Benoît Cheyrou

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Benoît Cheyrou
Personal information
Full name	Benoît Cheyrou
Date of birth	May 3, 1981 (1981-05-03) (age 27)
Place of birth	Suresnes, France
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Olympique de Marseille
Number	7
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2004 2004-2007 2007-Present	OSC Lille AJ Auxerre Olympique de Marseille	100 (3) 100 (7) 34 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 14, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Benoît Cheyrou (born 3 May 1981) is a footballer from France who currently plays as midfielder for Olympique de Marseille in the French Ligue 1. He is a central midfielder with great vision and passing. He is also adept at defending.

He signed for l'OM from AJ Auxerre on the 21st of June 2007, and was presented along with new recruits Gaël Givet and Laurent Bonnart. His capture was announced the day before.

He caught the eye of sporting director Jose Anigo during the 2006-07 season. He played a pivotal role in the AJA team, he was also the team captain that season. His arrival to Marseille brings great balance to the midfeild and will compete with Modeste M'Bami for the starting role along with workaholic Lorik Cana.

[edit] Trivia

• Benoît's older brother Bruno currently plays for Rennes, having previously played for Liverpool.

[edit] External links

(French) Benoît Cheyrou French league stats at lfp.fr

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