Benjamin Bertrand

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tours II 2009–10 Championnat National 3 00–00
2010–11 3030
2011–12 180180
2012–13 Division d'Honneur 3030
2013–14Championnat National 35050
Total290–290
Tours 2011–12 Ligue 2 00000000
2012–13 00000000
2013–14 00000000
2014–15 900010100
Total900010100
Young Lions 2016 S.League 12000–120
Francs Borains 2017–18 Third Amateur Division 100–100
Pau FC 2019–20 Championnat National 0030–30
2020–21 Ligue 2201030
2021–22 100010
Total3040–70
Pau FC II 2019–20 Championnat National 310–10
Career total6404010690

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  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.
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