Benjamin Bertrand

Benjamin Bertrand

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Bourges, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–2003	Aviron Bayonnais
2003–2006	Real Sociedad
2006–2009	Bordeaux
2009–2011	Tours
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Tours II	29	(0)
2011–2015	Tours	9	(0)
2016	Young Lions	12	(0)
2018	Francs Borains	10	(0)
2019–2022	Pau FC	3	(0)
2020–2022	Pau FC II	1	(0)
Managerial career
2022-2023	Pau FC II
2023-	FC Sion (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin Bertrand (born 24 June 1992) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Tours

Bertrand went through various academies, including those of Real Sociedad, Girondins Bordeaux, and Tours FC. From the latter, he eventually managed to break into professional football, making his Ligue 2 debut on 1 August 2014 against US Créteil-Lusitanos in a 4–2 home win. ^[1] Bertrand was occasionally also used in the second team providing him with game time. After the 2014–15 season, his contract did not get extended.

Young Lions

After being a free agent for the first half of the 2015–16 season, he signed a six-month contract with Singaporean side Young Lions, for the 2016 S.League season, making him the highest paid player on the team. ^[2] He made his debut in the fourth game of the season, helping his new side to a more respectable score-line against nine times champions Warriors FC. ^[3] After the 2016 S.League season ended, Bertrand decided to not extend his contract, deciding for a return to Europe.

Return to Europe

Since his return to Europe, Bertrand has remained a free agent, attracting a variety of teams. He has been on trial with French Ligue 2 team Sochaux-Montbéliard. ^[4]

Francs Borains

After several trials with various clubs, Bertrand signed with Belgian Third Amateur Division club Francs Borains on 29 January 2018 until the end of the season. ^[5]

Pau FC

On 15 July 2019, and after being a free agent for one year, Bertrand signed a contract with Championnat National club Pau FC. ^[6] On 16 November 2019, he made his debut for the club, in a 1–0 victory over FC Alberes Argelès, in the seventh round of the Coupe de France. ^[7] On 16 January 2020, Bertrand was given game time in the round of 32 of the Coupe de France against Girondins Bordeaux, in which Pau sensationally won 3–2 after extra-time. ^[8] On 8 January 2021, Bertrand gave his league debut in a 3–1 defeat against Chambly. ^[9] He decided to retire from professional football at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 February 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tours II	2009–10	Championnat National 3	0	0	–				0	0
	2010–11		3	0					3	0
	2011–12		18	0					18	0
	2012–13	Division d'Honneur	3	0					3	0
	2013–14	Championnat National 3	5	0					5	0
	Total		29	0	–				29	0
Tours	2011–12	Ligue 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15		9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
Young Lions	2016	S.League	12	0	0	0	–		12	0
Francs Borains	2017–18	Third Amateur Division	10	0	–				10	0
Pau FC	2019–20	Championnat National	0	0	3	0	–		3	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	2	0	1	0			3	0
	2021–22		1	0	0	0			1	0
	Total		3	0	4	0	–		7	0
Pau FC II	2019–20	Championnat National 3	1	0	–				1	0
Career total			64	0	4	0	1	0	69	0

References

1. Benjamin Bertrand at Soccerway
2. AsiaOne.com
3. "S.League Round Report: Week 4". Goal.com. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
4. "Sochaux : Werner libéré, Bertrand recruté ?". Foot National (in French). 26 June 2017.
5. "Football: un gardien passé en L2 en renfort aux Francs Borains". Édition digitale de Mons (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
6. "Pau FC » [MERCATO] Un nouveau gardien au Pau FC !" (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
7. FC 👑, Pau (16 November 2019). "H-30 Le XI de départ des Palois ! Bertrand Bansais - Diaby - Kamissoko - Sadzoute Maisonneuve - Name - Ndiaye Bayard - Ba - Sabaly Remplaçants: Guendouz - Batisse - Laplace-Palette - Daubin - Jarju Allez le Pau FC ! #FCAAPAUFC #CoupedeFrancepic.twitter.com/um6ZEyo8Hp". @PauFootballClub (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
8. "Bordeaux Stunned by Pau in French Cup". The New York Times. Reuters. 16 January 2020. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 18 January 2020.
9. "Pau Chambly en direct - Saison 2020/2021 - Ligue 2 - Football". sport24.lefigaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2021.