His father, Jorge Hedilazio, is a former Angolan footballer who played for Lokeren in the 1990s.
Benson was born in Lokeren to an Angolan father, Jorge Hedilazio, and a Belgian mother, Gina Pieters.
His parents met in the 1990s at Bobby's Club, a dance bar in Lokeren, while his father was playing for the local club.
1997
Manuel Benson Hedilazio (born 28 March 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Burnley.
2014
Benson made his top flight debut, playing for Lierse, on 19 April 2014 against KV Oostende in a 2–0 home defeat.
He replaced Ahmed Sayed after 87 minutes.
2016
In the 2016–17 season he played 37 league games for Lierse, scoring 7 goals, four of which in 9 Europa League play-offs games.
In this season Benson also tied with Kevin Kis for the league's top assist provider.
2017
In 2017, he moved to RC Genk, and was loaned out to Royal Excel Mouscron for the 2018–19 season.
He played a total of 28 games for Mouscron, scoring 6 goals.
Benson had the most assists in the regular season behind Hans Vanaken and Alejandro Pozuelo with 8.
2019
In September 2019, he moved to Royal Antwerp FC on a permanent move.
2020
In the 2020–21 season, Benson played five games in the Belgian First Division A and 3 games in the UEFA Europa League, scoring one goal in Antwerp's 3–1 win over Ludogorets, which allowed them to advance to the Round of 32.
On 26 January 2021, Benson moved to Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on a loan deal until the end of the season.
He had the most assists of his team in the 2020–21 Eredivisie, recording four assists in 13 league games.
On 4 August 2022, Benson joined EFL Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.
He scored his first goal for Burnley in a 2–1 win against Bristol City on 17 September 2022.
He scored his first FA Cup goals on 7 January 2023, notching a pair in an away game against Bournemouth.
