Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Christian Benteke Biography and Timeline

Follow Christian Benteke through 3 dated historical records for Belgium.

Christian Benteke, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
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2012–2015Years on this page

2012

Genk Striker Villa Arrival

Forward · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Christian Benteke signed for Aston Villa from Genk and quickly gave the club a powerful penalty-area goalscorer.

2013

Villa Twenty Goal Premier League Season

Forward · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Christian Benteke scored 19 Premier League goals in his first Aston Villa season and was central to the club's survival effort.

2015

Aston Villa Striker Anfield Transfer

Forward · Liverpool · Sport / Football

Christian Benteke joined Liverpool from Aston Villa in 2015 and brought physical strength and aerial ability to the forward line.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.