Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 November 1994 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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.
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]
On 27 July 2016, Raman signed a four-year deal with Standard Liège. [2]
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]
On 5 July 2019, Raman joined Schalke 04 on a five-year contract, for a fee of around €6.5 million. [6]
On 15 July 2021, Anderlecht announced the signing of Raman on a three-year contract, for a fee of €3 million. [7]
On 1 February 2024, Anderlecht announced Raman's transfer to Samsunspor in Turkey. [8]
On 23 August 2024, Raman signed a two-season contract with Mechelen. [9]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gent | 2011–12 | First Division A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | First Division A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
2014–15 | First Division A | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 9 | |||
2015–16 | First Division A | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
Total | 55 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 15 | ||
Beerschot (loan) | 2012–13 | First Division A | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||
Kortrijk (loan) | 2013–14 | First Division A | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2015–16 | First Division A | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Standard Liège | 2016–17 | First Division A | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 31 | 6 |
2017–18 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 10 | ||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 11 | |||
Total | 58 | 20 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 61 | 21 | ||||
Schalke 04 | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 5 | |||
Total | 50 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 55 | 12 | ||||
Anderlecht | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 5] | 2 | — | 44 | 12 | |
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
Total | 56 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 76 | 18 | |||
Career total | 292 | 65 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 346 | 83 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Belgium | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Gent
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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