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{{Short description|Belgian footballer (born 1997)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Manuel Benson
| name = Manuel Benson
| fullname = Manuel Benson Hedilazio<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3681595 |title=2023/24 Premier League squad lists |publisher=[[Premier League]] |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
|fullname = Manuel Benson Hedilazio
|image =
| image =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|3|28|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|3|28|df=y}}<ref name="SW"/>
|birth_place = [[Lokeren]], [[Belgium]]
| birth_place = [[Lokeren]], Belgium
|height = {{convert|1.69|m|abbr=on}}
| height = 1.69 m
|position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
|currentclub = [[Royal Antwerp FC|Royal Antwerp FC]]
| currentclub = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|clubnumber = 29
| clubnumber = 10
|youthyears1 =
| youthyears1 = 2003-2007
|youthclubs1 = [[K.S.C. Lokeren|Lokeren]]
| youthclubs1 = [[K.S.C. Lokeren|Lokeren]]
|youthyears2 =
| youthyears2 = 2007-2010
|youthclubs2 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| youthclubs2 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|youthyears3 = {{0|000}}–2014
| youthyears3 = 2010–2014
|youthclubs3 = [[Lierse S.K.|Lierse]]
| youthclubs3 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
|years1 = 2014–2017
| years1 = 2014–2017
|clubs1 = [[Lierse S.K.|Lierse]]
| clubs1 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
|caps1 = 68
| caps1 = 68
|goals1 = 9
| goals1 = 9
|years2 = 2017–
| years2 = 2017–2019
|clubs2 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
| clubs2 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
|caps2 = 11
| caps2 = 11
|goals2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2018–2019
| years3 = 2018–2019
|clubs3 = → [[Royal Excel Mouscron]] (loan)
| clubs3 = → [[Royal Excel Mouscron]] (loan)
|caps3 = 26
| caps3 = 26
|goals3 = 4
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2019–2022
|nationalyears1 = 2014
| clubs4 = [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Royal Antwerp]]
|nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national under-19 football team|Belgium U19]]
| caps4 = 51
|nationalcaps1 = 2
| goals4 = 5
|nationalgoals1 = 0
| clubs5 = → [[PEC Zwolle]] (loan)
|nationalyears2 = 2017–2019
| years5 = 2021
|nationalteam2 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]]
| caps5 = 13
|nationalcaps2 = 2
| goals5 = 0
|nationalgoals2 = 0
| years6 = 2022–
|club-update = 21:18, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
| clubs6 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|nationalteam-update =
| caps6 = 42
| goals6 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national under-19 football team|Belgium U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2019
| nationalteam2 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = [[Angola national football team|Angola]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 20:50, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10:12, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
}}
}}


'''Manuel Benson Hedilazio''' (born 28 March 1997) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[winger (association football)|winger]] for {{English football updater|Burnley}} club [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. Born in Belgium, he represented it on junior international levels, before choosing to play for the [[Angola national football team|Angola national team]] on senior level.
'''Manuel Benson Hedilazio''' (28 March 1997) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] professional football player who plays for [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Royal Antwerp FC]] as a midfielder.<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/manuel-benson-hedilazio/337057/|title=Belgium - M. Benson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=2014-08-16}}</ref>


His father, Jorge Hedilazio, is a former Angolan footballer who played for Lokeren in the 1990s.
His father, Jorge Hedilazio, is a former Angolan footballer who played for Lokeren in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jorge Hedilazio :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/jorge-hedilazio/195295 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.playmakerstats.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Benson was born in [[Lokeren]] to an Angolan father, Jorge Hedilazio, and a Belgian mother, Gina Pieters.<ref>{{cite web |title="Je ne veux pas qu'on m'appelle le nouveau Bailey" |url=https://sportmagazine.levif.be/sport/foot-national/je-ne-veux-pas-qu-on-m-appelle-le-nouveau-bailey/article-normal-701809.html |publisher=Le Vif/L'Express |access-date=23 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123151928/https://sportmagazine.levif.be/sport/foot-national/je-ne-veux-pas-qu-on-m-appelle-le-nouveau-bailey/article-normal-701809.html?cookie_check=1637680765 |archive-date=23 November 2021 |date=8 April 2017}}</ref> His parents met in the 1990s at Bobby's Club, a dance bar in Lokeren, while his father was playing for the local club.<ref>{{cite web |title='Ik was mentaal niet klaar om alleen naar het buitenland te trekken' |url=https://sportmagazine.knack.be/sport/magazine/ik-was-mentaal-niet-klaar-om-alleen-naar-het-buitenland-te-trekken/article-normal-1372081.html |publisher=Knack (magazine) |access-date=23 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204141806/https://sportmagazine.knack.be/sport/magazine/ik-was-mentaal-niet-klaar-om-alleen-naar-het-buitenland-te-trekken/article-normal-1372081.html |archive-date=4 February 2021 |date=1 August 2017}}</ref>


