Benjamin Lecomte

Benjamin Lecomte (born 26 April 1991) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Monaco.[1]

Benjamin Lecomte

Lecomte training with Lorient in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	26 April 1991
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Monaco
Number	40
Youth career
1997–2005	Arcueil Municipal
2005–2006	Antony Sports
2006–2010	Niort
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–	Monaco	41	(0)
National team
2009	France U19	4	(0)
2011	France U20	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021

Club career

Lorient

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.[2] On 20 January 2011, Lecomte signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Lorient.[3]

Montpellier

On 29 June 2017, Lecomte signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier after Lorient was relegated.[4]

Monaco

On 15 July 2019, Lecomte signed with Monaco on a five-year deal.[5]

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.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other^1		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
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	0	36	0
	Total		119	0	14	0	5	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	79	0
Monaco	2019–20	Ligue 1	28	0	3	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
	2020–21		11	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		39	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	43	0
Career total			263	0	20	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	391	0

¹ Includes Ligue 1 relegation play-off matches.

References

1. "B. LECOMTE". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
2. "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.
3. "Premier contrat pro pour Benjamin Lecomte!". FC Lorient (in French). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
4. "Benjamin Lecomte signe à Montpellier (officiel)". lequipe.fr. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
5. "Benjamin Lecomte à l'AS Monaco". asmonaco.com. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
6. "Bleus : Benjamin Lecomte remplace Hugo Lloris, forfait". lequipe.fr. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

External links

• FC Lorient club profile
• Benjamin Lecomte at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.
• Benjamin Lecomte – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
• Benjamin Lecomte at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Benjamin Lecomte at Soccerway