Charlison Benschop

Charlison Girigorio Benschop, born on 21 August 1989, is a Curacaoan professional association footballer who plays as a forward. He began his youth career with SCO 63 and VV Spijkenisse in the Netherlands and started his senior career at RKC Waalwijk in the 2007-08 season, before signing a five-year contract with AZ in 2010. He then moved abroad to Brest in France and a year later to Fortuna Dusseldorf in Germany, followed by spells at Hannover 96, FC Ingolstadt 04, Groningen, Apollon Limassol, Fortuna Sittard, De Graafschap, Wuppertaler SV and Alemannia Aachen, and joined Fortuna Dusseldorf II in July 2025. He played youth football for the Netherlands but made his debut for the Curacao national team on 10 October 2017 in a friendly win over Qatar.