Former Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schalke 04 forward Benito Raman rediscovering his goalscoring touch for Mechelen | OneFootball

Benito Raman is in fine form at the moment. The former Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schalke 04 forward was struggling to find a new club after leaving Anderlecht in February and then Samsunspor in the summer. He ended up at KV Mechelen and has scored eight goals in 15 games. His late goal against Club Brugge was his fifth goal in just six games this season. If he keeps up this goalscoring form this season, the 30-year-old should surpass his 12 goals in 44 games for Anderlecht during the 2021/2022 season, the best of his career.

Raman really broke out during his time with Fortuna. He was a key member of the side that won the 2 Bundesliga during the 2017/2018 season and grabbed 11 goals in their Bundesliga campaign the season after. He joined Schalke and struggled to replicate the form he had shown with Fortuna. After his move to Anderlecht, the striker fell out of favour.

Most of Raman’s success this season has come from the bench. Besnik Hasi has used the lively forward as a substitute to great effect. Despite his goalscoring exploits in recent weeks, Hasi has been hesitant to start the forward. While Raman may prefer to start, it is hard to argue against what Hasi is doing. Raman has been great in short spells so far and gives Hasi a goal threat off the bench.

GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson