Charlison Girigorio Benschop (born 21 August 1989) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for German club

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. Born in the Netherlands Antilles, he has represented the Netherlands U21 national team and the Curaçao senior national team.

Club career

Benschop played youth football with SCO '63 and

VV Spijkenisse Voetbalvereniging Spijkenisse is a football club from Spijkenisse, Netherlands. In 2017–18, VV Spijkenisse played its sole season in the Saturday Derde Divisie. Since 2018, it plays in the Hoofdklasse. History VV Spijkenisse became champion ...

, and began his senior professional career with

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

during the 2007–08 season. He signed a five-year contract with AZ in March 2010. In summer 2012, Benschop moved abroad to play in France for

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, only to move on to German side

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

a year later. On 4 June 2015, Benschop joined Hannover 96 from Fortuna Düsseldorf on a three-year contract. On 11 May 2018, Benschop joined

FC Ingolstadt 04 Fußball-Club Ingolstadt 2004 e.V., commonly known as FC Ingolstadt 04 or FC Ingolstadt, is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingols ...

on a two-year deal. He joined FC Groningen in July 2019. In January 2020, Benschop signed with Apollon Limassol until 2021. On 31 January 2022, he signed for

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club

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

on a contract until mid-2023. On 1 August 2022, Benschop returned to De Graafschap on a one-year contract with an option to extend. On 8 July 2023, Benschop signed with

in the German fourth-tier

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International career

Benschop played international football at youth level for the Netherlands. Benschop was called up to the preliminary Curaçao national team for the

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. Benschop made his debut for Curaçao in a 2–1 friendly win over

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on 10 October 2017.

Personal life

He is the uncle of

Kevin Felida Kevin Felida (born 11 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for RKC Waalwijk, as a midfielder. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team. Club career Born in Spijkenisse, where he grew up as a childhood ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Benschop, Charlison 1989 births Living people Footballers from Willemstad Curaçao men's footballers Curaçao men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch Antillean men's footballers Dutch people of Curaçao descent Men's association football forwards Dutch expatriate men's footballers VV Spijkenisse players RKC Waalwijk players AZ Alkmaar players Stade Brestois 29 players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Hannover 96 players Hannover 96 II players FC Ingolstadt 04 players De Graafschap players FC Groningen players Apollon Limassol FC players SV Sandhausen players Fortuna Sittard players Wuppertaler SV players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Ligue 1 players Cypriot First Division players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Dutch expatriates in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus