Cristian Benavente

Cristian Benavente Bristol (born 19 May 1994) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Nantes, on loan from Pyramids FC, and Peru as an attacking midfielder. Born in Spain, he represents Peru internationally, and is known as the "Peruvian Ronaldinho".[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Benavente and the second or maternal family name is Bristol.
Cristian Benavente
Personal information
Full name Cristian Benavente Bristol
Date of birth (1994-05-19) 19 May 1994
Place of birth Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nantes
(on loan from Pyramids FC)
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2000 Vallecana
2000–2002 Santa Eugenia
2002–2013 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Real Madrid B 29 (3)
2015–2016 Milton Keynes Dons 2 (0)
2016–2018 Charleroi 74 (20)
2019– Pyramids FC 10 (3)
2019– → Nantes (loan) 11 (0)
National team‡
2010-2011 Peru U17 4 (0)
2013 Peru U20 9 (2)
2013– Peru 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Alcalá de Henares, Benavente joined Real Madrid's youth system in 2002, aged 8. In the 2013 summer, while still a junior, he was named to Real Madrid Castilla's pre-season squad for the 2012–13 season.[2] In the same campaign he also was Juvenil A topscorer, netting 18 goals.[3]

In July 2013, Benavente was promoted to Castilla,[4] and made his professional debut on 24 August, playing the last 11 minutes of a 0–1 home loss against AD Alcorcón, for the Segunda División championship.[5]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 17 July 2015, Benavente joined English Championship club Milton Keynes Dons, signing a two-year deal on a free transfer.[6] On 11 August 2015, Benavente made his debut in a 2–1 League Cup first round win over Leyton Orient.[7] On 5 January 2016, following limited first team opportunities, Benavente was released from the club.[1]

Charleroi

Benavente then signed for Belgian club Charleroi in 2016.[8]

Pyramids

In January 2019, he moved to Egyptian club Pyramids FC.[9][10]

International career

After appearing with the under-17 and under-20 teams, Benavente made his full squad debut on 18 April 2013, as a half-time substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw against Mexico at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.[11] He scored his first international goal on 1 June 2013, the winner in a 2–1 victory over Panama.[12]

Personal life

His mother, Magali Bristol, was a former volleyball player for Peru's U17 and U20 teams, and is a part owner of Zest nightclub in Ipswich.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 May 2018[14][15]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid Castilla 2013–14 Segunda División 80——80
2014–15 Segunda División B 253——253
Total 333——333
Milton Keynes Dons 2015–16 Championship 2030—50
Charleroi 2015–16 Pro League 112——112
2016–17 First Division A 25432—286
2017–18 First Division A 35932—3811
Total 631564—6919
Career total 1161894—13422
  1. Appearances in Belgian Cup and English League Cup

International goals
As of match played 23 May 2016. Peru score listed first, score column indicates score after each Benavente goal.[16]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 June 2013Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama2 Panama2–12–1Friendly
2 23 May 2016Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru10 Trinidad and Tobago4–04–0Friendly

References
  1. "MK Dons release Peruvian winger Cristian Benavente from contract". BBC Sport. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. "Seis cracks de la cantera del Madrid que harán pretemporada con el Castilla" [Six aces who will make the pre-season with Castilla] (in Spanish). JoinFutbol. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. "Top scorers from 'The Factory'". Real Madrid's official website. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. Cristian Benavente fue promovido a Real Madrid Castilla (Cristian Benavente was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla) Archived 2013-09-17 at the Wayback Machine; Libero, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. El Castilla evidencia su falta de efectivos (Castilla evidences their lack of establishment); Marca, 24 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. "Dons bag Madrid's Benavente". Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. "BBC Sport – MK Dons 2–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. "Cristian BENAVENTE - Football : la fiche de Cristian BENAVENTE (Charleroi SC)". L'Equipe.fr.
  9. "Egypt's Pyramids sign Peru international Cristian Benavente". BBC Sport. 23 January 2019.
  10. "Benavente quitte Charleroi pour l'Egypte et le Pyramids FC". RTBF Sport. 22 January 2019.
  11. International friendly: Peru 0 Mexico 0; Global Sports Media, 18 April 2013
  12. Perú venció 2–1 a Panamá con goles de Yordy Reyna y Cristian Benavente (Peru defeats Panama by 2–1 with goals from Yordy Reyna and Cristian Benavente) Archived 2013-10-24 at the Wayback Machine; Libero, 1 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  13. "The 'Peruvian'". Joinfútbol. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  14. "Cristian Benavente". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  15. Cristian Benavente at ESPN FC
  16. "C Benavente". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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