Quentin Bena

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Quentin Bena
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Poitiers, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
–2013 Châtellerault
2013–2017 Chamois Niortais
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2022 Chamois Niortais B 63 (1)
2017–2022 Chamois Niortais 41 (1)
2022–2024 Dinamo București 34 (0)
2024 Kauno Žalgiris 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Quentin Bena (born 11 May 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a Centre-back or a defensive midfielder.

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Bena made his senior debut for Niort in April 2017 having signed for the club as a youth player from Châtellerault four years previously.

Playing career

Bena was born in Poitiers and played junior football for Coussay-les-Bois, Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, [1] Pleumartin and Châtellerault. [2] After Châtellerault won an under-15s tournament in Jaunay-Clan in June 2013, during which he scored a goal and made an assist in the final, [1] Bena joined the youth setup at Chamois Niortais. [3] Over the next four years, he progressed through the ranks at the club, representing Niort at the under-17 and under-19 levels, and playing for the reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur 2. [4] Originally playing as a forward as a junior, he became a defensive midfielder during his time at Niort. [1]

Towards the end of the 2016–17 season with Niort already assured of a mid-table finish, Bena began to become involved in the first-team squad. He eventually made his Ligue 2 debut on 21 April 2017, coming on as a substitute for the injured Laurent Agouazi in a 1–3 defeat away at AC Ajaccio. [2] He made his first start for the senior team the following week, playing in an unfamiliar left-back position in the 0–3 defeat to Reims at the Stade René Gaillard. [5] He went on to make two further appearances during the remainder of the season, and was rewarded for his breakthrough into the first-team with a three-year professional contract, which he signed on 9 May 2017. [6]

Bena left Niort at the end of the 2021–22 season, [7] having made 48 appearances for the club in all competitions.

In August 2022, he joined Romanian side Dinamo București, [8] playing for the first time in their history in the Liga II. During the 2022-2023 season, he was a squad player, appearing in a total of 17 games, 8 of them in the starting eleven. [9] He played a full 180 minutes in the promotion play-off games against FC Arges Pitesti, which Dinamo won 8-5 on aggregate, [10] [11] promoting back to Liga I after just one season in the lower division. In the first leg of the promotion play-off, Bena scored his first goal for the club, through a header after a corner kick in the 15th minute. [12]

For the 2023-2024 season, he remained with Dinamo București to play in Liga I. After the 1-1 draw at home against Petrolul Ploiești on 26 August 2023, he was selected in the Liga I team of the week. [13] He was released by Dinamo on 2 July 2024.

Personal life

Born in France, Bena is of Congolese descent. [14]

Career statistics

As of matches played 17 August
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chamois Niortais B 2015–16 National 3 90——90
2016–17 191——191
2017–18 140——140
2018–19 30——30
2019–20 20——20
2020–21 20——20
2021–22 140——140
Total631——631
Chamois Niortais 2016–17 Ligue 2 40000040
2017–18 40001 [a] 050
2018–19 231201 [a] 0261
2019–20 50003 [a] 080
2020–21 5000—50
2021–22 00——00
Total4112050481
Dinamo București 2022–23 Liga II 170302 [b] 1221
2023–24 Liga I 17020—190
Total3405021411
Kauno Žalgiris 2024 A Lyga 1000—10
Career total139270711533
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in League Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Liga I promotion play-off

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Ça se corse pour Bena". La Nouvelle République. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Châtellerault inscrit son nom au palmarès". La Nouvelle République. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Premier contrat pro avec les Chamois pour Quentin Bena". La Nouvelle République. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Niort - Reims: 0–3". La Nouvelle République. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Quentin Bena signe professionnel". chamoisniortais.fr. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Départ de 5 joueurs". Chamois Niortais FC. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dinamo a făcut două transferuri după înfrângerea cu Oțelul". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Matches Q. Bena - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dinamo București vs. Argeș 29 May 2023 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Argeș vs. Dinamo București 3 June 2023 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Dinamo București vs. Argeș 29 May 2023 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Superliga - Echipa etapei a 7-a". lpf.ro. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Quentin Bena ouvre la porte ! - Leopard Leader Foot". Leopard Leader Foot.
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