Charlison Girigorio Benschop (born 21 August 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie side De Graafschap.[2][4] Born in the Netherlands Antilles, he has represented the Netherlands U21 national team and the Curaçao senior national team.
![]() Charlison Benschop | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charlison Girigorio Benschop[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | De Graafschap | ||
Youth career | |||
SCO '63 | |||
VV Spijkenisse | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | RKC | 69 | (18) |
2010–2012 | AZ | 45 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Brest | 18 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 58 | (25) |
2015–2018 | Hannover 96 | 16 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Hannover 96 II | 5 | (1) |
2018–2019 | FC Ingolstadt | 9 | (1) |
2019 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Groningen | 18 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Apollon Limassol | 35 | (10) |
2021–2022 | SV Sandhausen | 13 | (0) |
2022 | Fortuna Sittard | 13 | (1) |
2022– | De Graafschap | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (1) |
2017– | Curaçao[3] | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 15 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:13, 19 June 2021 (UTC) |
Benschop played youth football with SCO '63 and VV Spijkenisse,[5] and began his senior professional career with RKC Waalwijk during the 2007–08 season.[6] He signed a five-year contract with AZ in March 2010.[7][8][9]
In summer 2012, Benschop moved abroad to play in France for Stade Brest,[10] only to move on to German side Fortuna Düsseldorf a year later.[11]
On 4 June 2015, Benschop joined Hannover 96 from Fortuna Düsseldorf on a three-year contract.[12]
On 11 May 2018, Benschop joined FC Ingolstadt 04 on a two-year deal.[13]
He joined FC Groningen in July 2019.[14]
In January 2020, Benschop signed with Apollon Limassol until 2021.[15]
On 31 January 2022, he signed for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on a contract until mid-2023.[16]
On 1 August 2022, Benschop returned to De Graafschap on a one-year contract with an option to extend.[17]
Benschop played international football at youth level for the Netherlands.[9][18] Benschop was called up to the preliminary Curaçao national team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[19] Benschop made his debut for Curaçao in a 2–1 friendly win over Qatar on 10 October 2017.[20][21]
He is the uncle of Kevin Felida.[22]
De Graafschap – current squad | |
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Curaçao squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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