== Club career ==
== Club career ==
Benson made his top flight debut, playing for [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]], on 19 April 2014 against [[KV Oostende]] in a 2–0 home defeat. He replaced [[Ahmed Sayed]] after 87 minutes.<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/19/belgium/pro-league/koninklijke-lierse-sportkring/kv-oostende/1661639/|title=Lierse vs. KV Oostende – 19 April 2014|website=Soccerway|accessdate=16 August 2014}}</ref> In the [[2016–17 Belgian First Division B|2016–17]] season he played 37 league games for Lierse, scoring 7 goals,<ref>{{cite web |title=Benson Manuel |url=https://sporza.be/nl/tag/voetbal/spelers/m/manuel-benson~1257714/ |publisher=Sport.be |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> four of which in 9 [[2016–17 Belgian First Division A#Europa League play-offs|Europa League play-offs]] games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manuel Benson officially arrives at the Excel Mouscron |url=https://jmgmanagement.pro/manuel-benson-at-excel-mouscron/ |publisher=JMG News |access-date=24 January 2022 |date=9 October 2018}}</ref> In this season Benson also tied with [[Kevin Kis]] for the league's top assist provider.<ref name=":0"/>


In 2017, he moved to [[K.R.C. Genk|RC Genk]], and was loaned out to [[Royal Excel Mouscron]] for the 2018–19 season. He played a total of 28 games for Mouscron, scoring 6 goals. Benson had the most assists in the regular season behind [[Hans Vanaken]] and [[Alejandro Pozuelo]] with 8.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Soccerway |title=First Division A 2018/2019 – Regular Season – Statistics |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/pro-league/20182019/regular-season/r48492/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=L'Antwerp officialise l'arrivée de Steven Defour et annonce celles de Manuel Benson et Zinho Gano |url=https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20190902_01374561/l-antwerp-annonce-l-arrivee-de-steven-defour-et-deux-joueurs-de-genk |publisher=L'Avenir |access-date=24 January 2022 |language=fr |date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
Benson made his top flight debut, playing for SK Lierse, 19 April 2014 against [[KV Oostende]] in a 0–2 home defeat. He replaced [[Ahmed Sayed]] after 87 minutes.<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/19/belgium/pro-league/koninklijke-lierse-sportkring/kv-oostende/1661639/|title=Lierse vs. KV Oostende - 19 April 2014 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=2014-08-16}}</ref>


In 2017, he moved to [[K.R.C. Genk|RC Genk]], and was loaned out to [[Royal Excel Mouscron]] for the 2018-2019 season.
In September 2019, he moved to [[Royal Antwerp FC]] on a permanent move.


In the 2020–21 season, Benson played five games in the [[2020–21 Belgian First Division A|Belgian First Division A]] and 3 games in the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]], scoring one goal in Antwerp's 3–1 win over [[Ludogorets]], which allowed them to advance to the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League#Round of 32|Round of 32]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Den Broeck |first1=David |title=Antwerp klopt Ludogorets en plaatst zich voor de 1/16de finales van de Europa League |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20201203_97126816 |publisher=De Standaard |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128013554/https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20201203_97126816 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |language=nl |date=3 December 2020}}</ref> On 26 January 2021, Benson moved to [[Eredivisie]] club [[PEC Zwolle]] on a loan deal until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=PEC Zwolle huurt Benson Manuel tot het einde van het seizoen |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/1939295143/pec-zwolle-huurt-benson-manuel-tot-het-einde-van-het-seizoen |website=www.telegraaf.nl |access-date=26 January 2021 |language=nl |date=26 January 2021}}</ref> He had the most assists of his team in the [[2020–21 Eredivisie]], recording four assists in 13 league games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Soccerway |title=PEC Zwolle Squad statistics 2020/2021 season |url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/netherlands/bvo-fc-zwolle/1529/squad/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='PEC Zwolle mag hopen op langer verblijf, Benson aast op vertrek bij Antwerp' |url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/981152/pec-zwolle-mag-hopen-op-langer-verblijf-benson-aast-op-vertrek-bij-antwerp.html |publisher=Voetbalprimeur |access-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124151642/https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/981152/pec-zwolle-mag-hopen-op-langer-verblijf-benson-aast-op-vertrek-bij-antwerp.html|archive-date=24 January 2022|language=nl |date=20 May 2021}}</ref>
In September 2019, he moved to Royal Antwerp FC on a permanent move.

