Christian Benteke's Net Worth as of Apr 2024 is
$35 million
Christian Benteke is a famous Belgian professional football player. Christian is a forward player playing for premier league team Crystal Palace. He is with the team for almost 6 years. Benteke is famous for his physical game and is an important player for the team.
Christian Benteke is a successful player who started his professional career in 2007 at the age of 17. He signed his first contract with Genk a famous Belgian club. He played for 2 years in Genk making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal however his term wasn’t successful at the club.
Christian Benteke’s Personal Life
Christian Benteke was born on December 3, 1990, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He is just 31 years of age as of 2022. Born in a poor family Christian Benteke along with his parents migrated to Belgium in order to sustain a better life. He migrated to Belgium just at the age of 3. Benteke has a brother named Jonathan Benteke who is also a professional football player. Footballer Christian Benteke is a Christian and dedicates his goals to the gods.
Christian Benteke’s Net Worth
Christian Benteke’s earnings and net worth as of 2022 are more than 35 million dollars. He is among the highest earners in the team. He earns more than 120 thousand dollars per week from his club. He wears Pums’a boot and is even sponsored by Puma.
Christian Benteke’s Career
Christian’s career started at a very young age. Just at the age of 6, his passion for football drove him to join the youth team. In 2007 he joined the senior team of Genk and since then there has been no looking back at his professional career. He has been part of more than 6 teams such as Genk, Standard Liège, Mechelen, Aston Villa, Liverpool, and Crystal Palace. In 2016 he joined Crystal Palace and has been with the team for more than 6 years. He has made more than 159 appearances and bagged almost 35 goals. He has even featured himself in the national team of Belgium. In 2007 he played for Belgium under 17 team where he scored 8 goals. In the span of 3 years, he made himself to the senior team. For Belgium, he has scored 40 goals in almost 80 appearances.
Christian Benteke’s Social Media Handle
Christian Benteke is very active on his social media handle. In his Instagram account named @christianbenteke he has almost 680k followers. He is even available on Twitter.
Christian Benteke’s Relationship and Love Life
Christian Benteke is married to Fortune Benteke. They got married back in 2017. They even have a son and a daughter together named Jaden Benteke and Nylah Benteke. They both attended their parent’s marriage.
Christian Benteke’s Celebration
Christian’s celebration of beating his chest is very famous. His celebration is even available on Esports games like FIFA.
Christian Benteke’s Achievements
Christian won premier league player of the month back in 2015. Some of his other achievements are FA Cup Runner back in 2014 and UEFA Europa League runner-up in 2015.
Christian Benteke’s Body Measurement
Christian Benteke is 6 feet and 3 inches tall which is almost 1.90m high. His weight is 83 kgs as per his club doctor.
