Benito Raman

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Benito Raman
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Raman with Schalke 04 in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mechelen
Number 14
Youth career
1998 Cercle Melle
1998–2002 SK Munkzwalm
2002–2011 Gent
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2016 Gent 55 (11)
2013 → Beerschot (loan) 11 (5)
2013–2014 → Kortrijk (loan) 30 (4)
2016 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2018 Standard Liège 22 (4)
2017–2018 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 28 (10)
2018–2019 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 (10)
2019–2021 Schalke 04 50 (6)
2021–2024 Anderlecht 67 (14)
2024 Samsunspor 11 (0)
2024– Mechelen 0 (0)
International career‡
2009 Belgium U15 7 (6)
2009–2010 Belgium U17 20 (6)
2011 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2012 Belgium U19 1 (0)
2014–2016 Belgium U21 5 (1)
2019– Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:12, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Benito Raman (born 7 November 1994) is Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen.

Contents

Club career

Youth

At the age of 4 he started playing football at Cercle Melle. He stayed there for six months. In 2001, at a local tournament organised by KFC Semmerzake, Raman was named the best player of the tournament. This caught the attention from Gent.

Gent

After eight years playing in Gent's youth teams, Raman made his debut against Zulte Waregem, replacing Tim Smolders in the 91st minute. In February 2012, Raman chose to stay in Ghent, despite reported interest from Inter Milan, Aston Villa and Hoffenheim. [1]

Standard Liège

On 27 July 2016, Raman signed a four-year deal with Standard Liège. [2]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 31 August 2017, Raman was lent to Fortuna Düsseldorf until 2018. [3]

In January 2018, the loan was extended by another season until summer 2019. [4]

In March 2018, Fortuna Düsseldorf announced they had exercised the option to sign Raman permanently on a contract until 2022, for a fee of around €1.5 million. [5]

Schalke 04

On 5 July 2019, Raman joined Schalke 04 on a five-year contract, for a fee of around €6.5 million. [6]

Anderlecht

On 15 July 2021, Anderlecht announced the signing of Raman on a three-year contract, for a fee of €3 million. [7]

Samsunspor

On 1 February 2024, Anderlecht announced Raman's transfer to Samsunspor in Turkey. [8]

Mechelen

On 23 August 2024, Raman signed a two-season contract with Mechelen. [9]

International career

Raman was born in Belgium and is of Spanish descent. [10]

He represented Belgium as a youth international at every age group from the under-17's to the under-21's. [11]

On 9 September 2019, Raman made his debut for the senior Belgium national team, coming on as a 90th minute substitute against Scotland in a Euro 2020 qualifier that saw Belgium run out 4–0 winners at Hampden Park. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 31 June 2023 [13] [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gent 2011–12 First Division A 7000——70
2012–13 First Division A40111 [lower-alpha 1] 0—61
2014–15 First Division A31841——359
2015–16 First Division A133224 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 0205
Total55117450106815
Beerschot (loan) 2012–13 First Division A11500——115
Kortrijk (loan) 2013–14 First Division A30431——335
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2015–16 First Division A10100——101
Standard Liège 2016–17 First Division A214115 [lower-alpha 1] 14 [lower-alpha 4] 0316
2017–18 First Division A1000——10
Total224115140326
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 281010——2910
2018–19 Bundesliga 301021——3211
Total582031——6121
Schalke 04 2019–20 Bundesliga25433——287
2020–21 Bundesliga25223——275
Total50656——5512
Anderlecht 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 359514 [lower-alpha 5] 2—4412
2022–23 Belgian Pro League2251011 [lower-alpha 5] 1—346
Total571561153—7818
Career total2936525142545034883

International

As of match played on 9 September 2019 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 201910
Total10

Honours

Gent

Fortuna Düsseldorf

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References

  1. ↑ "Raman: Inter, Hoffenheim, Aston Villa en Club Brugge". Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Benito Raman trekt voor vier seizoenen naar Standard". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Angreifer Raman verstärkt Fortuna" (in German). Rheinische Post. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Raman bleibt bei der Fortuna". kicker Online (in German). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Düsseldorf verpflichtet Raman fest". kicker Online (in German). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "FC Schalke 04 sign Benito Raman from Fortuna Düsseldorf". Schalke 04. 5 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Anderlecht welcomes Benito Raman | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "BENITO RAMAN TO LEAVE RSCA". Anderlecht. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Raman versterkt onze aanvalslinie" [Raman strengthens our attack line] (in Dutch). Mechelen. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Benito Raman : "Les fans m'ont déshabillé à Westerlo"". La Dernière Heure (in French). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Benito Raman - Belgian Football". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Raman makes Belgium debut in commanding victory against Scotland". Schalke 04. 10 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Benito Raman » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  14. ↑ Benito Raman at Soccerway

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