On 4 August 2022, Benson joined [[EFL Championship]] club [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.<ref> {{cite web| url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/benson-joins-burnley|title= Benson joins Burnley |website=www.burnleyfootballclub.com|date=4 August 2022|accessdate=4 August 2022}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Burnley in a 2–1 win against [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] on 17 September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62858315 |title=Burnley 2–1 Bristol City |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=17 September 2022 |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> He scored his first [[FA Cup]] goals on 7 January 2023, notching a pair in an away game against [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Championship Burnley beat Bournemouth in thriller |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64167888 |access-date= 7 January 2023}}</ref>

==International career==
Benson made his debut for the [[Angola national football team|Angola national team]] on 7 June 2024 in a [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D|World Cup qualifier]] against [[Eswatini national football team|Eswatini]] at the [[Estádio 11 de Novembro]]. He substituted [[Felício Milson]] in the 69th minute of Angola's 1–0 victory.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/687222/|title=Angola v Eswatini game report|date=7 June 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 31 August 2024}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes [[Belgian Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA competitions|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
|[[2013–14 Belgian Pro League|2013–14]]<ref name="SW">{{soccerway|manuel-benson-hedilazio/337057|access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref>
|[[Belgian First Division A|Belgian Pro League]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|2014–15]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Belgian Pro League
|9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=Relegation play-offs|Appearance(s) in [[2014–15 Belgian Pro League#Relegation playoff|Belgian Pro League relegation play-offs]]}}||0||11||0
|-
|[[2015–16 Belgian Second Division|2015–16]]<ref name="SW"/>
|[[Belgian Second Division]]
|21||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||2
|-
|[[2016–17 Belgian First Division B|2016–17]]<ref name="SW"/>
|[[Belgian First Division B]]
|37||7||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!68!!9!!1!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!71!!10
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
|[[2017–18 Belgian First Division A|2017–18]]<ref name="SW"/>
|[[Belgian First Division A]]
|8||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
|[[2018–19 K.R.C. Genk season|2018–19]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Belgian First Division A
|0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[2019–20 K.R.C. Genk season|2019–20]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Belgian First Division A
|3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1{{efn|name=BSC|Appearance in [[Belgian Super Cup]]}}||0||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!11!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!1!!0!!16!!0
|-
|[[Royal Excel Mouscron|Mouscron]] (loan)
|[[2018–19 Belgian First Division A|2018–19]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Belgian First Division A
|26||4||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||6
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]
|[[2019–20 Royal Antwerp F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Belgian First Division A
|11||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||16||1
|-
|[[2020–21 Royal Antwerp F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Belgian First Division A
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||8||1
|-
|[[2021–22 Royal Antwerp F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Belgian First Division A
|34||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||42||6
|-
|[[2022–23 Royal Antwerp F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Belgian Pro League
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UECL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—|||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!51!!5!!6!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!12!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!69!!8
|-
|[[PEC Zwolle]] (loan)
|[[2020–21 PEC Zwolle season|2020–21]]<ref name="SW"/>
|[[Eredivisie]]
|13||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|[[2022–23 Burnley F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name="SW"/>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|33||11||1||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||13
|-
|[[2023–24 Burnley F.C. season|2023–24]]<ref name=SB2023>{{soccerbase season| 75759 |2023|accessdate=28 January 2024}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|8||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|[[2024–25 Burnley F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name=SB2024>{{soccerbase season| 75759 |2024|accessdate=28 January 2024}}</ref>
|Championship
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!42!!11!!1!!2!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!47!!13
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!211!!29!!13!!6!!4!!0!!13!!2!!3!!0!!244!!37
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 11 June 2024}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|95073|access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Angola national football team|Angola]]
|-
|2024
|2
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!2
!0
|}

