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  • Name: Christian Benteke
  • Age: 22
  • Date of Birth:3 December 1990
  • Team: Aston Villa FC
  • Nationality: Belgian

Benteke has had a stand out season at Aston Villa even though the midland giants have spent the majority of the season at the wrong end of the table.

The 22 year old only joined from Genk in the summer of 2012 but found his feet straight away and his scored 15 crucial goals for Villa.

This season has also seen Benteke establish himself in the Belgium national team, scoring his first international goal against Netherlands in a 4-2 friendly victory.


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