Benoît Costil

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Benoît Costil

Benoît Guy Robert Costil (born 3 July 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[4]

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Benoît Costil
Costil playing for Bordeaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Benoît Guy Robert Costil[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Caen, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–1995 US Bretteville
1995–2005 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Caen 10 (0)
2008–2009Vannes (loan) 27 (0)
2009–2011 Sedan 76 (0)
2011–2017 Rennes 219 (0)
2017–2022 Bordeaux 164 (0)
2022–2023 Auxerre 16 (0)
2023 Lille 0 (0)
2023–2024 Salernitana 13 (0)
International career
2008 France U21 2 (0)
2016 France 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA Nations League
Winner2021
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2016
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:48, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
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Costil also is a French international, having represented his nation at under-21 and senior level. He represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016, in the same year as his senior international debut. Costil won the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals with France.

Club career

Early career

Born in Caen, Calvados,[3] Costil started his career at Caen in Ligue 1 but only made a 10 performances for the club before being sent on loan in the 2008–09 season to Vannes in Ligue 2.[citation needed]

On 17 June 2009, Sedan signed Costil from Caen until June 2011.[5] In two years at Sedan he made 76 appearances and was elected best goalkeeper of Ligue 2 for the 2010–11 season.[citation needed]

Rennes

On 14 June 2011, he signed a three-year contract for Rennes after his contract with Sedan expired. This transfer meant he returned to Ligue 1 for the first time since the handful of appearances he made at Caen at the beginning of his career.[citation needed]

Bordeaux

In 2017, Costil joined Bordeaux. In July 2019, he extended contract until 2022 and was named the team captain. However, following the signing of Laurent Koscielny, he was relegated to vice-captain. [citation needed] In 2022, Costil confirmed his departure from Bordeaux.[6]

Auxerre

On 16 July 2022, newly promoted Ligue 1 team Auxerre announced the signing of Costil for free, on a one-year deal.[7]

International career

Costil was a France U-21 international having participated in the 2008 Toulon Tournament.[8]

On 6 November 2014, Costil was called up to France manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for friendly matches against Albania and Sweden.[9]

On 12 May 2016, Costil was called up to France manager Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 as the third goalkeeper behind captain Hugo Lloris and Steve Mandanda. His team won the silver medal in the competition, after losing to Portugal 0–1 in final game, but he did not appear in the tournament.[citation needed]

He made his debut on 15 November against Ivory Coast, playing the whole game, also captaining his side in a 0–0 home draw. He kept the first clean sheet.[10]

On 17 May 2018, he was included in a preliminary 35-man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia alongside Anthony Martial, but did not make the final 23.[11]

In September 2018, after Steve Mandanda got injured, Deschamps called Costil up to the national team for matches against Germany and the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League.[12]

In October 2021, he became UEFA Nations League champion with the national team.[13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 April 2024[15]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caen 2004–05 Ligue 1 000000
2005–06 Ligue 2 40202080
2006–07 00301040
2007–08 Ligue 1 50002070
Total 905050190
Vannes (loan) 2008–09 Ligue 2 2700000270
Sedan 2009–10 Ligue 2 3801050440
2010–11 3803010420
Total 7604060860
Rennes 2011–12 Ligue 1 370500090510
2012–13 3700050420
2013–14 3806000440
2014–15 3803030440
2015–16 3102000330
2016–17 3802010410
Total 219018090902550
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 1 360001020390
2018–19 3701010120510
2019–20 2800010290
2020–21 38000380
2021–22 25000250
Total 164010301401820
Auxerre 2022–23 Ligue 1 19000190
Lille 2022–23 Ligue 1 000000
Salernitana 2023–24 Serie A 13020150
Career total 5270300230230006030
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International

As of match played 15 November 2016[16]
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National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201610
Total10
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Honours

France

References

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