==Honours==
'''Genk'''
* [[Belgian Super Cup]]: [[2019 Belgian Super Cup|2019]]<ref name="Genk awards">{{cite web|url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/belgische-super-cup/2019/finale/01/krc-genk-kv-mechelen|title=Landskampioen Genk opent seizoen met Supercup-winst tegen KV Mechelen|publisher=Sporza|date=20 July 2019|accessdate=21 July 2019}}</ref>

'''Antwerp'''
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[2019–20 Belgian Cup|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Club Brugge v Antwerp |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/club-brugge-v-antwerp/lineups/czyuzray1xqtnb2l2cda3sru|publisher=goal.com |accessdate=25 March 2021}}</ref>
'''Burnley'''
* [[EFL Championship]]: [[2022–23 EFL Championship|2022–23]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Dan |date=25 April 2023 |title=Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/12866055/blackburn-rovers-0-1-burnley-vincent-kompanys-clarets-clinch-championship-title-after-manuel-benson-stunner |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* Belgian Second Division top assist provider: [[2016–17 Belgian First Division B|2016–17]] <small>(joint – 7 assists)</small><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Division 1B - Belgium - Season 2016/2017 |url=https://www.footballcritic.com/division-1b/season-2016-2017/player-stats/all/passing/assists/258/11944 |publisher=FootballCritic |access-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124164747/https://www.footballcritic.com/division-1b/season-2016-2017/player-stats/all/passing/assists/258/11944 |archive-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>


==References==
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*[http://static.belgianfootball.be/project/publiek/jrinteren/speler_PH_6508.htm#itop Profile] at [[Royal Belgian Football Association|KBVB/URBSFA/KBFV]]
*{{UEFA player}}

*[https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/jorge-hedilazio/195295#:~:text=The%20full%20name%20is%20Jorge,Hedilazio%20plays%20as%20a%20Midfielder. Jorge Hedilazio] - Father of [[Manuel Benson]]
{{K.R.C. Genk squad}}


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Manuel Benson
Personal information
Full name Manuel Benson Hedilazio[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Lokeren, Belgium
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 10
Youth career
2003-2007 Lokeren
2007-2010 Anderlecht
2010–2014 Lierse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Lierse 68 (9)
2017–2019 Genk 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Royal Excel Mouscron (loan) 26 (4)
2019–2022 Royal Antwerp 51 (5)
2021 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 13 (0)
2022– Burnley 42 (11)
International career‡
2014 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2017–2019 Belgium U21 2 (0)
2024– Angola 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:12, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Manuel Benson Hedilazio (born 28 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in Belgium, he represented it on junior international levels, before choosing to play for the Angola national team on senior level.

His father, Jorge Hedilazio, is a former Angolan footballer who played for Lokeren in the 1990s.[3]

Early life

Benson was born in Lokeren to an Angolan father, Jorge Hedilazio, and a Belgian mother, Gina Pieters.[4] His parents met in the 1990s at Bobby's Club, a dance bar in Lokeren, while his father was playing for the local club.[5]

Club career

Benson made his top flight debut, playing for Lierse, on 19 April 2014 against KV Oostende in a 2–0 home defeat. He replaced Ahmed Sayed after 87 minutes.[6] In the 2016–17 season he played 37 league games for Lierse, scoring 7 goals,[7] four of which in 9 Europa League play-offs games.[8] In this season Benson also tied with Kevin Kis for the league's top assist provider.[9]

In 2017, he moved to RC Genk, and was loaned out to Royal Excel Mouscron for the 2018–19 season. He played a total of 28 games for Mouscron, scoring 6 goals. Benson had the most assists in the regular season behind Hans Vanaken and Alejandro Pozuelo with 8.[10][11]

In September 2019, he moved to Royal Antwerp FC on a permanent move.

