Benjamin Bertrand
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bourges, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Aviron Bayonnais | ||
| 2003–2006 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2006–2009 | Bordeaux | ||
| 2009–2011 | Tours | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
Career
[edit]Tours
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 February 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tours II | 2009–10 | Championnat National 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Division d'Honneur | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Tours | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Young Lions | 2016 | S.League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Francs Borains | 2017–18 | Third Amateur Division | 10 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Pau FC | 2019–20 | Championnat National | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Pau FC II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Benjamin Bertrand at Soccerway
- ^ AsiaOne.com
- ^ "S.League Round Report: Week 4". Goal.com. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Sochaux : Werner libéré, Bertrand recruté ?". Foot National (in French). 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Football: un gardien passé en L2 en renfort aux Francs Borains". Édition digitale de Mons (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Pau FC » [MERCATO] Un nouveau gardien au Pau FC !" (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bordeaux Stunned by Pau in French Cup". The New York Times. Reuters. 16 January 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Pau Chambly en direct - Saison 2020/2021 - Ligue 2 - Football". sport24.lefigaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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