the rebirth of Christian Benteke, stronger than Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez!

For Premier League fans, Christian Benteke (33 years old) will have shone during his time at Aston Villa between 2012 and 2015 with no less than 42 goals in 89 matches in the English Championship and being elected player of the month in April 2015. Afterwards, it got complicated for him since he quickly left Liverpool after making 42 appearances and scoring 10 goals in one season, because he did not fit into Jürgen Klopp’s plans.

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The one who was also known to be a real goal machine on the FIFA simulation game then bounced back at Crystal Palace by finding good form, but his playing time and his statistics had dropped drastically over the seasons, forcing him to leaving in 2021-22, a year before the end of his contract. Far from the Premier League, it is in Major League Soccer that the Belgian international (45 caps / 18 goals) – who has never really established himself with his selection – will attempt a new adventure with DC United, franchise of Eastern Conference based in Washington.

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A paid departure in MLS

Arriving in the American capital in August 2022 where he will take part in 7 matches (1 goal) until the end of the season, Christian Benteke will largely establish himself the following season by scoring 14 goals and 3 assists in 31 matches and will inherit the status of captain. And it is during the 2024 regular season that the ex-Premier League striker will simply explode. If Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami is far ahead at the top of the Eastern Conference, DC United is counting on its serial scorer to save its season.

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Christian Benteke has simply been decisive 25 times this season and has been involved in 54% of DC United’s goals. No one does better in the entire North American championship. His 21 goals in 27 matches (the best total of his career) – and 4 assists – make him the current best director in the league ahead of Denis Bouanga (18), but especially Luis Suárez (17) and Lionel Messi (15). ). Performances which could push Domenico Tedesco to call him up for selection.

Christian Benteke is a candidate for the Red Devils

“You can score fifty goals, but no one watches that, everyone wants to see new players. Considering the numbers, I could still be called up to the national team. But when we talk about age, about a new generation, it’s normal to want to see new players. You can score fifty goals, but no one watches that, everyone wants to see new players.said the 33-year-old player, on this subject, he who has not been called since March 2022.

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“I’ve said it countless times but I’m very lucky to work with a guy like him. There is no doubt about it: a player like him makes any coach a better coach.reacted his trainer Troy Lesesne. But the priority for Benteke is to qualify his team for the MLS play-offs. There are still three days left for the Washington team to try to secure a place in the play-off play-offs and DC United are only three points behind the first qualifiers. “I want to qualify before taking my leave. And no, I don’t have to wait impatiently for the selection each time to find out if I’m included in it”reacted recently the attacker, who will travel to Nashville this Thursday (2:30 a.m.).