Benjamin Lecomte
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Pascal Lecomte[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 26 April 1991||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2005 | Arcueil Municipal | ||
2005–2006 | Antony Sports | ||
2006–2010 | Chamois Niortais | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Lorient B | 22 | (0) |
2010–2017 | Lorient | 119 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Dijon (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Montpellier | 75 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Monaco | 56 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Espanyol (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023– | Montpellier | 53 | (0) |
International career | |||
2009 | France U19 | 4 | (0) |
2011 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024 |
Benjamin Pascal Lecomte (born 26 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[4]
Early life
[edit]Club career
[edit]Lorient
[edit]On 26 October 2010, Lecomte made his professional debut for Lorient in a Coupe de la Ligue against Monaco. Lorient lost the match 5–3 on penalties.[6] On 20 January 2011, Lecomte signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Lorient.[7]
Montpellier
[edit]On 29 June 2017, Lecomte signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier after Lorient was relegated.[8]
Monaco
[edit]On 15 July 2019, Lecomte signed with Monaco on a five-year deal.[9]
Loan in Spain
[edit]On 20 August 2021, Lecomte moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a one-year loan deal with La Liga defending champions Atlético Madrid. However, despite the club playing in three major tournaments with a somewhat busy schedule, he spent all 51 games of the season on the bench as a substitute for Jan Oblak.[10]
On 13 July 2022, Lecomte signed with La Liga side Espanyol on a season-long loan.[11]
Return to Montpellier
[edit]On 26 January 2023, Lecomte returned to Montpellier for a transfer fee in the region of €3 million.[12] He chose the club's number 40 jersey.[13]
International career
[edit]Lecomte was a French youth international and has served as the goalkeeper at under-19 and under-20 levels. On 3 September 2018, Lecomte was called up to the senior France squad for the first time to face Germany and the Netherlands after captain Hugo Lloris was ruled out due to injury.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 27 May 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lorient B | 2010–11 | CFA | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | CFA | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2012–13 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
Lorient | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Total | 119 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 0 | ||
Dijon (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
Total | 75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 79 | 0 | |||
Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
Total | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 60 | 0 | |||
Atlético Madrid (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Espanyol (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Montpellier | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
Career total | 331 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 360 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de septiembre de 2021, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 12 September 2021, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Benjamin Lecomte: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Lecomte". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Benjamin Lecomte at Soccerway
- ^ "Benjamin Lecomte". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Monaco v. Lorient Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Premier contrat pro pour Benjamin Lecomte!". FC Lorient (in French). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Benjamin Lecomte signe à Montpellier (officiel)". lequipe.fr. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Benjamin Lecomte à l'AS Monaco". asmonaco.com. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Welcome, Benjamin Lecomte!". atleticodemadrid.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "LECOMTE, QUARTA INCORPORACIÓ". RCDEspanyol.com (in Catalan). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Officiel : Benjamin Lecomte rejoint Montpellier". ASM-SUPPORTERS.FR (in French). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Benjamin Lecomte est de retour" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Bleus : Benjamin Lecomte remplace Hugo Lloris, forfait". lequipe.fr. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Montpellier HSC website
- Benjamin Lecomte at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Benjamin Lecomte – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Chamois Niortais FC players
- FC Lorient players
- Dijon FCO players
- Montpellier HSC players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- 21st-century French sportsmen