Benjamin Genghini (born 16 December 1985) is a French professional

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who plays as an

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for Régional 3 – Grand Est club AS Mutzig.

Career

Genghini was born in

Menton Menton (; , written ''Menton'' in classical norm or ''Mentan'' in Mistralian norm; it, Mentone ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border. Me ...

Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a Departments of France, department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the France–Italy border, Italian border and Mediterranean Sea, Mediter ...

. He made his professional debut in

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for

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Frenc ...

on 26 November 2005. He came on as a substitute against

Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine departm ...

in the 86th minute, and scored the only goal of the game. He made two further appearances that season, and was loaned to

US Raon-l'Étape Union Sportive Raonnaise is a French association football team founded in 1921. They are based in Raon-l'Étape, Lorraine, France and play in the fifth-tier National 3. They play at the Stade Paul-Gasser Stade (), officially the Hanseatic C ...

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for the following season, where he featured in 30 of the 34 league games, scoring 8 times. After leaving Sochaux at the end of his contract in the summer of 2008, Genghini was without a club until January 2009. After a trial with

FC Mulhouse Football Club de Mulhouse (; commonly referred to as FCM or simply Mulhouse) is a French association football club based in Mulhouse. The club was founded in 1893 and currently play in the Championnat National 3, the fifth level of French footb ...

he signed an initial six month contract with Championnat National side

FC Gueugnon Football Club Gueugnonnais (commonly called Gueugnon ) is a French association football club based in Gueugnon, Burgundy. The club was formed in 1940 and plays its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville located within the city. The club has ...

. He remained at the club for an additional season, playing in most of the league games during his stay. On 25 June 2010, Genghini signed a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a football in France, French association football ...

. He again featured in the majority (31 of 40) league games in the

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season, helping the club finish just outside the promotion places. However, the club were administratively relegated to

Championnat de France Amateur 2 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behin ...

due to financial difficulties. Genghini won back to back promotions with Strasbourg as they climbed back up the leagues, although he missed half of the 2012–13 season through a serious achilles tendon injury. In August 2014 Genghini left Strasbourg and signed for

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. He was a regular player for the club in both seasons, playing in 54 of a possible 60 games. Genghini signed for

SC Schiltigheim Sporting Club de Schiltigheim is a French association football club from Schiltigheim, Alsace. It plays in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of football in France. It plays at the Stade de l'Aar in Schiltigheim, which has a capacity of 2 ...

in the summer of 2016, to play in

Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

. He left

ASC Biesheim Association sportive et culturelle de Biesheim () is a French football club from Biesheim, Haut-Rhin. Founded in 1968, it competes in the Championnat National 3, in the group F of the French football league system. History The team reached the la ...

in summer 2022 to play the sixth-tier

Régional 1 The Régional 1 (previously known as ''Division d'Honneur'') is the common generic name for the highest level football league competitions run by each of the 13 Regional Leagues in France. Together, these league competitions serve as the six ...

. Instead he joined Régional 3 – Grand Est club AS Mutzig.

Personal life

Benjamin Genghini is of Italian descent and is the son of

Bernard Genghini Bernard Genghini (born 18 January 1958 in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, Haut-Rhin) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. International career Genghini earned 27 caps and scored six goals for the France national team. He p ...

, who was also a professional footballer and 1984 European champion.

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* * * 1985 births Living people People from Menton French sportspeople of Italian descent Footballers from Alpes-Maritimes French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players FC Mulhouse players FC Gueugnon players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players US Raon-l'Étape players SC Schiltigheim players ASC Biesheim players AS Mutzig players {{france-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub