Charlison Benschop
Charlison Girigorio Benschop (born 21 August 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 3. Liga club Alemannia Aachen.[2][4] Born in the Netherlands Antilles, he has represented the Netherlands U21 national team and the Curaçao senior national team. Club careerBenschop 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 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] On 8 July 2023, Benschop signed with Wuppertaler SV in the German fourth-tier Regionalliga West.[18] On 6 May 2024, Benschop agreed to move to Alemannia Aachen in 3. Liga.[19] International careerBenschop played international football at youth level for the Netherlands.[9][20] Benschop was called up to the preliminary Curaçao national team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[21] Benschop made his debut for Curaçao in a 2–1 friendly win over Qatar on 10 October 2017.[22][23] Personal lifeHe is the uncle of Kevin Felida.[24] References
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