Benjamin Corgnet

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Benjamin Corgnet
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Benjamin Corgnet at Saint-Étienne training in 2013
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Corgnet
Date of birth (1987-04-06) 6 April 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Thionville, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2004 Saint-Genis Laval
2004–2009 Millery-Vourles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Monts d'Or Azergues 21 (3)
2010–2012 Dijon 72 (12)
2012–2013 Lorient 26 (5)
2013–2017 Saint-Étienne 78 (9)
2016–2017 Saint-Étienne B 9 (5)
2017–2020 Strasbourg 41 (1)
2018–2019 Strasbourg B 6 (2)
2021–2022 Bourg-en-Bresse 33 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Benjamin Corgnet (born 6 April 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Corgnet had the opportunity to join the youth academy of Lyon aged 11, but his parents preferred that he concentrated on his studies. Instead he trained with Olympique Saint-Genis-Laval and from the age of 18 to 22 with US Millery Vourles. He joined fifth division side Monts d'Or Azergues in 2009, before being contacted by Dijon coach Patrice Carteron. He joined Dijon in the summer of 2010 after completing his education. [1]

Corgnet made his professional debut with Dijon in a Coupe de la Ligue tie against Amiens on 30 July 2010. [2] He made his league debut a week later, in the first round of Ligue 2 games against Angers. [3] His first professional goal came on 17 September 2010, in the 5–1 Ligue 2 win over Evian. [4]

Corgnet joined Lorient from Dijon on 4 September 2012 in a €6 million deal. [5]

In July 2013, he joined Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1. [6]

After four seasons with Saint-Étienne, Corgnet signed a three-year contract with Strasbourg in July 2017. [7]

Without a club since being released by Strasbourg in the summer of 2020, Corgnet signed for Championnat National side Bourg-Péronnas in January 2021. [8]

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References

  1. "Benjamin Corgnet a pris le temps d'étudier". Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Dijon vs. Amiens SC 1-2". Soccerway. 30 July 2010.
  3. "Dijon vs. Angers SCO 0-0". Soccerway. 6 August 2010.
  4. "Dijon vs. Evian TG 5-1". Soccerway. 17 September 2010.
  5. "Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC target Benjamin Corgnet joins Lorient". CrunchSports.com. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  6. "Benjamin Corgnet file a Saint Etienne" (in French). Ouest-France. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  7. "Le milieu offensif Benjamin Corgnet a signé un contrat de trois ans avec le Racing" (in French). francetvinfo.fr. 4 July 2017.
  8. "Benjamin Corgnet signe à Bourg-en-Bresse !" (in French). Alsa'sports. 4 January 2021.