Manuel Benson

Full name: Manuel Benson
Current team: Maccabi Haifa
Playing position: Forward
Nationality: Angola
Date of birth: 28 March, 1997 (29 years)
Place of birth: Lokeren, Angola
Weight: 149.9 lb
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Preferred foot: Left
Market value: €3M

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TV and streaming coverage by competition

Manuel Benson plays as a forward for Maccabi Haifa and represents Angola internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.

By Network By Competition

CBS Sports

UEFA Conference League

Available on: CBS, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

NBC Sports

UEFA Conference League

Available on: Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes Ahora

TelevisaUnivision

UEFA Conference League

Available on: TUDN USA, Univision, UniMás, Univision NOW, ViX

UEFA Conference League

CBS Sports, NBC Sports, TelevisaUnivision

More info: How to watch UEFA Conference League in the United States

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification

Statistics

Manuel Benson Statistics

Domestic Leagues

Season	Team	Competition
2025/26	Maccabi Haifa	Ligat Ha'Al		10			1	1
2025/26	Swansea	Championship	146	6	2	4		0
2025/26	Burnley U21	Premier League 2		2			1	0
2024/25	Burnley	Championship	49	3	0	3	1	1
2023/24	Burnley	Premier League	133	8	3	5		0
2022/23	Burnley	Championship	1420	32	22	10	12	3
2022/23	Antwerp	Pro League	25	1	1	0		0
2021/22	Antwerp	Pro League	1990	34	26	8	5	3
2020/21	Zwolle	Eredivisie	693	10	10	0		1
2020/21	Antwerp	Jupiler League		5			0	0
2019/20	Antwerp	Jupiler League		11			0	0
2019/20	Genk	Jupiler League		3			0	0
2018/19	Mouscron	Jupiler League		26			4	3
2017/18	Genk	Jupiler League		9			0	1
2016/17	Lierse	Jupiler League		9			4	0
2016/17	Lierse	Challenger Pro League		28			3	0
2015/16	Lierse	Challenger Pro League		8			2	0
2014/15	Lierse	Jupiler League		11			0	0
2013/14	Lierse	Jupiler League		1			0	0

Domestic Cups

Season	Team	Competition
2025/26	Maccabi Haifa	Israel State Cup		2			0
2025/26	Swansea	League Cup	85	2	1	1
2024/25	Burnley	FA Cup	59	1	1	0
2023/24	Burnley	League Cup	27	1	1	0
2022/23	Burnley	FA Cup	70	1	1	0	2
2022/23	Burnley	League Cup	231	3	3	0
2021/22	Antwerp	Belgian Cup		1			0
2019/20	Antwerp	Belgian Cup		5			1
2019	Genk	Super Cup		1			0
2018/19	Mouscron	Belgian Cup		2			2
2017/18	Genk	Belgian Cup		3			0

International Cups

Season	Team	Competition
2022/23	Antwerp	UEFA Conference League		2			0
2021/22	Antwerp	UEFA Europa League	255	5	5	0
2020/21	Antwerp	UEFA Europa League	100	3	2	1	1
2018/19	Genk	UEFA Europa League		1			0

National Team

Season	Team	Competition
2026	Angola	World Cup		6			0
2025	Angola	Africa Cup of Nations	85	2	1	1
2025	Angola	Friendly		1			0
2019	Belgium U21	Friendly		1			0
2019	Belgium U21	Euro U-21 Qualifying		1			0

Trophies

Manuel Benson Trophies

Competition	Position	Titles	Seasons
Belgium - Challenger Pro League	Winner	1	2016/2017
Belgium - Cup	Winner	1	2019/2020
Belgium - Cup	2nd Place	1	2017/2018
Belgium - Super Cup	Winner	1	2019
England - Championship	Winner	1	2022/2023
England - Championship	2nd Place	1	2024/2025

Transfers

Manuel Benson Transfers

Date	From	To	Fee
01.02.2026	Burnley	Maccabi Haifa	Transfer
28.01.2026	Swansea	Burnley	Return from loan
01.09.2025	Burnley	Swansea	Loan
04.08.2022	Antwerp	Burnley	Transfer
30.06.2021	Zwolle	Antwerp	Return from loan
26.01.2021	Antwerp	Zwolle	Loan
02.09.2019	Genk	Antwerp	Transfer
30.06.2019	Mouscron	Genk	Return from loan
18.08.2018	Genk	Mouscron	Loan
01.07.2017	Lierse	Genk	Transfer