s second season was a wretched one for him. He missed a number of golden opportunities.
• He also plays for the Belgian National Team and was a member of Belgium’s U17, U18, U19, and U21 teams.

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