Nicolas Benezet

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Nicolas Benezet
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Benezet being interviewed in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Montpellier, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Karmiotissa
Number 99
Youth career
1997–2004 Montpellier
2004–2010 Nîmes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Nîmes 90 (18)
2013–2015 Évian 40 (3)
2015 → Caen (loan) 12 (4)
2015–2020 Guingamp 78 (11)
2019 → Toronto FC (loan) 8 (2)
2020–2021 Colorado Rapids 22 (0)
2021 Seattle Sounders FC 13 (3)
2022–2023 Nîmes 21 (2)
2023– Karmiotissa 3 (0)
International career‡
2011 France U20 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Nicolas Benezet (born 24 February 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot club Karmiotissa. [1]

Contents

Club career

France

Born in Montpellier, Benezet played in the youth academy of Montpellier before signing with Nîmes in 2004. [2] He made his professional debut in the 2010–11 season on 15 October 2010 in a league match against Istres appearing as a substitute in a 0–0 draw. [3] On 8 December 2010, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Nîmes. [4] Two days later, he rewarded Nîmes by scoring his first professional goal in a 3–2 victory over Istres in the Coupe de France. [3] On 21 December, he scored his first professional league goal in a 2–0 win against Metz. [5]

At the end of the 2012–13 season, top-flight clubs Sochaux-Montbéliard and Evian Thonon Gaillard showed interest in signing him [6] and in July 2013, Benezet joined Evian. [7]

On 3 July 2015, Benezet signed for En Avant de Guingamp.

Major League Soccer

In July 2019, following Guingamp's relegation from Ligue 1, Benezet joined Major League Soccer club Toronto FC on loan for the remainder of their season, with the club holding an option to make the transfer permanent at the conclusion of the loan, which would be triggered automatically if he started six regular season matches (he ultimately started five). [8] [9] Toronto chose not to acquire him permanently after the loan due to a lack of salary cap space after the re-signing of Michael Bradley. [10]

In January, Benezet returned to MLS, signing with Colorado Rapids, who paid a $500,000 transfer fee to Guingamp for him, after acquiring his MLS rights from Toronto in a trade. [11] [12] He made his Rapids debut on 12 July against Real Salt Lake at the MLS is Back Tournament. he earned his first assist in Burgundy on Kellyn Acosta's opening goal against Sporting Kansas City on 17 July. Benezet finished the season with three assists among 13 appearances, including Colorado's first-round playoff loss at Minnesota United FC. [13]

On August 5, 2021, Benezet was traded to Seattle Sounders FC for $50,000 in general allocation money. He was signed through the end of the 2021 season, with an option for the 2022 season, primarily to provide depth for the team. [14] [15] Benezet made his Sounders debut on August 15 in a 6–2 victory against the Portland Timbers, entering the match as a substitute and scoring in stoppage time. [16] Following the 2021 season, Seattle declined their contract option on Benezet. [17]

Return to France

In June 2022, Benezet returned to Nîmes and signed a one-year contract with the option to extend for three more seasons. [18]

Personal life

Benezet is a noted fan of anime and manga, particularly Dragon Ball Z and One Piece . [15]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2021 [19] [20]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [nb 1] Playoffs [nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nîmes 2010–11 Ligue 2 23231—263
2011–12 Championnat National 34700—347
2012–13 Ligue 233930—369
Total901861—9619
Évian 2013–14 Ligue 1 29310—303
2014–15 11010—127
Total40320—423
Caen (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 112400—124
Guingamp 2015–16 Ligue 119420—214
2016–17 5121—72
2017–18 29310—303
2018–19 25330—283
Total781181—8613
Toronto FC (loan) 2019 Major League Soccer 821041133
Colorado Rapids 2020 Major League Soccer120—10130
2021 110——110
Total2300010240
Career total163251725118528

Honours

Guingamp

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions, Canadian Championship
  2. ↑ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs

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References

  1. ↑ Nicolas Benezet at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Nicolas Benezet vrai feu follet" [Nicolas Benezet, real wisp] (in French). Midi Libre. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Istres v. Nîmes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Nicolas Benezet passe pro" [Nicolas Benezet goes pro] (in French). Foot-National. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Nîmes v. Istres CDF Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Le Nîmois Nicolas Benezet affirme avoir signé à Evian/Thonon" [Nîmes Nicolas Benezet claims to have signed in Evian / Thonon]. Fabrice Dubault (in French). France 3. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Officiel : Nicolas Benezet s'engage pour 4 ans !" [Official=Nicolas Benezet is Committed for 4 Years!]. Official site (in French). Evian Thonon Gaillard FC. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Toronto FC Acquire Nicolas Benezet on Loan". torontofc.ca. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. ↑ John Jacques (28 December 2019). "Benezet Left Feeling Betrayed By Toronto FC". northerntribune.ca.
  10. ↑ "Toronto FC narrowing search for next Designated Player, unlikely to bring Benezet back". mlssoccer.com. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Sources: Colorado Rapids sign ex-Toronto FC winger Nicolas Benezet". mlssoccer.com. 12 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Colorado Rapids acquire French winger Nicolas Benezet". coloradorapids.com. 14 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Nicolas Benezet".
  14. ↑ "Sounders FC adds Brazilian attacker Léo Chú and French winger Nicolas Benezet on transfer deadline day". Seattle Sounders FC. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  15. 1 2 Evans, Jayda (14 August 2021). "Newest Sounder Nicolas Benezet could make his debut in derby match vs. Timbers". The Seattle Times . Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  16. ↑ Hunte, Sydney (15 August 2021). "Recap: Portland Timbers 2, Seattle Sounders 6". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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  18. ↑ "NICOLAS BENEZET DE RETOUR AU NÎMES OLYMPIQUE" (in French). Nîmes. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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