Benito Raman

Benito Raman (born 7 November 1994) is Belgian footballer who currently plays as a striker for German club Schalke 04.

Benito Raman
Raman with Schalke 04 in 2020
Personal information
Full name Benito Raman
Date of birth (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994
Place of birth Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 9
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– Schalke 04 25 (4)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:12, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

Youth

At the age of 4 he started playing football at Cercle Melle. He would stay there for only 6 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 8 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 €1.50M.[5]

Schalke 04

On 5 July 2019, Raman joined Schalke 04 on a five-year contract, for a fee of around €6.50M.[6]

International career

Raman was born in Belgium and is of Spanish descent.[7]

He represented Belgium as a youth international at every age group from the under-17's to the under-21's.[8]

On 9 September 2019, Raman made his international debut for Belgium, 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.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 27 June 2020.[10][11]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gent 2011–12 First Division A 7000——70
2012–13 First Division A 40111[lower-alpha 1]0—61
2014–15 First Division A 31841——359
2015–16 First Division A 133224[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0205
Total 55117450106815
Beerschot (loan) 2012–13 First Division A 11500——115
Kortrijk (loan) 2013–14 First Division A 30431——335
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2015–16 First Division A 10100——101
Standard Liège 2016–17 First Division A 214115[lower-alpha 1]14[lower-alpha 4]0316
2017–18 First Division A 1000——10
Total 224115140326
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 281010——2910
2018–19 Bundesliga 301021——3211
Total 582031——6121
Schalke 04 2019–20 Bundesliga 25433——287
Career total 2114917101015024360
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in Belgian Super Cup
  4. Appearances in Europa League play-offs

International
As of match played on 9 September 2019.[8]
Belgium
YearAppsGoals
201910
Total10

Honours

Club

Gent

Fortuna Düsseldorf

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2012-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. "Benito Raman : "Les fans m'ont déshabillé à Westerlo"". La Dernière Heure (in French). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. "Benito Raman - Belgian Football". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. "Raman makes Belgium debut in commanding victory against Scotland". Schalke 04. 10 September 2019.
  10. "Benito Raman » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  11. Benito Raman at Soccerway
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