Manuel Benson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Benson Hedilazio | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lokeren, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lokeren | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| –2014 | Lierse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Lierse | 68 | (9) |
| 2017– | Genk | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:27, 27 March 2017 (UTC) | |||
Manuel Benson Hedilazio (28 March 1997) is a Belgian professional football player who plays for K.R.C. Genk as a midfielder.[1]
His father, Jorge Hedilazio, is a former Angolan footballer who played for Lokeren in the 1990s.
Club career
Benson made his top flight debut at 19 April 2014 against KV Oostende in a 0–2 home defeat. He replaced Ahmed Sayed after 87 minutes.[2]
References
- ^ "Belgium - M. Benson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "Lierse vs. KV Oostende - 19 April 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
External links
- Manuel Benson at Soccerway
- Profile at KBVB/URBSFA/KBFV
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Lokeren
- Belgian people of Angolan descent
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium under-21 international footballers
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Belgian First Division A players
- Belgian Second Division/Belgian First Division B players
- Lierse S.K. players
- K.R.C. Genk players