Benito Raman
Benito Raman (born 7 November 1994) is Belgian footballer who currently plays as a striker for German club Schalke 04.
 Raman with Schalke 04 in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benito Raman | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 24 | (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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:52, 23 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ 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
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 209 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 241 | 60 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Belgian Super Cup
- Appearances in Europa League play-offs
Honours
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2012-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Benito Raman trekt voor vier seizoenen naar Standard". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Angreifer Raman verstärkt Fortuna" (in German). Rheinische Post. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- "Raman bleibt bei der Fortuna". kicker Online (in German). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Düsseldorf verpflichtet Raman fest". kicker Online (in German). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- "FC Schalke 04 sign Benito Raman from Fortuna Düsseldorf". Schalke 04. 5 July 2019.
- "Benito Raman : "Les fans m'ont déshabillé à Westerlo"". La Dernière Heure (in French). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Benito Raman - Belgian Football". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- "Raman makes Belgium debut in commanding victory against Scotland". Schalke 04. 10 September 2019.
- "Benito Raman » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
- Benito Raman at Soccerway
External links
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- Benito Raman – UEFA competition record
