Jonathan Benteke

Early career

Benteke played youth football for JS Pierreuse before moving to the higher level Standard Liège in 2006 where he stayed for a season before moving to Visé's youth side. In 2009, he moved back to Standard where he played for four seasons in their youth teams without appearing for the first team. On his release from Standard, he rejoined Visé, where he made his professional first team appearance and was at the time playing in the Belgian Second Division. While at C.S. Visé, Benteke went on to make eighteen appearances and scoring two times.

Zulte-Waregem

On 24 June 2014, it was reported that Benteke was in talks over a move to Zulte-Waregem. The move was confirmed on 28 June 2014, when he signed a three-year contract. However, at the start of the season, Benteke suffered a groin injury and did not return to training until September. It was not until 27 September 2014 that Benteke made his Zulte Waregem debut against Anderlecht, replacing Glynor Plet after 70 minutes. It was not until 21 January 2015 that he scored his first Zulte-Waregem goal, in a 4–2 loss against Anderlecht in the quarter-final of Beker Van Belgie. Benteke went on to score two goals in the league against Genk and Oostende. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Benteke had made eight appearances, scoring three times in all competitions. However, the 2015–16 season saw Benteke competing for a first-team role under the management of Francky Dury. As a result, Benteke spent most of the…

As of match played 14 May 2022

Benteke is of Congolese descent and was born in Belgium to Congolese parents, and is the younger brother of Christian Benteke, who plays as a forward for D.C. United and the Belgium national team.