Benjamin Corgnet (born 6 April 1987) is a French former professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Corgnet had the opportunity to join the youth academy of

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aged 11, but his parents preferred that he concentrated on his studies. Instead he trained with Olympique Saint-Genis-Laval and from the age of 18 to 22 with US Millery Vourles. He joined fifth division side Monts d'Or Azergues in 2009, before being contacted by

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

coach Patrice Carteron. He joined Dijon in the summer of 2010 after completing his education. Corgnet made his professional debut with Dijon in a

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tie against

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on 30 July 2010. He made his league debut a week later, in the first round of

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games against

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. His first professional goal came on 17 September 2010, in the 5–1 Ligue 2 win over

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. Corgnet joined Lorient from Dijon on 4 September 2012 in a €6 million deal. In July 2013, he joined

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. After four seasons with Saint-Étienne, Corgnet signed a three-year contract with

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in July 2017. Without a club since being released by Strasbourg in the summer of 2020, Corgnet signed for

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side Bourg-Péronnas in January 2021.

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