Charlison Girigorio Benschop (born 21 August 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Wuppertaler SV. Born in the Netherlands Antilles, he has represented the Netherlands U21 national team and the Curaçao senior national team.
Club career
Benschop played youth football with SCO '63 and VV Spijkenisse, and began his senior professional career with RKC Waalwijk during the 2007–08 season. He signed a five-year contract with AZ in March 2010.
In summer 2012, Benschop moved abroad to play in France for Brest, only to move on to German side Fortuna Düsseldorf a year later.
On 4 June 2015, Benschop joined Hannover 96 from Fortuna Düsseldorf on a three-year contract.
On 11 May 2018, Benschop joined FC Ingolstadt 04 on a two-year deal.
He joined FC Groningen in July 2019.
In January 2020, Benschop signed with Apollon Limassol until 2021.
On 31 January 2022, he signed for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on a contract until mid-2023.
On 1 August 2022, Benschop returned to De Graafschap on a one-year contract with an option to extend.
On 8 July 2023, Benschop signed with Wuppertaler SV in the German fourth-tier Regionalliga West.
International career
Benschop played international football at youth level for the Netherlands. Benschop was called up to the preliminary Curaçao national team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Benschop made his debut for Curaçao in a 2–1 friendly win over Qatar on 10 October 2017.
Personal life
He is the uncle of Kevin Felida.
