Benjamin Pascal Lecomte (born 26 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Espanyol, on loan from Ligue 1 club Monaco.[4]
![]() Lecomte with Espanyol in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Pascal Lecomte[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 31)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Espanyol (on loan from Monaco) | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2005 | Arcueil Municipal | ||
2005–2006 | Antony Sports | ||
2006–2010 | Niort | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Lorient B | 22 | (0) |
2010–2017 | Lorient | 119 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Dijon (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Montpellier | 75 | (0) |
2019– | Monaco | 56 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022– | → Espanyol (loan) | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | France U19 | 4 | (0) |
2011 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:44, 31 August 2022 (UTC) |
On 26 October 2010, Lecomte made his professional debut for Lorient in a Coupe de la Ligue against Monaco. Lorient lost the match 5–3 on penalties.[6] On 20 January 2011, Lecomte signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Lorient.[7]
On 29 June 2017, Lecomte signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier after Lorient was relegated.[8]
On 15 July 2019, Lecomte signed with Monaco on a five-year deal.[9]
On 20 August 2021, Lecomte moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a one-year loan deal with La Liga defending champions Atlético Madrid. However, despite the club playing in three major tournaments with a somewhat busy schedule, he spent all 51 games of the season on the bench as a substitute for Jan Oblak.[10]
On 13 July 2022, Lecomte signed with La Liga side Espanyol on a season-long loan.[11]
Lecomte was a French youth international and has served as the goalkeeper at under-19 and under-20 levels. On 3 September 2018, Lecomte was called up to the senior France squad for the first time to face Germany and the Netherlands after captain Hugo Lloris was ruled out due to injury.[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lorient B | 2010–11 | CFA | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
2011–12 | CFA | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
2012–13 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||||
Lorient | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
Total | 119 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 0 | ||
Dijon (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
Total | 75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
Total | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
Atlético Madrid (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 303 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 332 | 0 |
RCD Espanyol – current squad | |
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