In the 2020–21 season, Benson played five games in the Belgian First Division A and 3 games in the UEFA Europa League, scoring one goal in Antwerp's 3–1 win over Ludogorets, which allowed them to advance to the Round of 32.[12] On 26 January 2021, Benson moved to Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on a loan deal until the end of the season.[13] He had the most assists of his team in the 2020–21 Eredivisie, recording four assists in 13 league games.[14][15]

On 4 August 2022, Benson joined EFL Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.[16] He scored his first goal for Burnley in a 2–1 win against Bristol City on 17 September 2022.[17] He scored his first FA Cup goals on 7 January 2023, notching a pair in an away game against Bournemouth.[18]

International career

Benson made his debut for the Angola national team on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Eswatini at the Estádio 11 de Novembro. He substituted Felício Milson in the 69th minute of Angola's 1–0 victory.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lierse 2013–14[2] Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2014–15[2] Belgian Pro League 9 0 0 0 — — 2[c] 0 11 0
2015–16[2] Belgian Second Division 21 2 0 0 — — — 21 2
2016–17[2] Belgian First Division B 37 7 1 1 — — — 38 8
Total 68 9 1 1 — — 2 0 71 10
Genk 2017–18[2] Belgian First Division A 8 0 3 0 — — — 11 0
2018–19[2] Belgian First Division A 0 0 — — 1[d] 0 — 1 0
2019–20[2] Belgian First Division A 3 0 — — 0 0 1[e] 0 4 0
Total 11 0 3 0 — 1 0 1 0 16 0
Mouscron (loan) 2018–19[2] Belgian First Division A 26 4 2 2 — — — 28 6
Antwerp 2019–20[2] Belgian First Division A 11 0 5 1 — 0 0 — 16 1
2020–21[2] Belgian First Division A 5 0 0 0 — 3[d] 1 — 8 1
2021–22[2] Belgian First Division A 34 5 1 0 — 7[d] 1 — 42 6
2022–23[2] Belgian Pro League 1 0 — — 2[f] 0 — 3 0
Total 51 5 6 1 — 12 2 — 69 8
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2020–21[2] Eredivisie 13 0 — — — — 13 0
Burnley 2022–23[2] Championship 33 11 1 2 3 0 — — 37 13
2023–24[20] Premier League 8 0 0 0 1 0 — — 9 0
2024–25[21] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 42 11 1 2 4 0 — — 47 13
Career total 211 29 13 6 4 0 13 2 3 0 244 37
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League relegation play-offs
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 11 June 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Angola
2024 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Genk

Antwerp

Burnley

Individual

  • Belgian Second Division top assist provider: 2016–17 (joint – 7 assists)[9]

References

  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Manuel Benson at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Jorge Hedilazio :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ ""Je ne veux pas qu'on m'appelle le nouveau Bailey"". Le Vif/L'Express. 8 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "'Ik was mentaal niet klaar om alleen naar het buitenland te trekken'". Knack (magazine). 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Lierse vs. KV Oostende – 19 April 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Benson Manuel". Sport.be. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Manuel Benson officially arrives at the Excel Mouscron". JMG News. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Division 1B - Belgium - Season 2016/2017". FootballCritic. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ Soccerway. "First Division A 2018/2019 – Regular Season – Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  11. ^ "L'Antwerp officialise l'arrivée de Steven Defour et annonce celles de Manuel Benson et Zinho Gano" (in French). L'Avenir. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ^ Van Den Broeck, David (3 December 2020). "Antwerp klopt Ludogorets en plaatst zich voor de 1/16de finales van de Europa League" (in Dutch). De Standaard. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. ^ "PEC Zwolle huurt Benson Manuel tot het einde van het seizoen". www.telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  14. ^ Soccerway. "PEC Zwolle Squad statistics 2020/2021 season". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  15. ^ "'PEC Zwolle mag hopen op langer verblijf, Benson aast op vertrek bij Antwerp'" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Benson joins Burnley". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Burnley 2–1 Bristol City". BBC. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Championship Burnley beat Bournemouth in thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Angola v Eswatini game report". ESPN. 7 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Games played by Manuel Benson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Games played by Manuel Benson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Manuel Benson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Landskampioen Genk opent seizoen met Supercup-winst tegen KV Mechelen". Sporza. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Club Brugge v Antwerp". goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  25. ^ Long, Dan (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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