Jessy Bénet

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Jessy Bénet
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Bénet in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth Le Creusot, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Amiens
Number 21
Youth career
2001–2003 FC de la Marolle
2003–2004 ES de Torcy
2004–2008 US Saint Serninoise
2008–2012 Montceau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Montceau 40 (6)
2014–2018 Dijon 16 (0)
2014–2018 Dijon B 25 (8)
2016–2017 → Avranches (loan) 30 (2)
2017–2018 → Grenoble (loan) 25 (3)
2018–2021 Grenoble 76 (16)
2021– Amiens 1 (0)
National team‡
2014 France U20 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:59, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Jessy Bénet (born 24 January 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Amiens.

Club career[]

After playing for Montceau during the latter stages of his youth development, Bénet made his debut for the club on 20 October 2012, coming on as an 80th minute substitute in a 4–0 loss away to Mulhouse. During his first season playing for Montceau in the Championnat National 2, Bénet made 21 league appearances, scoring his first senior goal in a 3–0 home victory against Paris Saint-Germain II on 4 May 2013. The following season, Bénet made 19 league appearances, scoring five times for Montceau, as the club finished 14th.[1][2]

Ahead of the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season, Bénet signed for Dijon. In his first season at the club, Bénet made eight league appearances for Dijon, starting four times, as well as appearing six times for Dijon's reserves in the Championnat National 3, scoring three times. In 2015–16, Bénet fell further out of favour at Dijon, playing just 98 minutes of football across eight league games; being primarily used in the National 3 for Dijon B. On 30 June 2016, Bénet was loaned out to Championnat National side Avranches, making 35 appearances across all competitions, scoring three times. Despite battling relegation for the majority of the season, during his time at Avranches, Bénet was part of the side that reached the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France.[1][3] On 30 August 2018, Bénet was once again loaned out, this time to Grenoble. Bénet made 25 league appearances for Grenoble, scoring three times, as the club won promotion back to Ligue 2.[1][4]

In June 2018, Bénet signed for Grenoble on a permanent basis on a three-year contract. After finishing ninth in Ligue 2 for two consecutive seasons, Grenoble finished fourth in the 2020–21 season, with Bénet contributing nine goals and seven assists in his self proclaimed "best season professionally", qualifying for the promotion play-offs, eventually losing to Toulouse in the second round.[5]

On 7 September 2021, following the expiry of his contract with Grenoble, he signed a three-year contract with Amiens.[6]

International career[]

In October 2014, Bénet made two appearances for France's under-20's in a double header against the Czech Republic, scoring his second appearance on 9 October 2014, two days after making his debut.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Jessy Bénet at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Montceau-les-Mines" (in French). footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "WATCH: Minnows Avranches celebrate wildly after drawing PSG in Coupe de France". FourFourTwo. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Grenoble monte en L2, Bourg-en-Bresse descend en National". L'Equipe (in French). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ "ML2 interview – Jessy Benet: "Grenoble made me grow as a man and as a player"". News in 24. 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "JESSY BENET REJOINT L'AMIENS SC !" (in French). Amiens. 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Jessy Benet (DFCO) buteur avec l'équipe de France U20 !" (in French). Dijon Sport News. 10 October 2014.

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