Benson Manuel
Career snapshot
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Shares 1997-03-28 · 6 players total
| Full name | Benson Manuel |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Benson Manuel Hedilazio |
| Date of birth | 1997-03-28 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lokeren, Angola |
| Citizenship | Angola Belgium |
| Position | Attack - Right Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 166.00 m |
| Current club | Swansea City |
| On loan from | ↩ Burnley FC parent contract: 2027-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-09-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-05-31 |
| Agent | Youonegoal |
| Outfitter | Puma |
Percentile rank vs 34 other Attack - Right Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley FC U21 | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| Burnley FC | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 213 |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 4 | 19/20 | 22/23 | 69 | 8 | 11 | 831 |
| PEC Zwolle | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| KRC Genk | 3 | 17/18 | 19/20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Royal Excel Mouscron (-2022) | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 917 |
| Lierse SK (-2018) | 4 | 13/14 | 16/17 | 71 | 10 | 11 | 1,234 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier League 2 | Burnley FC U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Burnley FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Burnley FC | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 135 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 22/23 | JPL | Royal Antwerp FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | UECL Quali | Royal Antwerp FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | Royal Antwerp FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Europa League | Royal Antwerp FC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Europa League Qualifying | Royal Antwerp FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
| 21/22 | JPL | Royal Antwerp FC | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 341 |
| 21/22 | JPL Play-Offs I | Royal Antwerp FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Eredivisie | PEC Zwolle | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Europa League | Royal Antwerp FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 20/21 | JPL | Royal Antwerp FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Croky Cup | Royal Antwerp FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 |
| 19/20 | JPL | KRC Genk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | JPL | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Pro L. Supercup | KRC Genk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Croky Cup | Royal Excel Mouscron (-2022) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 18/19 | Europa League Qualifying | KRC Genk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | JPL | Royal Excel Mouscron (-2022) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 748 |
| 18/19 | JPL Playoff II | Royal Excel Mouscron (-2022) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 17/18 | Croky Cup | KRC Genk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | JPL | KRC Genk | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Croky Cup | Lierse SK (-2018) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 16/17 | JPL Playoff II | Lierse SK (-2018) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
| 16/17 | Proximus League | Lierse SK (-2018) | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 605 |
| 15/16 | Croky Cup | Lierse SK (-2018) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Proximus League | Lierse SK (-2018) | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 363 |
| 14/15 | Endrunde Jupiler Pro League | Lierse SK (-2018) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | JPL | Lierse SK (-2018) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Jupiler Pro League Abstiegs-Playoffs | Lierse SK (-2018) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | JPL Playoff II | Lierse SK (-2018) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Lokeren Youth | Anderlecht Yth. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Anderlecht Yth. | Lierse SK Yth. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Lierse SK Yth. | Lierse SK U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Lierse SK U17 | Lierse SK U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | Lierse SK U19 | Lierse SK | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Lierse SK | KRC Genk | Transfer | 900000 | €1.25m |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-18 | KRC Genk | Mouscron | Loan | 700000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Mouscron | KRC Genk | Return from loan | 4000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-02 | KRC Genk | Royal Antwerp | Transfer | 4000000 | €3.00m |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-26 | Royal Antwerp | PEC Zwolle | Loan | 1400000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | PEC Zwolle | Royal Antwerp | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-04 | Royal Antwerp | Burnley | Transfer | 3000000 | €4.00m |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Burnley | Swansea | Loan | 3500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Swansea | Burnley | Return from loan | 3500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Meniscus injury | 2019-03-18 | 2019-05-03 | 47 | 11 |
| 19/20 | Foot injury | 2020-02-26 | 2020-03-02 | 6 | 1 |
| 20/21 | Muscle tear | 2020-09-25 | 2020-11-16 | 53 | 12 |
| 20/21 | Knock | 2021-03-21 | 2021-04-08 | 19 | 4 |
| 21/22 | Knee injury | 2022-01-25 | 2022-03-05 | 40 | 7 |
| 22/23 | unknown injury | 2023-02-04 | 2023-03-13 | 38 | 10 |
| 23/24 | Ankle injury | 2023-09-28 | 2023-12-15 | 79 | 25 |
| 23/24 | Knock | 2023-12-22 | 2024-01-11 | 21 | 6 |
| 24/25 | Achilles tendon problems | 2024-03-27 | 2024-06-30 | 96 | 10 |
| 24/25 | Achilles tendon problems | 2024-08-18 | 2024-12-10 | 115 | 19 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #16338 | #17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | retired national player |
| Team #9315 | #7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | retired national player |
| Team #3585 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Samatta | 1 | 2 | 930 |
| Issahaku Yakubu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zizo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Cork | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Arijanet Murić | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pieter Gerkens | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonas Vinck | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dylan De Belder | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Butez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Brownhill | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdoulaye Seck | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurélio Buta | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Frey | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Connor Roberts | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Koen Weuts | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Cullen | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Birger Verstraete | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabir Bougrine | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Championship | Burnley FC | 11 | 33 |
