Benjamin Pascal Lecomte (born 26 April 1991) is a French professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for club

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Early life

Lecomte was born in Paris.

Club career

Lorient

On 26 October 2010, Lecomte made his professional debut for Lorient in a

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against Monaco. Lorient lost the match 5–3 on penalties. On 20 January 2011, Lecomte signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with Lorient.

Montpellier

On 29 June 2017, Lecomte signed with

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side

after Lorient was relegated.

Monaco

On 15 July 2019, Lecomte signed with Monaco on a five-year deal.

Loan in Spain

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

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. 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

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. On 13 July 2022, Lecomte signed with La Liga side

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on a season-long loan.

Return to Montpellier

On 26 January 2023, Lecomte returned to Montpellier for a transfer fee in the region of €3 million. He chose the club's number 40 jersey.

International career

Lecomte was a French youth international and has served as the goalkeeper at under-19 and

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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

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was ruled out due to injury.

Career statistics

References

External links

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at the Montpellier HSC website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lecomte, Benjamin 1991 births Living people Footballers from Paris French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Chamois Niortais F.C. players FC Lorient players Dijon FCO players Montpellier HSC players AS Monaco FC players Atlético Madrid footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Spain