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Benjamin Lecomte
Lecomte with Espanyol in 2022
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Pascal Lecomte[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 33)[2]
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)
2013–2014Dijon (loan) 31 (0)
2017–2019 Montpellier 75 (0)
2019–2023 Monaco 56 (0)
2021–2022Atlético Madrid (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023Espanyol (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

Lecomte was born in Paris.[5]

Club career

Lorient

Lecomte with Lorient during training in 2013

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

On 29 June 2017, Lecomte signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier after Lorient was relegated.[8]

Monaco

On 15 July 2019, Lecomte signed with Monaco on a five-year deal.[9]

Loan in Spain

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

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

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

As of match played 26 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
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 19 0 19 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 30 0 3 0 33 0
Total 49 0 3 0 52 0
Career total 362 0 23 0 7 0 2 0 394 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation play-offs

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Lecomte: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Lecomte". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. ^ Benjamin Lecomte at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Benjamin Lecomte". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Premier contrat pro pour Benjamin Lecomte!". FC Lorient (in French). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Benjamin Lecomte signe à Montpellier (officiel)". lequipe.fr. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Benjamin Lecomte à l'AS Monaco". asmonaco.com. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Welcome, Benjamin Lecomte!". atleticodemadrid.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ^ "LECOMTE, QUARTA INCORPORACIÓ". RCDEspanyol.com (in Catalan). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Officiel : Benjamin Lecomte rejoint Montpellier". ASM-SUPPORTERS.FR (in French). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Benjamin Lecomte est de retour" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Bleus : Benjamin Lecomte remplace Hugo Lloris, forfait". lequipe.fr. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.