| 21/22 | JPL | Royal Antwerp FC | 5 | 28 |
| 16/17 | JPL Playoff II | Lierse SK (-2018) | 4 | 9 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | JPL | Royal Excel Mouscron (-2022) | 8 | 22 |
| 16/17 | Proximus League | Lierse SK (-2018) | 6 | 28 |
| 21/22 | JPL | Royal Antwerp FC | 5 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Swansea | Burnley | Return from loan | — | €3.50m |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Burnley | Swansea | Loan | — | €3.50m |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | PEC Zwolle | Royal Antwerp | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-26 | Royal Antwerp | PEC Zwolle | Loan | — | €1.40m |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Mouscron | KRC Genk | Return from loan | — | €4.00m |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-18 | KRC Genk | Mouscron | Loan | — | €700k |
Last 50 matches for Swansea City The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-28 | CGB |
Swansea City | 0–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | INJURED Achilles tendon problems |
| 2024-08-13 | CGB |
Swansea City | 3–1 | Gillingham FC | Available |
| 2023-08-29 | CGB |
Swansea City | 2–3 | AFC Bournemouth | Available |
| 2023-08-08 | CGB |
Swansea City | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2022-08-09 | CGB |
Oxford United | 5–3 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2021-09-22 | CGB |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2021-08-24 | CGB |
Swansea City | 4–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Available |
| 2021-08-10 | CGB |
Reading FC | 0–3 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2021-02-10 | GB1 |
Swansea City | 1–3 | Manchester City | Available |
| 2020-09-05 | CGB |
Newport County | 2–0 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2020-06-30 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–1 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2020-06-27 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 0–1 | Luton Town | Available |
| 2020-06-20 | GB2 |
Middlesbrough FC | 0–3 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2020-03-07 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Available |
| 2020-02-29 | GB2 |
Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Swansea City | INJURED Foot injury |
| 2020-02-26 | GB2 |
Fulham FC | 1–0 | Swansea City | INJURED Foot injury |
| 2020-02-22 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2020-02-14 | GB2 |
Hull City | 4–4 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2020-02-11 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Available |
| 2020-02-08 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 2–3 | Derby County | Available |
| 2020-02-01 | GB2 |
Preston North End | 1–1 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2020-01-25 | GB2 |
Stoke City | 2–0 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2020-01-18 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Available |
| 2020-01-12 | GB2 |
Cardiff City | 0–0 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2020-01-02 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Available |
| 2019-12-29 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 0–0 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2019-12-26 | GB2 |
Brentford FC | 3–1 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-12-21 | GB2 |
Luton Town | 0–1 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-12-14 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 3–1 | Middlesbrough FC | Available |
| 2019-12-11 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Available |
| 2019-12-08 | GB2 |
West Bromwich Albion | 5–1 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-11-29 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 1–2 | Fulham FC | Available |
| 2019-11-26 | GB2 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-11-23 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 0–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2019-11-09 | GB2 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-11-02 | GB2 |
Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-10-27 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2019-10-22 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 0–3 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2019-10-19 | GB2 |
Barnsley FC | 1–1 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-10-05 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 1–2 | Stoke City | Available |
| 2019-10-02 | GB2 |
Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-09-28 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 1–1 | Reading FC | Available |
| 2019-09-24 | CGB |
Watford FC | 2–1 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-09-21 | GB2 |
Bristol City | 0–0 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-09-14 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2019-08-31 | GB2 |
Leeds United | 0–1 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-08-28 | CGB |
Swansea City | 6–0 | Cambridge United | Available |
| 2019-08-25 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 3–0 | Birmingham City | Available |
| 2019-08-21 | GB2 |
Queens Park Rangers | 1–3 | Swansea City | Available |
| 2019-08-17 | GB2 |
Swansea City | 3–2 | Preston North End | Available |
Teams faced most often by Benson Manuel's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSC Anderlecht | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 18% |
| Club Brugge KV | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 20% |
| KRC Genk | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 20% |
| KAA Gent | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 38% |
| Watford FC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 50% |
| Liverpool FC | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 17% |
| Chelsea FC | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 30 | -23 | 0% |
| Everton FC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 33% |
| Standard Liège | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 27% |
| Arsenal FC | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 9% |
| Sporting Charleroi | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 30% |
| Southampton FC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 40% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Senior debut season | |
| 15/16 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.09 |
| 22/23 | 40 | 170 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 |
| 21/22 | 42 | 472 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 20/21 | 21 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 18/19 | 29 | 917 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 17/18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Benson Manuel
Who is Benson Manuel?
Benson Manuel is an Angola professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Swansea City.
How old is Benson Manuel?
Benson Manuel is 29 years old. He was born on March 28, 1997 in Lokeren.
What position does Benson Manuel play?
Benson Manuel plays as a right winger (Attack - Right Winger).
What club does Benson Manuel play for?
Benson Manuel currently plays for Swansea City.
How many career goals has Benson Manuel scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Benson Manuel has scored 39 goals in 250 appearances.
What is Benson Manuel's market value?
Benson Manuel's most recent reported market value is €3.50m.