Cristian Benavente

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benavente and the second or maternal family name is Bristol.

Cristian Benavente Bristol (born 19 May 1994) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Spain, he played for the Peru national team.

Cristian Benavente

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Benavente Bristol
Date of birth	(1994-05-19) 19 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1999–2000	Vallecana
2000–2002	Santa Eugenia
2002–2013	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Real Madrid B	33	(3)
2015–2016	Milton Keynes Dons	2	(0)
2016–2019	Charleroi	77	(21)
2019–2022	Pyramids	12	(3)
2019–2020	→ Nantes (loan)	12	(0)
2020–2021	→ Antwerp (loan)	9	(2)
2021	→ Charleroi (loan)	3	(0)
2022–2023	Alianza Lima	26	(6)
2024–2025	Universidad César Vallejo	5	(0)
2024–2025	→ Sport Boys (loan)	8	(0)
2025	Gloria Buzău	9	(0)
International career‡
2010–2011	Peru U17	4	(0)
2013	Peru U20	9	(2)
2013–2019	Peru	19	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2019

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Alcalá de Henares, to Peruvian parents of Quechua descent. Benavente joined Real Madrid's youth system in 2002, aged 8. In the 2013 summer, while still a junior, he was named to Real Madrid Castilla's pre-season squad for the 2012–13 season.^[1] In the same campaign he also was Juvenil A topscorer, netting 18 goals.^[2]

In July 2013, Benavente was promoted to Castilla,^[3] and made his professional debut on 24 August, playing the last 11 minutes of a 0–1 home loss against AD Alcorcón, in the Segunda División championship.^[4]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 17 July 2015, Benavente joined English Championship club Milton Keynes Dons, signing a two-year deal on a free transfer.^[5] On 11 August 2015, Benavente made his debut in a 2–1 League Cup first round win over Leyton Orient.^[6] On 5 January 2016, following limited first team opportunities, Benavente was released from the club.^[7]

Charleroi

Benavente then signed for Belgian club Charleroi in 2016.^[8]

Pyramids

In January 2019, he moved to Egyptian club Pyramids FC.^[9][10]

Nantes

In August 2019, he was loaned to French club FC Nantes^[11]

Royal Antwerp

In October 2020, he was loaned out to Belgian side Royal Antwerp^[12] On 31 January 2021, Benavente left Royal Antwerp, due to a lack of playing time.^[13]

Charleroi

On 1 February 2021, Benavente moved to Belgium club Charleroi, on a loan deal with an option to buy.^[14]

Alianza Lima

In February 2022, Benavente was signed for Peruvian club Alianza Lima. He scored in his debut.

International career

After appearing with the under-17 and under-20 teams, Benavente made his full squad debut on 18 April 2013, as a half-time substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw against Mexico at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.^[15] He scored his first international goal on 1 June 2013, the winner in a 2–1 victory over Panama.^[16]

Personal life

His mother, Magali Bristol, was a retired volleyball player for Peru's U15 and U20 teams, and is a part owner of Zest nightclub in Ipswich.^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2025^[18][19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid Castilla	2013–14	Segunda División	8	0	—		—		8	0
	2014–15	Segunda División B	25	3	—		—		25	3
	Total		33	3	—		—		33	3
Milton Keynes Dons	2015–16	Championship	2	0	—		3[b]	0	5	0
Charleroi	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	9	2	—		2[c]	0	11	2
	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	19	2	3	2	6[d]	2	28	6
	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	27	8	3	2	9[d]	1	39	11
	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	22	9	2	1	—		24	10
	Total		77	21	8	5	17	3	102	29
Pyramids	2018–19	Egyptian Premier League	12	3	—		—		12	3
Nantes (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	12	0	0	0	1[e]	0	13	0
Antwerp (loan)	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	9	2	—		6[f]	0	15	2
Charleroi (loan)	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	3	0	2	0	—		5	0
Alianza Lima	2022	Peruvian Primera División	26	6	—		4[g]	0	30	6
Universidad César Vallejo	2024	Peruvian Primera División	5	0	—		3[h]	0	8	0
Sport Boys (loan)	2024	Peruvian Primera División	8	0	—		—		8	0
Gloria Buzău	2024–25	Liga I	9	0	—		—		9	0
Career total			150	28	12	5	17	3	180	36

1. Appearances in Belgian Cup, English League Cup, and Coupe de la Ligue
2. Appearances in EFL Cup
3. Appearances in Belgian Pro League European play-offs
4. Appearances in Belgian First Division A Championship play-offs
5. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
8. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 15 November 2019^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Peru
	2013	4	1
	2014	4	0
	2015	1	0
	2016	5	1
	2017	0	0
	2018	4	0
	2019	1	0
Total		19	2

Scores and results list Peru' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benavente goal.^[21]

List of international goals scored by Cristian Benavente

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 June 2013	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	23 May 2016	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Trinidad and Tobago	4–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Allianza Lima

• Peruvian Primera División: 2022