Charlison Girigorio Benschop (born 21 August 1989) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for German club
Wuppertaler SV
Wuppertaler SV is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – e ...
.
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
Brest
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**Brest Region
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** Arrondissement of Brest
**Brest Bretagne Airport
** Château de Brest
*Br ...
, 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
Eredivisie
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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
Wuppertaler SV
Wuppertaler SV is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – e ...
in the German fourth-tier
Regionalliga West
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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
2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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. Benschop made his debut for Curaçao in a 2–1 friendly win over
Qatar
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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